Bradenton Herald

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Glitchy polygraph found to skew results

WASHINGTON -- Police departments and federal agencies across the country are using a type of polygraph despite evidence of a technical problem that could label truthful people as liars or the guilty as innocent, McClatchy has found.

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Man in serious condition after stabbing

Detectives say a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the chest 5 p.m. Sunday during a confrontation with a 17-year-old man in the 12000 block of Lavender Loop in unincorporated Manatee County.

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FHP seeks drivers who don't buckle up

The Florida Highway Patrol “Click it or Ticket” enforcement campaign will continue it through June 3 in conjunction with the Memorial Day Holiday period, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

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Sarsota man, 83, charged with DUI after wiping out 2 bikes

Two motorcyclists and one passenger suffered serious injuries Saturday when hit by a sports car driven by an 83-year-old Sarasota man patrolmen say was over the legal blood-alcohol limit.

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Manatee man crashes into sheriff's unit

A motorist who allegedly did not have a valid Florida driver’s license crashed into a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s marked unit Saturday night.

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MSO detectives interrupt Palmetto burglary

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary in progress at 6 a.m. Sunday at the 1200 block of 25th Street East in Palmetto.

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Police Blotter for May 19, 2013

Police blotter for May 19, 2013.

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Boy, 16, shot in Bradenton

Sixteen-year-old suffers gunshot wound.

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Armed robbery reported in Bradenton

A man was robbed of $250 cash by a man at knifepoint, authorities say.