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…
Tag: Escambia Sheriff
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 yearlong 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…