Congrats to BPD for achieving re-accreditation
Bradenton Police achieved re-accreditation by the Commission for
Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, having complied with
approximately 260 standards.
Council Corner: Ward Five, Pam Coachman
As the 2020-21 fiscal year is about to end, Bradenton City Councilwoman, Pam Coachman looks back and sees so many things to celebrate. Here is what she had to say.
The Downtown Bradenton Public Market is Back
The Downtown Bradenton Public Market, formerly the Bradenton Farmers’ Market, returns this Saturday!
Laugh and Learn Daycare employee facing aggravated child abuse charges
On September 16, 2021, Bradenton PD detectives responded to Manatee Memorial Hospital to assist Child Protective Services with an injured child investigation. The charges are serious.
Bradenton Police Department Forfeiture Grant Program Awards
Today, at the Bradenton City Council Meeting, Chief Melanie Bevan awarded eight organizations
over $18,000 in funding from the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Fund Award Program.
Bradenton welcomes business incubators
Mayor Brown, along with Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes, welcomed participants of the Florida Business Incubation Association to their annual conference in Bradenton last week.
City adds supplemental yard-waste drop-off sites
Bradenton’s Public Works & Utilities Department has announced that beginning Monday, Sept. 20, additional yard waste collection measures will be implemented. Here are those locations.
BPD honors two with Life Saving awards
BPD Chief Melanie Bevan and Mayor Gene Brown were honored last week to present two more Life Saving
awards, this time to Officer Jason Nuttall and Officer Jared Mincemeyer.
Mayor Brown wins ceremonial cornhole throwdown
Even though it was all in great fun, Mayor Brown can proudly claim the title of the best cornhole-pitching mayor in, well, all of Bradenton and Palmetto.