Island police reports
Anna Maria
No new reports.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
Cortez
Oct 7, 12507 Cortez Road W., theft. A complainant reported to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office the theft of a vehicle. They said a gas-powered scooter was parked and, on their return, it was gone. An incident report was filed.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 30, 7000 block of Gulf Drive, burglary. A complainant told the Holmes Beach Police Department that a golf bag containing about $4,600 in equipment was taken from a rental vehicle. An officer found and photographed a shoeprint.
Oct. 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, warrant. A motorist was pinged by the city’s license plate recognition system and located by two officers in a beach parking lot. The female driver had an out-of-county warrant out for her arrest. She was transported to the Manatee County jail.
Oct. 2, 200 block of 36th Street, fugitive from justice. An officer saw a man known from prior interactions who was a wanted fugitive. He had an active warrant for violating probation and a protection order out of Delaware County, Ohio. The officer arrested the man and transported him to jail.
Oct. 3, Freckled Fin Irish Pub, 5337 Gulf Drive E., shoplifting. A bartender told HBPD she saw 5-7 women leave in a black SUV without paying for a pack of alcoholic beverages. The bartender provided two receipts for purchases made by women in the group. Using information from the receipts, an officer identified two women and attempted to contact them. The bartender said security footage of the incident would be provided to police when it was available.
Streetlife is based on reports from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Bradenton Beach Police Department and Holmes Beach Police Department.
— Robert Anderson and Ryan Paice