The US has the highest number of prisoners in the free world, followed by China and Russia. In this country one in every thirty two Americans was either in jail, on probation,…
Tag: Escambia Sheriff
Blackburn new crimestopper
Did you notice the PNJ finally wrote an article on the Crimestoppers winning more awards? (Read Crime Stoppers gets just rewards) The reporter completely leaves out Jeff Van Camp who was responsible…
Sorry, Rex, Van Camp won more awards
Gulf Coast Crimestoppers recently won three awards from Crime Stoppers International. Two for largest increases in arrests and stolen property recovered; the third of the Pensacola Police Department’s weekly Crime Stopper segment…
New Jail Healthcare provider…same crew, different name
The contractor for the Escambia County Jail infirmary is Armor Correctional Health Services, a company founded less than two years ago by the same man who started Prison Health Services. In fact…
New Caregiver at Jail
 Prison Health Services is no longer running the infirmary of the Escambia County Jail. PHS apparently lost its accredidation….maybe the three deaths in 10 months had something to do with it….
Let’s give ECSO more money….why?
Escambia County continues to find ways to pour money into the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The News Journal reports today that the county wants federal funds to further augment the ECSO budget…
Lt. Blackburn likes First Amendment, too
Dear IN Editors: I just loved reading your fair and unbiased account of “wanna be” sheriff candidate David Morgan’s decision to pre file for the 2008 sheriff race. As I recall Mr….
McNesby wants my support
Got this letter today from Sheriff Ron McNesby. Looks like there are no hard feelings. All I have to do is send the Florida Sheriffs Association $50. Then we’ll be buds. Should…
Oops, Blackburn has been promoted
Rex Blackburn was promoted to Lieutenant this summer. My bad! Van Camp – 2004 American Legion State Law Enforcement Officer of the Year – was skipped over for Sgt – but Blackburn…
Blackburn responds on Van Camp
Escambia County Sheriff Sgt. Rex Blackburn is a regular letter writer to the PNJ. His letters always defend his boss and protest how Sheriff McNesby has been mistreated by the media. We…
Interview with David Morgan
IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo and I just finished a lunch interview with Republican candidate for Escambia County Sheriff – David Morgan. It almost didn’t happen when we walked into Franco’s Italian Restaurant…
RB Buzz: David Morgan to run for Sheriff
We’re hearing that David Morgan is planning to file today to run for Escambia County Sheriff. Sheriff McNesby received 18,877 votes in the three-person Republican 2004 primary, while Morgan pulled in a…
Shocking Documentary
Director Steve Baumann of the French TV station Canel-Plus is in town to gather information for a French documentary on Tasers. The French government is about to conclude a year-long study on…
McNesby gives buddies 12% raise
RB Buzz: Sheriff Ron McNesby is giving his administration heads a 12% raise. It’s hard to pick the raises out of his 2006-07 budget request because he doesn’t submit a line-item budget….
RB Buzz: Van Camp no longer Crime Stopper
RB Buzz: Escambia Co. Deputy Jeff Van Camp, a 20-year veteran of the force, has been removed from the ECSO Crime Stoppers program. Last year Van Camp and Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers…
ECSO Love Boat sunk
Rumor: The Escambia Co. Sheriff Office has scuttled its marine patrol. It’s two boats are in the fenced lot next to office buildings. The boats cost about $35,000 each. Why have these…