The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has a new unit that will fight crime during this holiday season – High Intensity Patrol unit (HIP). The Hippies (our name for them – not the…
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Free, free at last
Sheriff Ron McNesby pleads no contest to charges that stem from a 2004 hunting trip in Wisconsin. The judge adjudicates McNesby guilty of two counts of illegal hunting/possession of game/birds and placing…
King press conference not for us
Rev. Hugh King’s press conference really wasn’t for the white community or the press. It was to defend himself in front of his congregation and the African-American community. There is a strong…
Brownsville, Blackburn and gangs
Brownsville resident says in this David Morgan campaign ad that Brownsville is back to where it was before the ECSO ‘s Operation Brownsville. Homeowner Jerry Jones describes a late night drive through…
ECSO top heavy
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office appears to be top heavy when you compare it to the operations at the Pensacola Police Department. City of Pensacola has 112 police officers with salaries ranging from…
Sherriff produces annual report
Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has produced a high-gloss annual report that’s 52 pages. It looks like a high school yearbook with pictures of his high-priced management team. Each department has its…
More on Century
There are people around that remember beyond just last week. The Century-law enforcement-drugs issue has been around longer than the daily newspaper’s articles last week. In June, 2005 when Century Town Council…
Biggest Pensacola News Stories
The three biggest news stories for last week were clearly the rejection of the half-cent sales tax for healthcare; the revelation of the magnitude of the drug problems in Century; and the…
Budget tricks may work
The county commissioners are working to stop in any cut in the Escambia Community Clinics. However, they should be working to increase what is spent. By proposing a cut, county staff has…
Sheriff asks for $10 million increase
At the Escambia County commissioners budget workshop today, Sheriff Ron McNesby submitted $85,870,017 budget for next year. His current budget is $75,858,215. Sheriff’s Office $52,962,824Â – up $7,037,466 – 15% Jail/Detention $31,019,263…
Brentwood, next Operation Brownsville?
WEAR has called out local government to do something about the Brentwood area. In its newscast last night, it was reported: Some Brent residents say their neighborhood is infested with crime, and…
CBS Morning News in P’cola
Shauna Newell (Independent News, “Shauna’s Story of Slavery,” June 7) met with a CBS Morning News reporter today to share her story of being tricked by a friend into going to a…