Cops Corner: East County

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

June 2
 No harm intended
2:50 p.m. — 14000 block of Golf Course Road. Trespass Warning. A maintenance man allegedly said he would cause a scene and possibly harm others if he got fired. There was no evidence he made the statements. His manager trespassed him from the facility in a deputy’s presence.

Family feud
3:01 p.m. — 6900 block of Linger Lodge Road. Domestic Disturbance. When a woman met her son-in-law to drop off his children, the son-in-law accused her of having his Xbox. He left the scene before a deputy arrived.

June 3
 Friend or foe?
9:46 a.m. — 800 block of Springwood Circle. Violating Domestic Injunction. An individual violated an injunction for protection against domestic violence by making a friend request to a woman on Facebook.

June 5
 Not what the doctor ordered
4:30 p.m. — 1500 block of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Obtaining Prescription by Fraud. A person claiming to represent a doctor’s office called in a controlled substance prescription for a man. The office did not call in the prescription.

Bottom feeder
4:36 p.m. — 6200 block of State Road 64 E. Petit Theft. A discount-chain employee saw a woman place a bird feed at the bottom of her cart. She paid for other merchandise but did not pay for the bird feed.

Rogue Realtor
5:50 p.m. — 12000 block of Cara Cara Loop. Criminal Mischief. A man said his Realtor entered his home and intentionally caused water damage by loosening the hose to his toilet.

Take a bow
10:20 p.m. — 19000 block of Ganton Ave. Information Only. A man reported someone was practicing with their hunting bow in the neighborhood. Deputies determined no crime was committed.

June 6
 hidden agenda
7:15 a.m. — 5200 block of 32nd Street East. Trespassing. A woman told a man to pay her $250 and take her to a Bradenton address or she would not tell him where she hid his dog. After the man paid her and drove her to the address, the woman told him the dog was somewhere in his house. He found the dog unharmed in his dryer.

June 7
 Short changed
3:15 p.m. — 12100 block of Winding Woods Way. Burglary. A woman left change in a mug before going to the store and returned to find it missing.

Low blow
6:57 p.m. — 4700 block of Spinnaker Drove. Battery. A woman kicked her boyfriend in the groin during an argument about beverages she wanted to buy before falling to the ground. Deputies took her to the hospital, then to jail.

June 9
 You’re a nice guy
12:51 p.m. — 5100 block of Estates Circle. Suspicious Circumstances. A woman knocked on a man’s door and told him, “I have not seen you, oh, you are a nice guy.” She did not respond when he asked who she was and walked into his garage before leaving in a white car.

New in town
10:40 p.m. — 8400 block of Lockwood Ridge Road. Trespassing. A gas station clerk asked deputies to trespass a man who was harassing customers from the property. The man said he had hitchhiked to the area from West Virginia and is currently homeless.