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DECEMBER 8, 2021
BEACH BEAT BRADENTON BEACH
11/29, 5:45 p.m., criminal mischief/vehicle, 103 Gulf Drive S. While inside the Circle K, the officer was notified by a tow truck driver who had parked in the parking lot that a man in a truck pulling a mullet boat had shoved him on the steps. When the truck driver left, he found his front tire had been cut and was flat. Video from the Circle K shows the man pulling the boat appeared to cut the tire. While the truck driver was waiting for a repair service to come with a new tire, the man pulling the boat drove past and yelled, “I got you.” Officers searched the boat ramps for the truck, but nothing was found. Damage to the tire was $250. 11/29, 1:41 p.m., property damage, 117
10th St. N. An officer was dispatched in reference to a vehicle that backed into a concrete wall of a condo complex. The driver explained he was an Amazon delivery subcontractor and he left the vehicle to deliver a package and forgot to put it in park. A minute or so later he saw the truck roll backward and crash into the wall. The driver was issued a case card and a representative from the condo complex was issued a victim’s rights packet.
HOLMES BEACH
11/24, 9:34 a.m., operating vehicle with canceled/suspended license, 4100 Gulf Drive. While on patrol, the officer conducted a traffic stop after running the plate on an orange Honda and finding it to be linked to a driver with a suspended license. When the officer approached the vehicle, the female driver admitted her license was suspended due to a financial responsibility issue.
The driver was given a citation and a date to appear in court. A licensed driver was called to pick up the vehicle. 11/25, 10:15 p.m., information report, 4700 Gulf Drive. The officer was dispatched in reference to a possible traffic crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, the female complainant was being treated by EMS. The victim said 30 minutes earlier she was crossing at the crosswalk in front of Anna Maria Elementary School when she was struck by a vehicle traveling north on Gulf Drive. She said she was hit and knocked to the ground but immediately got up and began speaking to the female driver of the vehicle. She said the driver said she was sorry and had not seen her crossing. A witness backed up the victim’s statement. Both parties said the driver did not seem impaired and left the scene at the conclusion of her discussion with the victim. The victim declined to go to the hospital and
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no further action was taken. 11/26, 3:02 a.m., information report, 4000 Gulf Drive. The officer on patrol observed the suspect vehicle roll through a flashing red signal without coming to a complete stop and initiated a traffic stop. The driver and occupant were asked to step out of the vehicle after a backup officer arrived because the odor of marijuana smoke was strong. The driver admitted to a small amount of marijuana in a makeup container under the seat. The officer found the container which did have a small amount of marijuana and some white powder residue in a separate bag, which the driver said was cocaine but belonged to a friend. The driver was issued citations for possession of marijuana under 20 grams, possession of paraphernalia and traffic violations.
