Anna Maria
June 30, 800 block of Jacaranda Road, burglary. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call concerning a break-in. The complainant arrived at a rental property to find a door open and the unit appeared to have been used overnight.
The MCSO polices the city.
Bradenton Beach
June 27, 600 block of Gulf Drive North, possession. A Bradenton Beach Police Department officer observed a vehicle traveling without headlights after dark and conducted a traffic stop. An odor of marijuana led to a search, resulting in the seizure of 18 grams of marijuana, a marijuana cigarette, a glass pipe and eight oxycodone pills. The owner of the vehicle had an active warrant, was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail in Palmetto.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices the city.
Cortez
June 29, 4000 block of 123rd Street West, vandalism. An MCSO deputy responded to a call concerning vandalism to a vehicle.
The MCSO polices the village.
Holmes Beach
June 24, 4000 block of Gulf Drive, road rage. A man called the Holmes Beach Police Department and reported another motorist, who had been tailgating, passed him in a no-passing zone and began brake-checking him. The man said the brake-checking resulted in a collision that damaged his vehicle. He said the other motorist approached him, at which point he pulled a firearm. The other motorist got in his vehicle and left, but called 911. That motorist said the original complainant rear-ended him twice, drove next to him in a bike lane and aimed a gun at him. A Holmes Beach police officer issued the case number to both parties.
June 25, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, check fraud. An officer met with the church’s treasurer, who said someone signed into the church’s bank account and cashed checks for $14,000 and $22,000. One check was made out to Paul Williams on June 9 and the other was made out to Clifford Vidrine on June 11.
June 25, 3000 block of Avenue C, assisting law enforcement. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office sent the HBPD a be-on-look-out alert regarding a man wanted on an arrest warrant. An officer located the man’s vehicle at a residence, found a man matching the description, arrested him and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
The HBPD polices the city.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.