Friday night, when Sarah Moore demanded money from Robert Smith at 2206 2nd Ave E in Palmetto, Smith refused to give her any, say Manatee County Sheriff Office deputies. ...more

July 19, 2008

The future looked bright for Timothy L. Brooks in June when he threw the only touchdown pass for the Lakewood Ranch High School varsity football team in its spring warm-up game. ...more

July 15, 2008

When Dustin Kennedy, 19, and two teen friends went to Ronald Harber's house in Parrish late Tuesday night to retrieve a sweater, deputies say Harber, threatened to shoot them. ...more

July 10, 2008

A 37-year-old Sarasota mother was charged with child neglect after authorities said she left her two children at a fast food restaurant and was found at home passed out in bed. ...more

June 28, 2008

Manatee County detectives arrested two men late Saturday night in connection with a burglary that turned deadly last week for a 74-year-old woman. ...more

May 25, 2008

TAMPA - A 65-year-old man who witnesses said was walking naked through the back yards of their Sarasota neighborhood Saturday tried to fight with deputies and had to be subdued with pepper spray and a Taser, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 24, 2008

TAMPA - Wildlife officers arrested two Bradenton men early this morning on charges they were using an illegal gill net near the mouth of the Manatee River. ...more

February 14, 2008

BRADENTON - A man who punched a 19-month-old boy in his genitals to punish him was sentenced Wednesday to a year in the Manatee County jail. ...more

December 19, 2007

A 21-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 13-year-old Clay Moore after she turned herself in Wednesday, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 22, 2007

HOLMES BEACH - A 38-year-old man told police his drug habit was so bad that he stole from children and a church, according to police reports. ...more

November 19, 2007