Crime & Safety

Woman Raped in her Driveway in Bradenton

Authorities are searching for a black male they believe raped a woman in the driveway of her West Bradenton home, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

The victim said she was getting into her car around 11:30 p.m. Friday, which I was parked in the driveway of her home on the 1000 block of 35th Avenue Drive West, in Bradenton, when an unknown black male came from around a shed and knocked her to the ground, according to a report. 

He then raped her, the report said. The man is described as a black male, age 30-39 years old, between six feet and six feet three inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds, and having a short black afro, a report said.

Anyone with information on this case should contact the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at 941-747-3011 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-634-TIPS (8477).
 


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