Sep 28, 2013
Policing your neighborhood, FDLE arms citizens with alerts
Residents and neighborhoods have the power to arm themselves with information, using a state-wide public database of sexual offenders, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Commu…
Sep 28, 2013
NAS Whiting Field: Promoting daddy
Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Bradley Anthony bends down to let his daughter Aubrey, 4, help his wife Amelia pin on one of his anchors during the Chief Petty Officer Pinning ceremony Sept. 13. …
Sep 28, 2013
S.S. Dixon Primary School receives $500 to promote math; sciences
The Emerald Coast Post of The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) has presented S.S. Dixon Primary School with a $500 donation for the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma…
Sep 28, 2013
Son arrested in elderly abuse case
A former Bagdad couple was arrested and charged after stealing more than $30,000 dollars, leaving an elderly woman in the dark, without electricity, groceries and overdue bills, according to a Santa …
Sep 26, 2013
Pace home invasion leads to altercation
An altercation took place during a home invasion in a Pace home, sending one woman to the hospital around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office.
Two black men invaded a…
Sep 25, 2013
Handgun under car seat leads to arrest in traffic stop
A traffic stop led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Milton man who allegedly had a concealed weapon and drugs in his car, when he was pulled over at the intersection of Stewart Street and Munson Highwa…
Sep 25, 2013
Sheriff's Office: Woman escapes handcuffs twice, kicks deputies
An out-of-state woman allegedly managed to slip out of her handcuffs twice and beat on the windows of a patrol car after an alleged alcohol-fueled, physical altercation with Santa Rosa deputies promp…
Sep 25, 2013
Cops: Jay woman arrested after hiding suspect
A Jay woman was arrested for allegedly hiding Travis Kelly, the 32-year-old man charged with DUI manslaughter in the August death of a Milton woman, when a special operations unit served a warrant fo…
Sep 24, 2013
Better Business Bureau Warns: Scammers Exploiting Affordable Care Act Confusion
Consumers across the U.S. are reporting phone calls that claim to be from the government about new health insurance cards required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Better Business Bureau is warning …
Sep 20, 2013
County employees get raise; taxes don’t
Santa Rosa County employees will be seeing a salary increase next year after the Board of County Commissioners approved a plan to fund raises without raising taxes in front of a packed commission cha…