Streetlife
Anna Maria
April 2, 300 block of Poinsettia Road, domestic disturbance. A deputy left a domestic violence packet with a couple involved in a domestic dispute. According to the report, the couple agreed to maintain separate quarters for the evening and leave one another alone.
April 6, 300 block of Poinsettia Road, domestic battery. A couple was reportedly involved in a domestic dispute that became violent when the woman reported that her boyfriend struck her with a lamp.
Bradenton Beach
April 1, 2100 block of Gulf Drive South, traffic arrest. An officer stopped a vehicle weaving into oncoming traffic. The driver was arrested because he had never been issued a driver's license.
Holmes Beach
April 1, 4000 Gulf Drive, Manatee Public Beach, theft. A teenager reported that his iPod was stolen from where he was sitting.
April 1, 900 Manatee Ave., Kingfish Boat Ramp, drugs found. Officers responded to a traffic crash and a witness at the scene reported that he saw a man leave a bottle and a plastic bag in some bushes. According to the report, the officer discovered a bottle of tequila and bag of cocaine in the vicinity pointed out by the witness.
April 1, 5200 block of Gulf Drive, DUI. Kathleen Brodlo, 45, of Bradenton, was stopped for driving carelessly. According to the report, she refused to take a Breathalyzer test but admitted she had been drinking. She was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol.
April 2, 5801 Marina Drive, city hall skate park, theft. A teenager reported that the backpack he left on a bench at the park was stolen.
April 3, 100 block of 81st Street, burglary. A man reported some money stolen from his van.
April 4, 300 block of 64th Street, theft. A bike was reportedly stolen from a garage.
April 4, East Bay and Gulf Drive, DUI. Brandy Berfield, 33, of Holmes Beach, was stopped by a patrol officer after she made a left turn, cutting in front of the oncoming patrol vehicle. According to the report, she failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
April 5, 3007 Gulf Drive, Anchor Inn, fraud. A man reported his ex-girlfriend was making charges to his debit card without his permission.
April 5, 5701 Marina Drive, Island Branch Library, theft. A man reported his bicycle stolen.
April 5, 7300 block of Gulf Drive, theft. A man reported that his 16-year-old reconditioned Puegot Pipeline bicycle was stolen while he stopped to visit a friend. The man told police the bike is no longer being manufactured and is considered a collector's item.
April 6, 600 block of Key Royale Drive, theft. A woman reported that some of the furniture in her home had been moved and some items had been stolen |