An Atmore, Alabama middle school teacher was arrested Friday morning after marijuana was found under her classroom desk. The Escambia County Alabama Sheriff’s Department said the principal reported a strong odor of marijuana. A K-9 alerted on the desk used by 49-year-old Kimberly Downey and a plastic bag containing three partially burned-hand rolled marijuana cigarettes were…… MORE
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FUGITIVE CAPTURED 2-27-17
The U.S. Marshals announced that a 26-year-old Molino man, wanted in two states, was captured in Pensacola on Friday. Jeremy Hatfield assaulted an officer when he tried to serve a warrant and was able to escape. He was captured by U.S. Marshals, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Pensacola Police at the Quality Inn on…… MORE
BOYETTE REWARD AWARDED 2-27-17
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has awarded $10,000 to the anonymous tipster who notified local law enforcement of the location of serial killer William Boyette and his companion Mary Rice. The two were found at a motel in West Point, Georgia where Boyette killed himself shortly after Rice surrendered. The tipster had seen a…… MORE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER EXPLOSION FOLLOW-UP 2-27-17
International Paper says it will take up to three months and 50 million dollars to recover from the January 22nd explosion at their Cantonment mill. The explosion caused significant structural damage to the largest pulp digester and the power house. The power house has been restarted, and the mill was able to resume partial operations.…… MORE
HIT AND RUN DRIVER ARRESTED 2-27-17
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested an Escambia County man for a hit and run crash on West Scott Street. Troopers were able to locate the vehicle involved in the crash, and after a short pursuit they took Brandon Colley into custody. An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 was called to search the vehicle and…… MORE
BEACH TOWN HALL MEETING 2-24-17
A special Town Hall Meeting on Pensacola Beach was held by Escambia County commissioners last night in Commission Chambers in downtown Pensacola. One of the biggest issues for residents is on-going traffic problems and Doug Underhill, chair of the county commission, supports installing roundabouts to speed up traffic flow. While many residents liked the idea,…… MORE
S.R. COUNTY COURTHOUSE BOMB THREAT 2-24-17
The Santa Rosa County Courthouse was evacuated just after 9:30 yesterday morning after staff received a letter containing a bomb threat. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office court security and patrol deputies searched the facility, assisted by bomb-sniffing dogs from Eglin Air Force Base, but nothing suspicious was found. After about 4-hours people were allowed into the…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY ALCOHOL SALES 2-24-17
Santa Rosa County Commissioners have passed an ordinance allowing the sale of alcohol in unincorporated sections of Santa Rosa County. Once the new ordinance is recorded in Tallahassee it will go into effect within two or three days. In November, Milton voters passed a non-binding referendum to allow alcohol sales seven days a week from 7…… MORE
SHOOTING RULED JUSTIFIABLE 2-23-17
State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced an officer-involved shooting in Pensacola last month was justified. On January 19th the U.S. Marshals Task Force attempted to arrest 61-year-old Kevin Petuchov on a warrant for Capital Sexual Battery Upon A Child. When Task Force members entered his residence in the 700 block of Boxwood Drive around 9…… MORE
FT. PICKENS ROAD CONSTRUCTION 2-23-17
The construction project to relocate a portion of Fort Pickens Road is continuing. Dan Brown, Park Superintendent of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, said a one-and-a-half-mile section of the road is prone to washing out every time there is a storm. Even routine weather events can bury the road under four feet of sand, which…… MORE
