Category: Crime
“All-star team” of retired investigators reviewing six cold cases
By Tom St. Myer Retirement offers its share of perks, but Buddy Nesmith misses the thrill of solving a case. So, when Escambia County Sheriff…
Sarasota PD investigation leads to arrest of Pensacola Pink Panther
Sarasota police claim a Pensacola man – Stephen Diamond, 52 – captured in Georgia is their suspect in a home burglary in their city. On…
Arrests made in Warrington area double homicide
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office made two posts on its Facebook page at 9 p.m. last night. One was for the public to lock their…
Arrest made in Yeldon murder case
On 08/31/21 at approximately 1530 hours, the Pensacola Police Department arrested Iris Isaiah Jenkins (06/09/04) for the murder of Michael Yeldon that occurred on 08/14/21….
Real News podcast: Saving our youth
When a young man or woman is murdered, there’s always a lot of finger-pointing. What can we do to stop triggers from pulled? On NewsTalk…
What we know about the murder of Michael Yeldon
Late Saturday afternoon, Michael Yeldon, age 22, told his mother that he was going to the store. Around 7:40 p.m., police were called to Attucks…
Billings case on new ID series ‘Citizen P.I.’
In February, I was interviewed for a new series, Citizen P.I., on the Investigation Discovery Channel concerning the 2009 murders of Bud and Melanie Billings….
Local white supremacists indicted
Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging 16 individuals with violent crimes in aid of racketeering. According to…
Thomas makes court appearance
In early April, Inweekly broke the story that local insurance agent, John Michael Thomas, had been arrested in Arizona for alleged wire fraud charges related…
Molchan: Recanting Florence turned himself in back in 2009
Inweekly has asked Assistant State Attorney John Molchan about Rakeem Florence’s recent affidavit recanting his statement and testimony in the murder trial of Patrick Gonzalez…
Teen recants testimony in 2009 Billings murder trial
In July 2009, a group of men kicked in the doors of the Beulah home of Byrd and Melanie Billings, killing the couple and stealing…
Pensacola on Dateline NBC again this Friday
Dateline NBC returns to Pensacola this Friday, 8-10 p.m, to cover the murder of Taylor Wright. On September 14, 2017, Wright’s girlfriend reported that she…
Looking for Hassan in all the wrong places (UPDATE)
Other possible title: “This is not the Hassan you’re looking for†The News Journal and WEAR TV have covered how a case of mistaken identity…
Keefe vows to prosecute those who stormed US Capitol
By The News Service of Florida staff Lawrence Keefe, the U.S. attorney for Florida’s Northern District, vowed to identify and prosecute individuals who engaged in…
Overall crime down, murders set a new record
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released the crime statistics for the first six months of 2020. The overall crime index dropped 9.4% in…
Downtown shooting
From Pensacola Police Department: Pensacola Police are on the scene of a shooting that occurred in the area of Jefferson and Intendencia St. At approximately…
Mothers plea for end to shootings
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A day after the most recent shooting in Pensacola, city officials joined with mothers who have lost their sons to gun…
2019 NAS shooting reports points to self-radicalization, lack of coordination and toxic climate
As we approached the anniversary of the attack by 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old Royal Saudi Air Force member, Â that killed three sailors and…
Spice boys get 20 years
The former owner of Psychedelic Shack, Charles Burton Ritchie, and Pensacola filmmaker and former Pensacola Chamber board member Ben Galecki were sentenced Wednesday to 20…
Opioid couple pleaded guilty
Last November, U.S. marshals arrested a doctor and his wife living in Gulf Breeze on federal charges related to the illegal distribution of Oxycontin. Dr….
