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MURDER MOTIVE 12-8-16

Pensacola Police Say a restaurant employee who was shot and killed last July may have been the target of a robbery. In October Police arrested  14-year-old Willie McKay for the murder of 34-year-old Mark Freeman on July 20th. Freeman was a cook at Tin Cow and Hopjacks in downtown Pensacola and was walking to work…MORE

ROLEX THEFT 12-7-16

Pensacola Police are seeking two men suspected of stealing a Rolex watch worth more than $40,000. It happened Thursday, November 17th at Jewelers Trade Shop on Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola. A sales associate told police two unidentified men came in the store and said they wanted to buy a white and gold Rolex. She…MORE

SEXUAL PREDATOR SENTENCED 12-7-16

A 49-year-old man will spend 30 years in prison for sexual offenses committed on underage females. Douglas Manning previously pled guilty to several felony charges for his role in a ‘Swinger’ case involving several Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies. Former deputy Walter Thomas was sentenced to 30 years in prison in October. A second Escambia County…MORE

DOG STABBER ARRESTED 12-7-16

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a Navarre woman is facing multiple charges for stabbing a dog in the neck, then attacking her boyfriend with a knife. The man told deputies he heard the dog yelp and saw 47-year-old Danielle White pull a knife out of the dog’s neck. White then came after him…MORE

ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS 12-6-16

Escambia County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are in the process of removing an estimated 20,000 old tires from B&S Tires on Lillian Highway. It is part of an effort to eliminate mosquito breeding areas. In February Escambia County Environmental Code Enforcement found numerous violations. The site was also out of compliance with…MORE

MILTON HOME INVASION ARRESTS 12-6-16

The Milton Police Department says three men were arrested after a home invasion robbery in Milton yesterday morning. Responding officers say 23-year-old Christopher Smith, 21-year-old Tommy Lewis Jr., and 23-year-old Calvin Matthews entered a home on Oak Street with a pistol and robbed the homeowners. A security camera inside the home helped identify the men.MORE

DOG SICCING ARRESTS 12-6-16

Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Pensacola couple after they sent their pit bull after two men yesterday. An argument that began on Facebook ended in a physical confrontation at the Lucky Penny gas station on West Fairfield Drive. 29-year-old Christopher Gentry and 34-year-old Emily Gentry made their pit bull attack the men as Emily…MORE

ECAT BUS WRECK 12-6-16

The Florida Highway Patrol says an Escambia County Area Transit Bus was involved in a traffic crash at Mobile Highway and Michigan Avenue about 9:30 yesterday morning. Five people were on board when the bus was rear ended. No injuries were reported and it is not known if any charges were filed.MORE

SHOOTER ID’d 12-6-16

Pensacola Police have identified a 23-year-old man who fired a shot at a police officer Friday night. Around 10:30 p.m. Friday, officers responded to Highland Drive on a report of an armed disturbance. Officer Matthew Mercado found one of those involved – Tijuan (“Tee Wan”) Johnson – riding a bicycle on Sixth Avenue near Tunis…MORE

FIREFIGHTER BITTEN IN FACE 12-5-16

A volunteer firefighter, who also works as a corrections officer at the county jail, was bitten in the face early Saturday morning as he stopped to assist at a traffic accident. Kurtis Clark, arrived at the scene at Mobile Highway and Fairfield Drive and found a man – later identified as 25-year old David Lawrence…MORE

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