Crime & Safety
Two Men Arrested After Burglarizing Home
Pair had been under surveillance by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Two Bradenton men who had been under surveillance by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office were arrested Friday after burglarizing a home.
Matthew Lee Garrett, 36, and Kenneth James Long, 40, were arrested after burglarizing a home in the 3100 block of 47th Avenue East around 11:30 a.m., according to a sheriff's office report.
The two men had been under surveillance after the car they were driving was seen leaving other burglaries in East Manatee, the report states.
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The men were each being held on bonds totaling $11,000.
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