Pensacola Police are seeking a man who robbed a store employee at gunpoint yesterday morning. It happened around 6:45 a.m. at the Smart Fill on North Davis Highway. The man walked into the store, showed a gun and demanded money. Police say when the suspect couldn’t open the cash register he took the employee’s wallet…… MORE
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CAR CHASE ARREST 12-21-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 25-year-old woman after a car chase. A deputy attempted to stop a car driven by Erica Raily for seat belt and window tint violations at the intersection of Booker and Robinson Streets in Cantonment. Raily refused to stop, but did slow long enough for a man to jump…… MORE
DEPUTY SHOOTS AT SUSPECT 12-21-16
A suspect was arrested yesterday afternoon after pulling a gun on an Escambia County sheriff’s deputy. It happened near “W” Street and Truman Avenue around 3:30 p.m. when a deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle, but the driver would not stop. The unidentified driver wrecked his vehicle a short time later and the driver…… MORE
ROBBER ARRESTED 12-20-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a teenager for robbing a store on Pace Boulevard Sunday evening. Investigators say 18-year-old Damon Griggs went into the Family Dollar store wearing a mask and showed employees a gun and also threatened people inside the store. Responding deputies with the assistance of a K9 team, tracked Griggs…… MORE
NAVY FEDERAL DONATIONS 12-20-16
Employees and members of Navy Federal Credit Union are helping make the holidays brighter for children in Escambia County. Debbie Calder, executive vice president of Navy Federal’s Greater Pensacola Operations, said more than 1,600 toys and a dozen bicycles were donated to the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. In addition to its…… MORE
KEEP THE WREATH GREEN 12-20-16
A fire in the 8300 block of Gardenia Circle has resulted in a sixth red bulb being placed on the County’s “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. Escambia County Fire-Rescue responded to a residential fire last Friday around 9:30 p.m. There was severe fire damage to the kitchen and some damage leading to the…… MORE
NAVARRE FATAL STABBING 12-19-16
Santa Rosa County Deputies are investigating a deadly stabbing that happened in Navarre. Sgt. Rich Aloy, a spokesman for the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, says the victim was identified as 18-year-old Daniel Bubanas who died from stab wounds. Another person was taken to a local hospital, but has not yet been identified. … MORE
SWAT STANDOFF SUICIDE 12-19-16
Escambia County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to the 100 block of Vaughn Avenue in Cantonment for an armed disturbance Saturday morning caused by a man with multiple felony warrants. Believing the man was barricaded inside the home he SWAT team was called in, but he was found hiding beneath a nearby house. Before he…… MORE
DONALD TRUMP IN MOBILE 12-16-16
President-Elect Donald Trump was back on the Gulf Coast over the weekend, the last stop on his “Thank You” tour. On Saturday afternoon he held a rally at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles stadium. Billy Graham’s son, Reverend Franklin Graham, spoke at Saturday’s event along with Senator Jeff Sessions, who has been selected to be the new Attorney…… MORE
KEEP THE WREATH GREEN 12-13-16
A fifth red bulb has been illuminated on the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. A fire at a residence in the 6300 block of North Blue Angel Parkway on Monday represents the fifth red bulb. No one was injured in the fire at a mobile home, including the family’s six cats. The “Keep…… MORE
