Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson says three to five armed robbers have been stealing firearms from vehicles. In one case a robber was going through a truck off Woodbine Road when the owner ran outside, scaring him away. The owner chased the robber who sped away and fired a bullet at the resident. Sheriff…… MORE
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PANAMA CITY BEACH TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Panama City Beach Police Department says a motorist died after a traffic crash at Panama City Beach Parkway and Wild Heron Way Wednesday morning. Police say a vehicle driven by 50-year-old George Corchis Jr., of Watersound, Florida, was westbound on the parkway, and collided with another vehicle. The name of the fatality has been…… MORE
MAN ESCAPES DEATH
Pensacola Police say a man had a narrow escape when he was run over by a train yesterday…literally. Department spokesman Officer Mike Wood, said it happened near the old Amtrak station on Heinberg Street and 14th Avenue when a man fell asleep on the tracks. The engineer in the approaching train saw him and applied…… MORE
TWO BLACK BEARS KILLED ON HIGHWAY 87
The Florida Wildlife Commission says two black bears were killed in two separate accidents yesterday morning. The first happened around 5 a.m. on Highway 87 at Gordon Evans Road and resulted in the death of a 480-pound male bear. Then around 7:30 am, a 40-pound male cub was struck and killed near Highway 87 and…… MORE
ALABAMA HIGH-SPEED CHASE
A pursuit of a stolen Jeep Cherokee through three counties ended when a suspect crashed into a police vehicle Monday night in Atmore, Alabama. The chase started in Mobile County and Saraland, Prichard Police and Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies joined in. The pursuit ended with wreck on Highway 21 just south of I-65 in Atmore…… MORE
INDECENT EXPOSURE ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 20-year-old Fort Walton Beach man was arrested after he unzipped his pants and exposed his genitals to a clerk at a convenience store. Derek Kilpatrick entered the CEFCO convenience store in Fort Walton Beach and requested a pack of cigarettes from the store clerk. While the clerk was…… MORE
FIRED POLICE OFFICER TO APPEAL
Daniel Siemen, the Pensacola Police Department detective who shot and killed a man on July 5th and was subsequently fired, is appealing his termination. Siemen was fired on October 3rd after an internal investigation showed he violated the department’s use of deadly force policy. An Escambia County grand jury declined to indict Siemen on criminal…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says three people have been arrested after a man was shot and killed on Tiki Lane off Kenmore Road Sunday morning. Deputies responding to reports of gunshots near Tiki Lane and Travis Street found Malik Jenkins suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital where he…… MORE
MYRTLE GROVE HIT AND RUN
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run that happened early yesterday morning. after a car crashed into a residence early Monday morning. Troopers say the driver of a 2003 Acura ran off the road on 59th Avenue near Annette Street and hit a house. The occupants of the car fled the scene on foot.…… MORE
PETITION DRIVE TO OUST MATT GAETZ
An organization called Change Dot Org says 57,000 people have signed a petition seeking to have Congressman Matt Gaetz expelled from Congress. The petition drive, which began Thursday, is spearheaded by Sergio Siano, a New York electrician who has become active in progressive causes. The drive began the day after Gaetz led other Republican lawmakers…… MORE
