Blotter: She took take-out back in
Blotter is a light-hearted look at some of the odd things that happen on the police beat. Many businesses have fairly loose return policies to give customers the benefit of the doubt, but in some...
View ArticleFirefighters awarded for home rescue
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- After the July rescue of a woman from a burning house, three Panama City Beach firefighters will be receiving accolades for their initiative, the Panama City Beach Fire Department...
View ArticlePolice searching for bedding bandits
PANAMA CITY -- Police are searching for a couple of suspected bed linen thieves, Panama City Police Department said Friday. Surveillance videos from the Wal-Mart at 513 W. 23rd St. show two suspects...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Beach woman is dead after a fatal traffic wreck Friday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Marjorie Parmer, 67, was traveling west on Magnolia Road in the...
View ArticleMore health problems, more inmates // video, PowerPoint, photo gallery
PANAMA CITY — Bay County is being forced to hire more jail officers to treat an increasing number of inmates with mental and medical ailments, law enforcement officials said. As the state slashed its...
View ArticleOvertime, fights, stress all part of jail community
PANAMA CITY— The Bay County Jail has been called a city unto itself. On any given day, the facility at 5700 Star Lane is home to a general population of 900 to 1,000 inmates. Funded by county...
View ArticleJail inspections reveal no serious problems // documents
PANAMA CITY— Despite the growing number of patients, the Bay County Jail has gotten high marks for its medical care in a recent audit. On Nov. 13, 2013, Tamara Taylor of Corizon Healthcare with the...
View ArticleCallaway says it's getting more for less with Sheriff’s Office contract
CALLAWAY — City Manager Michael Fuller and Mayor Thomas Abbott both marveled Callaway has not had the violent crimes — specifically murders — that have plagued other Bay County cities recently. “More...
View ArticleMan shot during standoff dies
PANAMA CITY — The Springfield man who was shot during an armed standoff with authorities has died after several days of treatment in a local hospital, Bay County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday....
View ArticleMan saved from burning car
MALONE — An unconscious driver was pulled from the flaming wreckage of a car Sunday night after a single-car collision, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Tameka Williams, 33, was driving a 2013...
View ArticlePanama City man charged after hostage situation
PANAMA CITY — An armed man who allegedly sent harassing text messages to his daughter and former wife has been arrested after taking two of his wife’s coworkers hostage early Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleRemains of Dozier victim to be returned to family
PANAMA CITY — The remains of the first child positively identified among scores found in unmarked graves at the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna will be turned over to surviving...
View ArticleResidential fires under investigation
WESTVILLE — The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, along with the state Fire Marshal Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations, are investigating a series of fires at a residence in northern Holmes County...
View ArticleShooting suspect pleads not guilty
PANAMA CITY — One of the men allegedly involved in a drug deal-turned-shootout pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he played a role in the death of a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man. Randy Trebor...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Aquatic Center burglary
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Beach police are seeking assistance in a burglary that occurred at the Panama City Beach Auquatic Center Office early Wednesday morning. Images released from the center’s video...
View Article2 charged after allegedly distributing drugs
PARKER — Police have arrested a Panama City Beach man and an Alpharetta, Ga., woman on numerous drugs and gun charges after they allegedly attempted to distribute narcotics near a public park,...
View ArticleTrial set for DUI manslaughter suspect
PANAMA CITY — A trial date has been set for a Southport woman accused of being high on meth when her vehicle collided with a tree, killing her passenger, according to court documents. Jessica Finch,...
View ArticleProsecutors: Pensacola man indicted for Allen Johnson slaying
PANAMA CITY — State prosecutors are exploring the death penalty after filing an indictment for first-degree murder charges against the Pensacola man who allegedly confessed to the slaying of a Bay...
View ArticleSt. Louis suburb erupts into violence
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a St. Louis suburb in the wake of the shooting of...
View ArticleJuvenile arrested after burglary
PANAMA CITY — A juvenile was arrested Wednesday in connection with a home burglary in which several firearms were stolen, police said Thursday. The Panama City Police Department got a call about...
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