Island police reports
Anna Maria
Aug. 23, 200 block of Magnolia Avenue, drugs. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a deputy after a building inspector found what appeared to be marijuana. An incident report was filed.
The MCSO provides law enforcement to the city.
Bradenton Beach
Aug. 30, 402 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach Marina, larceny. A Bradenton Beach police officer responded after a complainant reported the theft of a personal watercraft trailer. A case number was assigned and an incident report filed.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices the city.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Aug. 29, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, recovered property. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to the store to recover $300 in cash that management found. The officer met with a manager, who handed over the money and it was placed in HBPD storage.
Aug. 29, Pizzano’s Pizza, 5318 Marina Drive, trespassing. An officer responded to reports of a verbal disturbance and spoke with the complainant, who said a man claimed one of her kids struck his vehicle in the parking lot and he tried to stop her from leaving by reaching into her vehicle and hanging on. The officer spoke with the man, who pointed to a scratch on his vehicle’s fender, but he was incohesive. The officer submitted a capias request to the state attorney’s office for a potential criminal charge against the man for trespassing in an occupied conveyance.
Aug. 30, 2400 block of Gulf Drive North, obstruction without violence. An officer located a motorist pinged by the city’s license plate recognition system and conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the male driver, whose license had been suspended, but he refused to provide identification. After multiple refusals, the officer commanded the man to exit his vehicle and arrested him.
Aug. 30, 6200 block of Holmes Boulevard, abandoned property. An officer responded to reports of a woman who wanted to surrender a firearm for destruction. She told the officer the firearm belonged to her late husband.
Aug. 31, 5900 block of Marina Drive, marijuana. An officer observed a motorist driving a vehicle with a defective headlight and conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the driver and smelled marijuana. The officer searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag containing marijuana in the center console, as well as a burnt marijuana cigarette under the driver’s seat. The officer issued the driver a court summons and a citation, then placed the marijuana in storage.
The HBPD polices he city.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.