Pensacola Police have released photographs of two men wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Wednesday night at a local business on West Garden Street. The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m….
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AG Barr reports on DOJ investigation into NAS shooting
Yesterday Attorney General William Barr had a press conference to reported on the Department of Justice investigation into the shooting at NAS Pensacola in early December. Â He described the incident as “an…
NAS Pensacola on lockdown, shooter dead, casualties reported
Inweekly received news this morning that NAS Pensacola is under lockdown because of an active shooter incident. The Pensacola News Journal reports ECSO spokeswoman Amber Southard confirmed the shooter was dead just…
Gun Violence Task Force wraps up Phase I
A collective of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have been working together for the past three months in an effort to address the issue of gun violence in the Pensacola…
Former deputies arrested
William “Bill†Eddins announced today the arrest of former Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies Lisa Hall and Kelly Hall for crimes of Forgery, Uttering and Official Misconduct and Conspiracy to commit Forgery, Uttering…
Pensacola Man: Clown burglar strikes
NorthEscambia.com reports a Cantonment woman walked into her home to find a burglar wearing a clown mask and wig running toward her screaming, according the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to…
Charges dropped against 7 year old
PENSACOLA: State Attorney announces the charge of Battery on an Escambia County School District employee has been dismissed against a seven year old student.
Pensacola Police release gun robbery photos
PENSACOLA–Last Tuesday night, two men wearing ski masks entered Jersey Mike’s, 1620 Airport Blvd. around 8 p.m. and displayed a handgun. They stole a cash register drawer and fled the scene on…
Mayor Robinson, how is Pensacola gun task force going?
Early Sunday morning, a man was shot in downtown Pensacola at near the intersection of Jefferson and Government streets. Where is gun violence task force?
Eddins and Dream Defender discuss grand jury re: Tymar Crawford case
By C. Scott Satterwhite State Attorney Bill Eddins yesterday issued a press release concerning the July 5 shooting death of Tymar Crawford at the hands of Pensacola police officer Daniel Siemen. On…
Shooting of Tymar Crawford will go to grand jury
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Tymar Crawford will be presented to the Escambia County Grand Jury. Mr. Crawford died as a result…
Gang conflict takes another life
The News Journal’s Colin Warren-Hicks today reports on how a gang rivalry has been behind 22 shooting over the past two years. Sources have shared with the Inweekly that the Saturday, Aug….
Pensacola fails to make Safe City list
BackgroundChecks.org has published its annual report on the safest cities in each U.S. state for 2019. Florida’s top five safest cities are: Sweetwater Naples Key Biscayne Coral Gables Satellite Beach See the full…
Court documents provide details of alleged human trafficking in massage parlors
At 2 p.m. the U.S. Attorney for North Florida will present his case to keep David C. Williams detained. The Pensacola man, 41, has been charged with trafficking women from Asia and…
PA AG offers more on Asian massage bust
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has offered more details on the arrest of David Williams and the massage parlors he ran in Florida, Virginia and Pennsylvania. “The defendant allegedly used his businesses…
More on massage parlor raids
United States Attorney Lawrence Keefe, of the Northern District of Florida, announced today that a federal arrest warrant was executed on a Pensacola business owner for using interstate facilities for purposes of…
FWC catches oyster thieves
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigators charged four individuals after an investigation involving the theft of thousands of oysters from Pensacola Bay Oyster Company. The suspects are charged with multiple…
Interview: Morgan has focused on gangs and guns since taking office
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan yesterday told the media that he doesn’t see the need for special regional task force on gun-related crimes, which Mayor Grover Robinson is trying to form. In…
U.S. attorney goes after corrupt officials
The News Services of Florida reports that suspended Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox admitted guilt Tuesday to three fraud charges in a “pay-to-play†bribery probe. He faces a maximum of 45 years…
Same number of July gun incidents in 2012 and 2019
Inweekly reviewed the West Florida Regional Library’s newspaper archives and found the July 2012 and July 2019 had the same number of gun incidents reported – 10. A notable difference was the…
