Dan van der Kooy and his wife Leah were surveying Hurricane Milton damage on Oct. 10 when their vehicle slowed for traffic on Manatee Avenue in Bradenton. A Bradenton police officer drove by and stopped his patrol car after seeing an American flag in the road.

Residents in Bradenton and Palmetto may have noticed fleets of unfamiliar law enforcement vehicles in town after Hurricane Milton.

The state of Florida will open four “insurance villages” featuring major insurance companies to help Floridians impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton file claims and ask questions.