Island police reports
Anna Maria
No new reports.
Bradenton Beach
Oct. 11, 200 block of Gulf Drive N., warrant arrest. A Bradenton Beach police officer stopped two riders on unregistered motorcycles and a records check found one rider had a warrant for failure to appear in court. The individual was arrested and transported to jail.
Cortez
No new reports.
Holmes Beach
Oct. 8, Holmes Beach Auto Service, 5333 Gulf Drive, damage. A Holmes Beach police officer spoke to an auto service employee who said a tow truck damaged a $12,000 vehicle lift at the service station. The tow company provided insurance details but the insurance company said no claim was filed.
Oct. 8, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., petit theft. A man parked his vehicle at the boat ramp and returned to find its license plate missing.
Oct. 11, 900 block of Manatee Avenue, excessive speeding. An officer clocked a motorist driving 90 mph in a 35-mph zone and recognized the vehicle as one driven by a local worker but was unable to follow the vehicle. The officer identified and found the vehicle using the city’s license plate recognition system and two days later, the officer issued the owner a criminal traffic citation.
Oct. 13, Grassy Point Preserve, 3201 E. Bay Drive, alcohol/criminal mischief. An officer responded to reports of a person screaming at the preserve and a man was found with an open beer can who had written “several strange statements” on a picnic table. The man claimed to be suffering a seizure and he was taken to a behavioral hospital in Bradenton.
Oct. 13, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, animal complaint. Officers responded to reports of a dog left inside a parked vehicle. Officers located a vehicle with two dogs inside and broke a window to remove the animals. The dogs were transported to the Island Animal Clinic and Manatee County Animal Control was called. Officers spoke with the vehicle owners and custody of the dogs was transferred to the county. An officer submitted capias requests for potential animal cruelty charges.
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