Category: Crime
IN cover #5: A Mother’s Pain
The Independent News wanted to show the human toll of the increasing numbers of homicides in our community, many of which were going unsolved because…
Video on Operation Reindeer Games press conference
Courtesy of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office:
Operation Reindeer Games nets over 90 arrested; Guns, Drugs, Counterfeit Money Seized
In a joint effort, the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hit the streets of Escambia County the…
Connecticut State Attorney releases his report on Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, closes investigation
Stephen J. Sedensky III, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Danbury, today released his report on the investigation into the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings…
Another nominee for News of the Weird: When all else fails, blame Obama
John Henry Shiffner, 18, of Century, Fla., blamed his battery arrest for allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend on President Barack Obama, telling a sheriff’s deputy…
Reputed Mississippi Gang Leader that was caught in Pensacola pleas not guilty
Jason Marshall Bullock, the alleged Mississippi gang leader known as “Sir J-Mac,” changed his mind in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg, Miss. and decided to…
Deputies will not be charged in Middleton shooting
The Grand Jury reviewing the shooting death of James W. McGlothlin and the wounding of Roy Middleton by Escambia County deputies has returned No True…
Free shotguns…right, who thinks that is a good idea
The Armed Citizen Project of Florida has been dropping leaflets on doorsteps in the Sunshine Gardens community near Orlando, Fla., offering to “arm volunteer households, 
Gunshots heard at memorial service for PHS student
A planned vigil for a slain 14-year-old Pensacola High student has been canceled after gunfire was heard in the neighborhood at another memorial service held…
Buzz: In wake of last night’s shooting, cars at PHS being searched
We have heard that the cars at Pensacola High School are being searched this morning. Last night, Kenteyonna Anderson, 14, of Pensacola was shot and…
Man allegedly beats juvenile to song Blurred Lines
This is another one for our “News of the Weird” column. NorthEscambia.com is reporting a Molino man is facing multiple child abuse charges after allegedly…
Work Release tales
We’ve gotten several phone calls from people who have been enrolled in the Escambia County Work Release program. The lack of supervision and no follow-up…
