What started as a traffic stop escalated into a dangerous crash Tuesday night, with a Bradenton police officer getting pinned between a driver and his dashboard. Officer Shane Sharp pulled over 19 ...

Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan is accused of backing her Ford Explorer into a woman, Rita Bonnett, after a parade in 2019, causing Bonnett serious injuries. Bevan denies the allegations ...

On March 21, 2025, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune posted the article, "City of Bradenton Concealed Police Chief's Vehicle Accident for Years." Nineteen pages of copy spew lie after lie accusing me as ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Bradenton police are searching for a man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian with his car while speeding. Police said Julio Torres, 28, was behind the wheel of a ...

From January to November of this year, Bradenton Police say 44 guns have been stolen from car break-ins. That number is up from a total of 23 the year before. Bradenton Police say they’ve ...

A local police union recently won a legal battle against the City of Bradenton over unpaid wages. An arbitrator ruled that the city owes 14 police officers and two sergeants salary adjustments and ...

Bradenton police are investigating a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of a 36-year-old bicyclist on Saturday night, and they are asking the public for assistance. More crime in Manatee: Parrish ...

The next time you see police lights behind you in Bradenton, you might want to check twice before pulling over. The Bradenton Police Department has begun to roll out the use of new “cruise ...

Bradenton police are investigating a death at the Bradenton Riverwalk, the police department said on Wednesday afternoon. At around 11:10 a.m., Bradenton police and the Bradenton Fire Department ...

Bradenton Police administrators have concluded an internal investigation into Officer Julian Jackson’s involvement in the detaining death of Breonte Johnson-Davis last November resulting in ...