Bradenton police seeking two men as persons of interest in burglary

MANATEE -- Police are looking for two men said to be persons of interest in the burglary of a West Bradenton home and car, according to the Bradenton Police Department.

Between 4 p.m. and 9:21 p.m. Saturday, a home in the 2500 block of 23rd Avenue West in Bradenton was burglarized, according to a news release. In addition to stealing from the house the burglars took the owner's black Mercedes from the driveway, which was later found by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office in the 5500 block of 18th Street East.

The investigation led detectives to two people seen on surveillance video a short distance away.

One is a man with blond hair in dreads and was seen wearing black slacks and a long sleeve black shirt or jacket. The other is a thin man with long dreads (black hair with possibly lighter color towards the ends) wearing prescription glasses and was seen wearing a dark shirt or sweatshirt. They were possibly driving in a white early 2000s Jaguar vehicle.

Both are only considered persons of interest.

Anyone with any information about this case is asked to call Bradenton police officer Yolanda Cox at 941-932-9310, or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000, call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-8477 (TIPS) or send an anonymous E-Tip thru the web at www.manateecrimestoppers.com.

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 10:56 AM with the headline "Bradenton police seeking two men as persons of interest in burglary ."