4 juveniles arrested in burglary
PANAMA CITY — Four juveniles have been arrested in connection to two burglaries at the same Panama City Beach home. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a vacation home on the west end of...
View ArticleState reviewing prison deaths
GREENHEAD — The Florida Department of Corrections is investigating three deaths at a Washington County state prison and a fourth is being reviewed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The...
View ArticlePolice discover cars egged
PANAMA CITY — Police are asking for assistance in a car egging case. The Panama City Police Department requested the public’s assistance Friday with information on a criminal mischief case. While...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug charges
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A suspended license led Bay County Sheriff’s Office to arrest a Panama City Beach man who was allegedly traveling with several different narcotics, officials reported Friday....
View ArticleDog breaks baby’s arm
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A 2-year-old has returned home after a dog attack earlier this week snapped the child’s left arm, officials confirmed. The attack was not the first by Ziggy Muggle, a black and...
View ArticleAltha woman critically injured in crash
MARIANNA — A 72-year-old Altha woman is in critical condition after an early morning, single car collision launched her car about 100 feet, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Betty Louise...
View ArticleDriver arrested on drug charges
CALLAWAY — K9 officers assisted Bay County Sheriff’s Office in a methamphetamine arrest, officials announced Monday. A BCSO deputy conducted a traffic stop Sunday on Cherry Street in Callaway. Justin...
View ArticleLife-saving firefighters might be underpaid
PANAMA CITY BEACH — “What’s your life worth to you?” Parker Fire Chief Andrew Kelly asked. It’s a moment burned into Panama City Beach firefighter Brandon Polkowski’s memory. One of his co-workers...
View Article50 beach campers arrested this summer
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Beach campers woke up a sleeping giant this summer season. While the beach is typically known for a laid-back attitude, Panama City Beach Police arrests of people camping or being...
View ArticleMan arrested after drive-thru confrontation with officers
LYNN HAVEN — A Lynn Haven man who was spotted drinking beer in a fast-food drive-thru has been arrested for assaulting two officers before he crashed into a tree, according to Florida Highway Patrol...
View ArticleBad neighbors: The case of the coveted towel and urine jugs
The Bible says thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, but where does it stand on beach towels? Panama City police responded to a Fairy Avenue home this week after a woman said she came home from a...
View ArticleRape trial to continue Wednesday
PANAMA CITY — The trial of a Cincinnati man accused of trapping a woman in his car before beating and raping her continues Wednesday after a judge rejected an attorney’s request for an acquittal...
View Article3 injured when dump truck overturns
PORT ST. JOE -- Three men sustained minor injuries after a dump truck overturned Monday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. The Mercedez Benz dump truck was northbound on State 30A...
View ArticleDriver ditches moving car
PANAMA CITY -- Police are asking for public assistance to find a Panama City man who abandoned his moving car after an attempted traffic stop, officials said Tuesday. Officers attempted to conduct a...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery
SPRINGFIELD -- Police have arrested a Panama City man for a purse snatching, according to Springfield Police Department press release. Springfield police arrested Richard David Seaborn, 30, for...
View Article2 prison officers arrested in 2 years
GREENHEAD — While state law enforcement proceeds with investigations into brutality on inmates at a Washington County state prison, a review of court documents shows two corrections officers at the...
View ArticleFDLE: Officer-involved fatal shooting ruled ‘justified’
CHIPLEY — An officer-involved fatal shooting that took place near the Holmes-Washington county line earlier this year has been ruled “legal, justified under the circumstances,” according to the Office...
View ArticlePanama City Police seek attacker
PANAMA CITY — A man who grabbed a woman by the throat, dragged her out of her car and then stole the car is the subject of a Panama City Police Department manhunt. The victim was in her vehicle at the...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man who attempted an afternoon snatching of a store clerk’s purse failed to notice the store’s customers, according to officials. Walter Lee Barnes, 49, was arrested...
View ArticleMan guilty of raping, beating Lynn Haven woman
PANAMA CITY — Jurors have found an Ohio ex-convict guilty of violently beating and raping a Lynn Haven woman before threatening to kill her and her child in an attempt to prevent the woman from filing...
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