The director of administration for the Santa Rosa Island Authority and her husband, have been arrested by Gulf Breeze Police on drug charges after a traffic stop Wednesday night. Robbie Schrock and her husband Adam, were stopped in Gulf Breeze around 7:25 p.m. after police received reports of erratic driving. The officer reported smelling a…… MORE
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WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC FATAL ID’d 4-7-17
The Pensacola man killed in a traffic crash on Wednesday evening at Gulf Beach Highway and Bauer Road has been identified by the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say 34-year-old Anthony Mandel Jr., was southbound on Bauer Road, approaching the intersection of Gulf Beach Highway at about 9:10 p.m., when he failed to stop at the…… MORE
RAWSON LANE VOTE POSTPONED 4-7-17
Escambia County commissioners have postponed a vote that could have given control of Rawson Lane – which runs from Airport Boulevard to Brent Lane – to Pensacola Christian College. Commissioners decided to postpone the vote until May 4th because one commissioner was absent from the meeting. The College wants to prohibit public access to Rawson Lane to ensure…… MORE
LAWN MOWER THIEF ARRESTED 4-7-17
A 38-year-old Cantonment man has been charged with stealing over $30,000 worth of mowers and other items from a Highway 29 dealer. On March 13th, Kingline Equipment reported that someone cut their fence and stole three mowers and a set of ramps. A week later, a Pensacola Police Department detective said a man tried to…… MORE
MAN IMPERSONATING DEPUTY ARRESTED 4-7-17
A 34-year-old Santa Rosa County man has been arrested for impersonating a deputy. Johnny Ray Wilson had been staying with a former Santa Rosa County Deputy and is accused of stealing an old uniform to try to obtain medications at area pharmacies. On Tuesday he went to the pharmacy at the Target in Pace and…… MORE
WEST COUNTY TRAFFIC FATAL 4-6-17
The Florida Highway Patrol says one person died in a single vehicle crash last night on Bauer Road and Gulf Beach Highway near Big Lagoon State Park in West Escambia County. Troopers say the crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. The incident is still under investigation and details of the crash and the name of…… MORE
CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS 4-6-17
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford has announced that residents will soon be able to renew concealed weapon permits more quickly. New printers are being installed, which will allow applicants to receive their permits the same day they apply. However, new applications will still have to be submitted to the Florida Department of Agriculture and…… MORE
DELAYED MURDER ARREST 4-6-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department has made an arrest for a murder that occurred 10 years ago. Demarcus Ledent has been charged with first degree murder for the death of Barry Shipp. It happened inside a barbershop on north “L” Street in 2007. Ledent was originally charged with the crime back in 2012, but charges…… MORE
HIT AND RUN DRIVER ARRESTED 4-6-17
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a Pensacola woman for leaving the scene of a traffic crash that resulted in injuries to a motorcycle rider. Troopers say Tara Price pulled out in front of the motorcycle on New Warrington Road yesterday, causing a collision. The motorcyclist was injured and Price fled the scene. She was…… MORE
FISH HATCHERY ON TRACK 4-6-17
The new Florida Gulf Coast Marine fish hatchery in downtown Pensacola could be completed by late next year. The 19 million-dollar project will be a research and education center that will produce an estimated five million saltwater sport fish each year that will be released along the Gulf Coast. Keith Wilkins, Pensacola assistant city administrator, said the Florida Department of Environmental…… MORE
