Pensacola Police say two more men have been arrested for assisting Markquise Wallace – the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians in June – evade arrest. 41-year-old Ricardo Mars and 37-year-old Darius Brown were arrested over the weekend. Police say the two helped Wallace hide a rented white Dodge Challenger he was…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
MORE HIT AND RUN ARRESTS
Pensacola Police say two more men have been arrested for assisting Markquise Wallace – the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians in June – evade arrest. 41-year-old Ricardo Mars and 37-year-old Darius Brown were arrested over the weekend. Police say the two helped Wallace hide a rented white Dodge Challenger he was…… MORE
MURDER ARREST
A 53-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Cassandra Robinson, who had been missing for months. Her body was found in a storage drum inside a cargo trailer at 65th Avenue and Fairfield Drive on July 11th, but Pensacola Police Department detectives believe she could have been killed…… MORE
CENTURY CORRECTIONAL INMATE DIES
The death of a 54-year-old inmate at the Century Correctional Institution remains under investigation. Inmate George Allen was pronounced dead at the prison about 12:30 a.m. Friday. The death is currently under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, with assistance from the Department’s Office of the Inspector General.The Florida Department of Corrections did…… MORE
VOTING DEADLINE
Today is the deadline for Floridians to register to vote or change party affiliations for the August 28th primary elections, which will include races for governor, Cabinet seats, congressional and legislative seats and local races. The state Division of Elections says as of June 30th, Florida had more than 12.9 million registered voters, with registered…… MORE
GREYHOUND RACING BAN
The Florida Greyhound Association has asked a judge to remove from the November ballot a constitutional amendment that would ban dog racing in Florida. Major Harding, the lawyer representing the greyhound group, told Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers the Amendment is misleading. The measure, placed on the ballot by the state Constitution Revision Commission,…… MORE
FANTASY FIVE WINNER
Someone is almost a quarter million-dollars richer after purchasing a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket in Walnut Hill in North Escambia County. The ticket sold at the Grey Goose, 11330 Highway 97, was the only winning ticket sold for Saturday night’s drawing and is worth $223,639.27. The ticket was a Quick Pick and the…… MORE
CHARGES DROPPED
Charges have been dropped against a search-and-rescue volunteer who was arrested for impersonating a Pensacola Police officer in the search for a missing Pensacola woman. On July 3rd 39-year-old Stephen Williams – a Milton Search and Rescue volunteer – was charged with one count of impersonating an officer after it was reported he was walking…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY MURDER INDICTMENT
An Okaloosa County Grand Jury has indicted a man for first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting death of an Uber driver in June. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Uber driver 29-year-old Filip Kirilov was shot and killed by passenger Timothy Anderson, a former taxi driver, who may have been seeking revenge. The sheriff’s office…… MORE
PLANE MAKES HARD LANDING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department said no one was injured after a plane had to make a hard landing at Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview yesterday. The Sheriff’s Office said the pilot was the only person on the twin-engine plane that made a belly landing after the landing gear failed to fully extend. There was…… MORE
