The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says two people were arrested yesterday, shortly after the Wells Fargo bank on Nine Mile Road was robbed. Department spokesman Major Andrew Hobbs said 51-year-old Christopher Gene Summers, entered the Wells Fargo Bank on East Nine Mile and Chemstrand roads yesterday afternoon and demanded money. He left the bank and…… MORE
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HIT AND RUN SUSPECT SOUGHT
A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on Cervantes Street last month is being sought by Pensacola Police. An arrest warrant has been issued for 25year-old Kyle Harger, of Pensacola, on charges of vehicular homicide. On September 21st, 31-year-old Ryan Torrens, was struck by a blue Honda Civic which fled the scene. Torrens…… MORE
MIS-USE OF LASER ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a Jay man has been arrested for temporarily blinding a Sheriff’s deputy by shining a green laser into his eyes. The deputy reported he was driving through Jay at night when he saw a green beam coming through the back window of his patrol vehicle. He turned around…… MORE
CHILD MOLESTOR ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a 44-year-old Navarre man was arrested for lewd or lascivious behavior involving an 8-year-old girl. The girl told authorities at Santa Rosa Kids’ House that Robert Allen had touched her inappropriately four or five times over an 18-month period when she was in bed, pretending to be asleep.…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATE
A bill to create a Blue Angels license plate did not make it through the Florida Legislature last year, so Senator Doug Broxson is trying again for the 2020 session. If approved, the plate will cost an extra $25 and will benefit the Naval Aviation Museum and the National Flight Academy in Pensacola. The plate…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
The Triple “A” Auto Club says Florida gas prices fell last week, but could rise again in the coming days. Political tensions caused crude prices to increase late last week and Florida drivers are paying an average of $2.42 per gallon for regular unleaded, 6 cents less than last week, but 2 cents more than…… MORE
DEPUTY WILL NOT BE CHARGED
The State Attorney’s Office says no criminal charges will be filed against the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot a man in a Myrtle Grove grocery store. On August 15th 29-year-old Reginald Booker shot at employees and customers in the Grocery Advantage after an altercation with an employee over using the store’s phone. No…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY LAWSUIT
A technology company is being sued by Escambia County for breach of contract over a software program intended to be used by the county’s Department of Corrections. The County says the program never worked and they are seeking to recover the $240,000 it spent on the software. The lawsuit says Spirit Solutions Incorporated misrepresented its…… MORE
CHILD NEGLECT ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a Milton Woman was arrested on Sunday after her 12-year-old child was found driving her car. A deputy pulled the vehicle over after seeing it swerving and found the 12-year-old behind the wheel and the child’s mother – 45-year-old Francisca Saria – in the passenger seat with two…… MORE
CONGRESSMAN GAETZ EJECTED FROM MEETING
Congressman Matt Gaetz was ejected from a closed-door impeachment inquiry hearing yesterday. Gaetz tried to enter a hearing being conducted by the House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees. Gaetz said that since he’s part of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees impeachment, he should be allowed to be a part of the depositions. Democrats…… MORE
