They said they bought drugs using $14,000 of Safe funds during this investigation. Dig deeper On March 13, 2025, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said the SWAT team executed a search warrant and ...

Deputies said skeletal remains were found in Manatee County that they believe are a man who went missing in 2024.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says it has made the ... On March 13, the sheriff’s office’s SWAT Team executed the search warrant and detained Tron Williams, 40, who was the only ...

Authorities say the remains may belong to 87-year-old Paul Sargent. The medical examiner will use DNA analysis to confirm the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A civilian pilot for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office was arrested this week after authorities said he punched two people during a fight over their “speed while ...

Skeletal remains found in a secluded area of eastern Manatee County are believed to be those of a man who has been missing ...

The sheriff’s office said Weathers had worked as a civilian pilot in its Aviation Unit since September. The Aviation Unit ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a prominent drug dealer in a news conference on Tuesday, calling the operation “the largest fentanyl bust ...

A civilian pilot with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has been fired and arrested after allegedly attacking two people during a neighborhood dispute, the agency said Friday. Brian Weathers, 50, is ...