Friday, April 26, 2013
After brandishing a handgun and demanding money, the suspect fled on foot.
The Lucky Leprechaun Gold and Pawn Shop was robbed on Friday afternoon after a man entered the establishment, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. According to the police report, a black male entered the premises, located at 4804 Manatee Ave. W., at approximately 3:00 p.m. A conversation ensued, at which time the man pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The suspect then demanded the clerk, identified as 55-year-old shop owner lay on the floor, at which time the suspect took two handguns and money. According to the report, the suspect then fled on foot. Manatee County Sheriff's Deputies set up a perimeter, and the K-9 unit tracked the subject east bound on the north side of Manatee Avenue West. The suspect eluded …
An armed man entered the Lucky Leprechaun Gold and Pawn Shop on Friday afternoon in Bradenton and made off with guns and money, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports.
Authorities are looking for a man who they say robbed a Bradenton gold and pawn shop Friday afternoon, making off with two handguns and money. The owner of Lucky Leprechaun Gold and Pawn Shop, 4804 Manatee Ave. W., told deputies a man came into the business around 3 p.m. Friday. They began a conversation, then the man pulled out a handgun and demanded money, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report. The man demanded the business owner lay on the floor, took two handguns and money, then fled, deputies said. The owner was unhurt. A K9 unit tracked the suspect eastbound on the north side of Manatee Avenue but the search ultimately came up empty, the sheriff's office said. It was unclear if he used a getaway vehicle, deputies said…
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Lucky Leprechaun Gold Buyers
4804 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
The mother and her children, ages 2 and 7, were threatened by two armed men they found robbing their home when they returned from church, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports.
A Bradenton mother and her two young children came home from church to find their home being robbed by two masked men at gunpoint Wednesday night, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports. The woman and children, ages 2 and 7, were grabbed and threatened by the suspects, one of whom pointed a gun at them and "demanded that they be given everything and told them if they didn't get everything they would kill the kids," according to a sheriff's report. The two men grabbed items from the 33-year-old woman, took things from the home in the 600 block of 58th Avenue Drive West and fled out the back door, deputies said. The suspects were wearing white shirts and black shorts, gloves and masks (one black and one gray), according to the report. …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The armed robbery comes just days after the Waffle Shop next door was also robbed at gunpoint, according to authorities.
Updated, 6:28 p.m.: Authorities say Friday's incident may be connected to an April 16 attempted robbery at another McDonald's in Bradenton and released a surveillance photo from that case (see attached). The Manatee County Sheriff's Office also released a YouTube video of surveillance footage that shows a "person of interest" in Friday's robbery. Earlier: Two McDonald's employees were pistol whipped by three armed men who robbed the East Bradenton fast food restaurant early Friday, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports. Detectives say one employee had finished his shift and was in the parking lot of the restaurant, at 604 67th St. Cir. E., around 4:30 a.m. when the three men approached him, pistol whipped him and forced him back into…
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604 67th Street Cir E, Bradenton, FL
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The armed man, who wore a black T-shirt covering his face, made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, deputies said.
An armed man robbed a Waffle House early Wednesday in Bradenton, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said. The suspect entered the restaurant, at 603 67th St. Cir. E. — near Interstate 75 and East State Road 64 — around 12:47 a.m. Wednesday and demanded money from the register, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, who was about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds, wore black clothing and a black T-shirt covering his face, and he was brandishing a firearm, witnesses said. The man fled on foot, deputies said. A search came up empty. The same Waffle House was robbed by two armed gunmen in March 2011, the sheriff's office reported. Sign up for the Bradenton Patch email newsletter to get our top headlines…
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603 67th Street Cir E, Bradenton, FL
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Suspects forced man inside his apartment at gunpoint.
Manatee County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two suspects who broke into a 5th Street East apartment Tuesday night and held a man at gunpoint. Deputies responded at 9:58 p.m. Tuesday to the 3800 block of 5th Street East in Bradenton for an armed home invasion where a two men confronted the victim outside his apartment, then forced the victim inside the apartment at gunpoint while the suspects searched the apartment, according to the sheriff's office. The victim wasn't sure if anything was stolen at the time, and the suspects fled from the scene, according to the sheriff's office. One suspect was described as a Hispanic man, who held the gun, wearing a red hoodie, white and black bandanna covering his face and gloves, black jeans. …
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3800 5th St E, Bradenton, FL
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Three suspects in a black Honda Accord robbed two men Saturday on 21st Way East.
It's bad enough to have to change a flat tire in the middle of the night, but it's even worse when someone is robbed at gunpoint while doing it. Two men found that out at 1:30 a.m. Saturday when they stopped on the 5000-block of 21st Way East in Bradenton to change their flat tire, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. While changing the tire, three suspects approached them in a black Honda Accord and robbed them of undisclosed items before fleeing in the Accord, according to the sheriff's office. One suspect is described as a black male with long dread locks armed with a black handgun and another suspect was a black male wearing a camouflage jacket armed with a SKS assault rifle, according to the sheriff's office. The third …
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5001 21st Way E, Bradenton, FL
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Charles Jones, 29, was sought in connection to a Jan. 20 fatal shooting outside a home on 24th Street West in which a resident exchanged gunfire with three suspects dressed in black. One of the suspects was killed.
A man wanted in connection with a Jan. 20 fatal shooting in Bradenton has been arrested in Ohio, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday. Charles Jones, 29, was arrested Monday night in the Cincinnati area by U.S. Marshals, according to a news release. He will be brought back to Manatee County to face charges of felony murder and armed robbery. Detectives say Jones and two other suspects approached two other men sitting in a carport outside a home in the 4200 block of 24th Street West around 10 p.m. Jan. 20. The three suspects were dressed in black with masks covering their faces, investigators said, and at least two of them were armed. One of the suspects, James M. Brady, pointed his weapon at one of the men at the carport, …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Detectives have surveillance video of the suspect
Deputies are searching for an armed robbery suspect who forced a clerk standing outside Smuggler's Cove into the miniature golf center's office, telling her to empty the cash register. Fortunately for detectives the office in Smuggler's Cove has surveillance cameras. Deputies are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect to call them. According to a Manatee County Sheriff's report: The 56-year-old clerk was outside by the picnic table at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night when she was approached by the suspect. He forced her back into the office and had her empty the cash drawer. The man, described as white, 5-feet-10 inches, 230 pounds and wearing a black hat, red Bandana gray shirt and shorts, ran north through the parking lot. A K-9 unit from the …
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2000 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, FL
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Four suspects broke into a house to rob residents, one of them pointed a gun at a 2-month-old when the residents said they had nothing to steal.
Three men and a woman broke into a Bradenton home Wednesday night filled with teens and an infant in a robbery attempt and pointed a gun at the 2-month-old baby when the family said they had no money to steal. The baby, a 16-year-old and two 18-year-olds were at home with Kevin Litwin, 46, at 6207 Columbia Drive when they heard a loud knock on the door shortly before 11 p.m. James Litwin, 18, answered the door and the four suspects shoved their way into the house. One of the suspects’ was armed with a revolver. The suspects ordered the family to the floor and demanded all their money. James Litwin told them that he had nothing. The suspects pointed the gun at the baby and again demanded the money. The suspects’ then got James Litwin up …
KC
10:40 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
These kinds of businesses should have a system where they have the door locked, take a picture prior to entry then allow them inside. more ›