Courthouses in Escambia, Okaloosa and Bay Counties were evacuated yesterday morning because of a bomb threat. The investigation is being handled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad assisted Panama City Police Department with evacuating and searching the Bay County Courthouse.… MORE
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7-YEAR-OLD INJURED
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 7-year-old Gulf Breeze boy was seriously injured after a traffic crash at Highway 98 and Sunrise Drive. He was a passenger in a car driven by 35-year-old Ashley Hoffman, that was hit by a car driven by 50-year-old Amanda Burrell, of Navarre who was attempting to make a U-turn…… MORE
PLANE CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pilot who was killed in a crash at an airport in Milton on Sunday. 38-year-old Matthew Platt, formerly of Navarre, died around 10 a.m. Sunday when the small, single-engine aircraft that he was piloting crashed at Peter Prince Airport off Highway 90. The National Transportation Safety…… MORE
SEARCH FOR MISSING AIRMAN ENDS
Recovery efforts to find any trace of Air Force Staff Sergeant Cole Condiff, the Hurlburt Field airman who went missing in the Gulf on Novmber 5th, have ended. The Air Force said Sergeant Cole made an “unplanned parachute departure” from a C-130 combat aircraft over the Gulf. They also said recovery efforts may resume if…… MORE
FLORIDA FIREARMS LAWSUITS
Florida has asked an appeals court to uphold a 2011 law that has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations. Lawyers for Attorney General Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis filed a 42-page brief arguing that the 1st District Court of Appeal should overturn a circuit judge’s ruling that said parts…… MORE
SEXUAL PREDATOR SOUGHT
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 35-year-old sexual predator who left his residence on West Bach Drive in DeFuniak Springs without notifying authorities. Alford does not have a vehicle and was seen last week in the city limits of DeFuniak Springs walking around on 8th street. Alford is aware that law enforcement is…… MORE
THERAPIST ARRESTED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a licensed mental health counselor has been charged with sexual misconduct for a relationship with a client over a three-month period. deputies say. The victim said 46-year-old Susan Shelton had been his therapist for approximately two years and began a sexual relationship in November 2018 that lasted until January…… MORE
THEFT RING ARRESTS
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says 3 suspects have been arrested in Orlando – charged with being part of an organized retail theft ring – and two other suspects are being sought. The FDLE says the theft ring is responsible for more than 100 thefts in 23 Florida counties including Escambia, Santa Rosa Okaloosa…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
Walton County Fire Rescue says a three-story home in DeFuniak Springs caught fire early Saturday morning. Walton County Fire Rescue, DeFuniak Springs Fire Department, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department, Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 a.m. to the home on Corbin Gainey Road. The structure was heavily damaged, but…… MORE
GUNS STOLEN
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says two guns were from unlocked cars. A 12-gauge shotgun and a handgun were taken from the two cars parked in a couple’s driveway. The Sheriff’s Office said a neighbor said her car was locked and not tampered with. The investigation is continuing.… MORE
