Anna Maria

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Bradenton Beach

1/8, 3:15 p.m., possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, 200 block of Bay Drive South. The officer on patrol noticed the suspect smoking from a homemade pipe. He stopped and as he approached the suspect, he smelled the odor of marijuana. The officer issued a notice to appear to the suspect and seized his pot and pipe.

1/27, 3:06 a.m., possession of crack cocaine, Gulf Drive and Cortez Road. While on patrol, two officers noticed a car parked at Coquina Park after hours. As they approached in their patrol car, the suspect car took off, going north on Gulf Drive. The officers followed and they noticed the driver reach over to the other side of the car while driving, causing the car to swerve. They also noticed that his exhaust was defective and noisy and stopped him. As they approached, they noticed the driver try to conceal something in the back seat area. When they investigated, they found a homemade pipe and a substance that looked like and tested positive for crack cocaine. They arrested the driver and seized the cocaine and pipe.

Holmes Beach

1/26, 5:08 p.m., theft/shoplifting, 5351 Gulf Drive, Nikki’s Island Treasure. The complainant said that between the hours of noon and 5 p.n., somebody took several items of jewelry valued at more that $230.