Area police cautious about body cameras
PANAMA CITY — A large majority of Bay County law enforcement agencies do not use body cams, and several local leaders express a skeptical outlook on using the technology. Of the local police agencies...
View ArticleUPDATE: 6 dead, suspect on loose in suburban Philadelphia
PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected of going to three houses in the Philadelphia suburbs and fatally shooting six people, including his ex-wife and her 14-year-old niece, was at large Monday night,...
View ArticleMarianna police seek stabbing suspects
MARIANNA — The Marianna Police Department is seeking information on two suspects in a weekend stabbing. Officers responded to Jackson Hospital at approximately 9:17 p.m. on Saturday in reference to a...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3 dead, including gunman, in Sydney siege
SYDNEY (AP) — The deadly siege began in the most incongruous of ways, on a sunny Monday morning inside a cheerful cafe in the heart of Australia's largest city. An Iranian-born gunman burst in, took...
View ArticleBCSO seeks credit fraud suspects
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fraudulent use of credit card information belonging to a local resident. Multiple transactions using this credit card information were made in Bay...
View ArticlePanama City man dies after crash
VALPARAISO — A Panama City man has died from injuries sustained in a head-on crash in Okaloosa County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. He is the second driver killed in the wreck....
View ArticleReason for medical office search still undisclosed
PANAMA CITY — Following federal search warrants executed Friday at Gulf Coast Dermatology’s main office, officials of the medical complex were still unsure Monday as to the nature of the search,...
View ArticleWoman briefly abducted, forced to withdraw money
PANAMA CITY — Police are on the hunt for a man who kidnapped a woman at gunpoint Monday and forced an ATM withdrawal before releasing her at a local hospital, according to a Panama City Police...
View ArticleTaliban siege at Pakistani school ends with 126 dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people before Pakistani officials declared a...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug charges
MARIANNA — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who eluded capture on a previous warrant on several occasions. Robert Lee Grant, 29, was arrested Monday on three drug charges, violation...
View ArticleUPDATE: Ex-Marine wanted in 6 killings committed suicide
PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead of self-inflicted knife wounds Tuesday in the woods, ending a day-and-a-half manhunt...
View ArticlePizza delivery man robbed
PANAMA CITY — Police are searching for a man who held a delivery driver at gunpoint for cash and a pizza, according to a news release from Panama City Police Department. The victim was attempting to...
View Article1 man arrested, another sought in Marianna stabbing
MARIANNA — Authorities have arrested one man they suspect was part of a convenience store stabbing while another man is still wanted in connection with the incident, according to a news release....
View ArticleBCSO searches for burglar who was cut
SOUTHPORT — Investigators were searching for a burglary suspect suffering from a knife-wound after an incident on Highpoint Road, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. At about 11 p.m....
View ArticleMan sentenced for illegal exports
PANAMA CITY — The hub operator for an illegal export scheme that ran through Panama City Beach was sentenced Wednesday to four months house arrest for violating international trade laws. John C. Wall,...
View ArticleMan indicted on child porn charges
PANAMA CITY — A federal grand jury has indicted a Panama City man on child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Wednesday. Timothy K. Smith Jr., 37, was indicted Tuesday on...
View ArticleLocal crime fighters receive rare Rotary awards
PANAMA CITY — For Norm Gulkis, his enduring image of Frank McKeithen is that of the Bay County sheriff crawling alongside a wrecked Toyota pickup to engage a suspect with a handgun pressed against his...
View ArticleMan charged in kidnapping
PANAMA CITY — Authorities have apprehended a Panama City man in connection with a broad daylight abduction of a woman at gunpoint, Panama City Police Department announced Wednesday. Freddy Lee Thomas,...
View ArticleYouth baseball league official arrested
APALACHICOLA — The secretary of Apalachicola’s Dixie Youth Baseball League has been arrested in connection with several thousands of dollars being taken from the league’s banking account, the Franklin...
View ArticleKiller sentenced to 45 years
PANAMA CITY — A disabled man who shot his wife and killed her lover was sentenced Thursday to 45 years in prison — a term that would amount to a life sentence, according to his defense attorney....
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