Investigators belive a man named Troyonta Sha Linzy is the robber who claimed to have a bomb to get oxycodone pills at two local Walgreens stores this week, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Palmetto business owner was beaten Wednesday night after he pursued a burglar who was stealing a boat and trailer from his lot, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 19, 2009

A man walked into a Walgreen's pharmacy late Wednesday afternoon and demanded 80 milligrams of oxycodone. If the pharmacist didn't comply, the man said, he would press the button on a detonator in his pocket and blow the place up. ...more

March 18, 2009

A Bradenton man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing this morning of another man in a restaurant parking lot, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 14, 2009

Four men armed with what appeared to be rifles entered a Bradenton bank and demanded money this morning, deputies say. ...more

March 9, 2009

Manatee County Sheriff's detectives are searching for clues in the 26-year-old unsolved homicide of a woman. ...more

March 8, 2009

A 15-year-old Ellenton boy wanted to prove to a friend today that the loaded pistol he held in his hands was safe, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 1, 2009

Authorities say a man who became angry over the brand of beer available stabbed three people in a trailer last night. ...more

February 28, 2009

Police are looking for two people who broke into a Palmetto boarding home early this morning and shot dead a teenager who was in his bedroom. ...more

February 28, 2009

Investigators are searching for leads this morning in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Palmetto. ...more

February 28, 2009