MANATEE COUNTY - A great-grandmother faces child neglect charges after whipping a child with a cable cord, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 25, 2009

A dispute over money led to a fatal stabbing Friday night and an arrest, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 6, 2009

Prosecutors will determine whether criminal charges will be filed against a teen mother after her 11-month-old son apparently drowned in a bathtub on Sunday, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 3, 2009

Manatee County sheriff's deputies are investigating two armed robberies that occurred early this morning, one in Bradenton and one in Palmetto. In both incidents, the victims were injured. ...more

May 30, 2009

A Manatee County sheriff's deputy was injured after being struck in in her patrol car by a driver who ran a red light at the intersection of State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard Thursday night, according to a Sheriff's report. ...more

May 22, 2009

BRADENTON - A good Samaritan chased and caught a man who had snatched a woman's purse as she was walking to her car in a Wal-Mart parking lot last night, then held the robber down until deputies arrived to arrest him. ...more

May 16, 2009

A 52-year-old man authorities suspect in the death of a 42-year-old Bradenton man turned himself in this afternoon. ...more

May 2, 2009

Manatee County sheriff's detectives are looking for a man they say is connected to a March 13 home invasion robbery in Bradenton. ...more

April 22, 2009

Several appliances were found missing today from a $3 million home recently repossessed by a bank, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 19, 2009

Several appliances were found missing today from a $3 million home recently repossessed by a bank, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 19, 2009