Story Tools • • Date of Issue: March 30, 2005 Streetlife Anna Maria Jan. 31, 100 block of Willow Avenue, information. A woman was reported for cutting down sea grapes behind her home to approximately one foot high. Deputies advised the woman to obtain written permission from the city's public works department prior to conducting further trimming. Bradenton Beach Feb. 1, 1800 Gulf Drive S., Coquina Park, stolen tag. A license plate was reportedly stolen from a parked car. Holmes Beach Jan. 30, 100 block of 36th Street, battery. A man was arrested after he got into a fight with his roommate. Jan. 31, 5324 Marina Drive, Home True Value Hardware, theft. A man reported the theft of his cell phone, which he left in his unlocked truck. Jan. 31, 3600 block of Sixth Avenue, criminal mischief. A man was charged with throwing a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling after he threw a rock through the window of a residence. According to the report, the man drove to the home after arguing with his girlfriend, knocked on the door of the home and then punched the man at the door inside the residence. According to the report, the defendant then got back in his Jeep and drove it into the resident's parked vehicle and left the scene. Officers arrested the defendant at his home in Anna Maria, where he was also charged with two counts of felony criminal mischief. Jan. 31, 3600 block of Sixth Avenue, battery. A man reported that he was outside his home when an SUV drove by and the driver called him a derogatory name. The man reported following the driver in his own vehicle and, when he confronted him, the driver hit him in the chest. The man told police he did not know the driver. Feb. 2, 300 block of 57th Street, battery. A man was arrested after he physically abused his wife. Feb. 2, 5300 block of Gulf Drive, warrant arrest. A woman was arrested during a routine traffic stop on a Manatee County warrant. Feb. 4, 63rd Street Boat Ramp, theft. According to the report, a tide meter used by Energy Resources Inc. for the Holmes Beach dredging project was stolen. The tide meter is used to send tide information by radio to the dredge barge and is valued at approximately $5,000. Feb. 4, 3200 block of Sixth Avenue, theft. A man reported his bicycle stolen. Feb. 4, 200 block of 58th Street, dog bite. A man reported that while out walking he was bit by a dog let out in the yard. According to the report, the dog's owner was contacted and verified the dog's rabies license and county license.