Two car burglaries with similar damage and thefts were reported the same afternoon in the parking area at Cortez Beach.
Windows of two parked vehicles were knocked out Sept. 9 at 500 Gulf Drive S.
The first report came from a Bradenton woman who had parked her vehicle about 1 p.m. and left her purse on the floor of the car. She returned an hour later and saw a side window knocked out and her purse missing.
The second report came from two women, one from Bradenton and one from Palmetto, who also had parked in the 500 block of Gulf Drive at about 11:15 a.m. and left their purses behind the driver’s seat in the vehicle. When they returned at 3 p.m., a side window was knocked out and the purses were gone.
Police took fingerprints and theorized the two burglaries are connected.
Anyone who may have witnessed the burglaries is asked to contact BBPD Detective Sgt. Lenard Diaz at 941-778-6311, ext. 223.
