Pensacola Police say a woman died from injuries she suffered from a traffic crash early Saturday morning. Investigating officers say around 3:30am 30-year-old Samantha Viola was driving on Palafox Street and turned at Jackson Street, but her car left the road and hit a tree. She was not wearing a seat belt and died later…… MORE
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WOMAN RUN OVER BY FLOAT 12-12-16
Pensacola Police report a woman was run over by a float at the Pensacola Christmas Parade Saturday night. Investigating officers say 59-year-old Miriam was at the beginning of the parade at Garden and Spring Streets about 5:40pm and not in barricaded area when she stepped into the street to pick up something thrown from the…… MORE
SHOOTER ARRESTED 12-9-16
The Pensacola Police Department arrested Pensacola man on charges of attempted murder after a road rage incident on Wednesday. It began at the intersection of Mobile Highway and Fairfield Drive around 9 p.m. when the victim, Andrew Rao, called police and told dispatch he was following a reckless driver. Rao followed the car to a…… MORE
AF PLANE CRASH-LANDS 12-9-16
An Air Force plane had to make a crash-landing yesterday afternoon after it experienced an in-flight emergency. The plane landed on the runway, but the landing gear malfunctioned. The pilot was not injured, but the plane suffered damage. The mishap is being investigated.… MORE
MONTCLAIR HOUSE FIRE 12-9-16
Escambia Fire-Rescue reports two people were hospitalized yesterday after a fire at a home in Montclair. The house is in the 4500 block of Versailles Drive off Montclair Road. One man reportedly had burns on his back. The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.… MORE
LILLIAN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CRASH 12-9-16
The Florida Highway Patrol says two drivers were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a wrecker on Lillian Highway yesterday morning. The wrecker – driven by 49-year-old Ronald Smith of Pensacola – collided with a car driven by 19-year-old Christian Frank of Elberta, Alabama. Troopers say the wrecker crossed the center line.…… MORE
DEPUTIES HONORED BY GOVERNOR 12-8-16
Two Escambia County deputies were presented with the Medal of Heroism by Florida Governor Rick Scott for saving six people from drowning in the Gulf off Pensacola Beach last July. Darren Robinson and Stefan Chamlis, were patrolling the beach on July 26th on ATV’s near Avenida 19, when they heard a group of people calling…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING ARREST 12-8-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a 19-year-old Pensacola man has been charged with the desth of a juvenile. On December 4th deputies responded to a home in the 800 block of Montclair Road off of Massachusetts Avenue for a possible suicide. Investigators later determined that the juvenile victim had been shot and killed by…… MORE
SHOOTER TURNS HIMSELF IN 12-8-16
The man suspected of shooting at a Pensacola Police officer on December 2nd has been arrested. 23-year-old Tijuan Johnson turned himself in at the Escambia County Jail yesterday. Pensacola Police Officer Matthew Mercado located Johnson riding his bike after he was believed to have been involved in an armed disturbance on Highland Drive off 9th…… MORE
PEDESTRIAN CRITICALLY HURT 12-8-16
The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Mobile Highway yesterday afternoon. Troopers say Christian Bishop was crossing Mobile Highway at Tonawanda Drive Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. when he was hit by a pickup driven by Sandra Boyd. Bishop was taken to…… MORE
