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19 suspects arrested in Fort Walton Beach following a 6-month narcotics investigation
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Fort Walton Beach Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SUI) arrested 19 suspects after a six-month-long narcotics investigation. According to a news release, in March of 2022, SIU began investigating 37-year-old Christopher Manuel Davis of Fort Walton Beach. Authorities said the search warrant yielded 48 grams of fentanyl packaged for […]
19 arrested in Fort Walton Beach: Alleged drug trafficking ring busted
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.— Nineteen alleged members of a drug trafficking ring based in Fort Walton Beach have been arrested following a multiagency investigation. The arrests were announced by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO), Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), Fort Walton Beach Police Department (FWBPD), State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
19 Suspected Fentanyl Traffickers Arrested in Northwest Florida
Earlier this week, a group of 19 suspected fentanyl traffickers were arrested in the northwestern region of Florida. ““The Fentanyl epidemic, an urgent and indiscriminate threat, is dangerously pervasive,” FLHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner said. “FHP is proud to be part of the effort to clear the streets of this poison, and, along with our law enforcement partners, we will continue to work together to protect our citizens by bringing to justice the criminals who sell it.”
Florida Plastic Surgeon Charged With Homicide After Delayed 911 Call During Wife’s Cardiac Arrest
Tragedy struck at the Restore Plastic Surgery clinic in Gulf Breeze, Florida, where a woman suffered a cardiac arrest during a procedure performed by her husband, Dr. Ben Brown. Hillary Brown, 33, was undergoing several procedures on November 21 when she experienced a medical emergency. Despite the severity of the...
Brand new home destroyed by fire in Okaloosa County
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A structure fire has destroyed a brand new home in Okaloosa County. The home was in a new subdivision at 3043 Jane Lane in Crestview. The homeowners just moved in last week, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. There were no injuries, North Okaloosa Fire Department and Crestview Fire […]
VIDEO: Stolen forklift pursuit over Three Mile Bridge into Pensacola on 4th of July
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- A stolen forklift led Gulf Breeze Police on a "slow speed pursuit" across the Three Mile Bridge into Pensacola on the 4th of July. WEAR News received the bodycam video on Friday. Homeless man Joseph Turner, 39, is charged with burglary, grand theft and resisting arrest.
11-year-old girl, 31-year-old woman seriously injured in Santa Rosa County crash
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- An 11-year-old Alabama girl and a 31-year-old Pensacola woman were seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 9:55 a.m. on I-10 west at mile marker 39. The crash involved only one vehicle -- a pickup truck. The 31-year-old...
'Open arms': 70-year-old Pensacola woman remembered for big heart, generosity
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A mother, grandmother, sister, aunt. Seventy-year-old Pensacola woman Myra Hayes -- the victim of last week's drive-by shooting in Montclair -- was the matriarch, the family glue. "She raised me since I was a baby," Myra's great niece Tinelle Narcisse said Thursday. "She was my great aunt....
Bank robbery in Destin, suspect remains at large
Authorities are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday evening, July 3, in Destin. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man robbed the Truist Bank on Emerald Coast Parkway around 5 p.m. The suspect, described as a white male, entered the bank wearing a blue floral shirt, baseball cap, and surgical mask.
Multi-agency narcotic search warrant leads three Crestview men behind bars
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Taskforce arrested and charged three men for narcotics possession. OCSO officials executed a search warrant on Sabre Drive in Crestview on Wednesday. Investigators said they located a trafficking amount of fentanyl, counterfeit oxycodone that tested positive for fentanyl, crack cocaine, marijuana, and materials […]
Pensacola Police explain local firework statutes for 4th of July
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Last year, Florida modified its firework laws to allow projectiles only on the 4th of July and New Years. But local statutes and ordinances can overrule that new law. "Anything that explodes or flies is illegal in the city of Pensacola," Pensacola Police Officer Mike Wood said....
Atmore woman seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash that claimed a Higginsville, Mo. man July 4
An Atmore woman suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehicle crash that claimed a Higginsville, Mo. man on July 4 on Highway 31 approximately 6 miles south of Brewton, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Senior Trooper Joshua Thompson said in a release that the crash, which occurred at approximately 4:17 p.m. on Independence Day, […] The post Atmore woman seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash that claimed a Higginsville, Mo. man July 4 appeared first on The Atmore Advance.
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