Deputies investigating after 20 tires flattened in Bradenton apartment complex overnight

Residents of Parkcrest Apartments in Bradenton awoke to an unpleasant surprise Wednesday morning.

Sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight Tuesday, deputies say someone flattened tires on 20 separate vehicles in the parking lot of the complex in the 5500 block of First Avenue East in Bradenton, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Officials are now searching for the person or persons responsible.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published December 20, 2017 at 6:59 AM with the headline "Deputies investigating after 20 tires flattened in Bradenton apartment complex overnight."