Police: Cook charged after calling 911 to report cop
LYNN HAVEN — A waffle shop cook has been arrested for allegedly calling the cops on a cop, according to Lynn Haven Police Department reports. Jamie Annette Simonsen, 22, was arrested Thursday at about...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log May 13-20
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges May 13-20. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleJury recommends death for Davis
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Barry Davis believed he could get away with murder. He had said as much to his girlfriend, Tiffani Steward, some time after he killed John Gregory Hughes and Hiedi Rhodes the night...
View ArticleWoman arrested on drug charges; police seek second suspect
PARKER — A woman was arrested on drug charges and authorities are seeking a second suspect, the Parker Police Department reported. Officers reported they discovered drugs in a room at the Parker Inn...
View ArticleProgress seen after 2014 crime spike
PANAMA CITY — Within a year, the criminal landscape of Bay County has shifted, and as the summer season arrives, officials in the area hardest hit by homicides last year are hopeful measures taken to...
View ArticleEnvironmental, law enforcement jobs draw hopefuls
TALLAHASSEE — Florida has received an array of applications for the top jobs at its environmental and law-enforcement agencies, with little more than a week remaining for people to submit resumes. The...
View ArticleU.S. 98 reopens after fire forces temporary shutdown
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bay County Fire Rescue responded to a fire Sunday afternoon on U.S. 98 near LeGrand Street. No structures were involved, but officials said they were concerned that several might...
View ArticleFacebook page tracks stolen items
PANAMA CITY — From cars to trucks to personal belongings or even pets — anything that can be stolen may be reclaimed with the help of a local theft-prevention social media page. Stolen in Bay County,...
View ArticleBay County police departments consider body cameras
MARIANNA — Here’s a situation where body cameras helped a police department. Marianna Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a woman at 2 a.m., distressed, describing a crazed man knocking at her door....
View ArticleTrial for slaying suspect begins Tuesday
PANAMA CITY — A man accused of shooting a 17-year-old in the head is scheduled to be on trial today for charges of second-degree murder, according to court documents. Javares Cameron, 19, was arrested...
View ArticleMan in stable condition after Holmes County officer-involved shooting
WESTVILLE — A suspect is in stable condition after he was shot by a Holmes County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Monday. HCSO received a tip at 9:45 a.m. Monday that two men with active Holmes County...
View ArticleMan charged with exhibition of a firearm
PANAMA CITY BEACH — An Alabama man has been arrested for brandishing a gun in front of a group of nightclub employees, according to court records. Gino Santana Matos, 27, was arrested Monday at about...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspect in PCB robbery
PANAMA CITY — Authorities are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who attacked a man and then used his stolen credit cards at local businesses, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleProsecutors: Mistaken identity led to Panama City slaying
PANAMA CITY — A case of mistaken identity led to the broad daylight shooting death of a 17-year-old in what authorities called “a targeted attack,” prosecutors told jurors Tuesday. In opening...
View ArticleBCSO issues scam alert involving officer impersonator
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is warning people to watch for a scam involving a person impersonating a BCSO employee. A complaint was filed from a victim of the scam. She said she...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for rape
A Fountain man has been sentenced to life in prison for the violent rape of a woman in Calhoun County, according to a State Attorney’s Office news release. James Michael Clark, 47, was found to be a...
View ArticleJackson County deputy falls asleep, crashes patrol car
Charges are pending against a Jackson County deputy who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his police cruiser, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Deputy John E. Ellerbee, 24, suffered...
View ArticleFIFA officials indicted, accused of taking millions in bribes and payoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — In accusing soccer federation leaders of tarnishing the sport by taking $150 million in bribes and payoffs, U.S. prosecutors laid out a sweeping corruption case that hinges on the...
View ArticleMurder defendant says fatal shot was fired in self-defense
PANAMA CITY — A man accused of mistakenly killing a 17-year-old during what authorities called a “targeted attack” on a different man took the stand Wednesday to try to convince jurors he fired the...
View ArticlePolice: Florida man caught stuffing assault rifles down his pants
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — A Florida man faces grand theft charges for allegedly trying to steal assault rifles from a pawn shop by stuffing them down his pants. Nineteen-year-old Marlon Paul Alvarez of...
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