14-year-old burglary suspect arrested after jumping into creek while being tracked by victim: MCSO

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Published  December 23, 2024 1:02pm EST
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The Brief

    • A 14-year-old car burglary suspect was arrested in a Bradenton creek on Monday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
    • The victim and his neighbor followed the suspect to the creek where deputies arrested him.
    • A third suspect remains at large and investigators say they are looking into a few burglaries to see if the cases are related.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Manatee County deputies arrested a 14-year-old car burglary suspect after a man spotted a group of people rummaging through his pickup truck, then tracked the teen with a flashlight as he jumped into a creek, according to the sheriff's office.

The victim and his neighbor shouted at the three burglars around 3 a.m. Monday near Cedar Hammock Creek in the Bradenton area, deputies said.

MCSO said there was a brief standoff after deputies arrived as the suspect tried to hide under bushes before surrendering.

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Minutes later, another 14-year-old boy was found soaked and shivering a few blocks away with a cut on his leg.

Deputies say the cut likely came from him running and hiding in the creek. He was taken to a local hospital, but has not yet been arrested.

A third possible suspect remains on the run and investigators say they are looking into a few other burglaries to see if the cases are related.

The first suspect is facing one count of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, a third-degree felony.

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