Man arrested in Wal-Mart robbery
LYNN HAVEN — Police have arrested a Southport man who allegedly held up a woman at gunpoint in the Wal-Mart parking lot, according to a Lynn Haven Police Department press release. Timothy Blake...
View ArticleBurglar dressed only in underwear arrested after chase by golf-club-wielding...
GADSDEN, Ala. — An Anniston man was arrested and charged with burglary in Etowah County, according to a news release from Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin. Joseph Branon Buckelew, 38, was charged...
View ArticleSouthport man pleads guilty to robbing bank twice
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Southport man on Thursday pleaded guilty to robbing the same Dothan bank twice within a year. James Daniel Toothman entered the plea in Montgomery federal court. Toothman...
View ArticleMan arrested for violent crimes
PARKER — Authorities have arrested a Parker man wanted in connection with a sexual battery and false imprisonment incident, among others, the Parker Police Department announced. Daltonica Wilson was...
View ArticleAccused Kentucky fugitive teen Hayes returns to home state
PANAMA CITY — A Kentucky teen accused of a multistate crime spree of stolen cars and forged checks has left Bay County to face charges in his home state, according to jail officials. Dalton Hayes left...
View ArticleFormer jail officer gets probation for sex offense
PANAMA CITY — A former Bay County Jail officer who had sex with multiple inmates has been sentenced to five years probation, according to Bay County Court records. Pedro Reyes, 48 was arrested in...
View ArticleWoman injured while pushing stroller
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating a crash at Frankford Avenue and 11th Street where a mother was struck by vehicle while pushing her child in a stroller. Panama City Police were releasing little...
View ArticleKentucky teen accused in crime spree charged with statutory rape
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — One of two teenagers suspected in a multistate crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks has returned to Kentucky to face several charges including statutory rape....
View ArticleMan charged with voyeurism
LYNN HAVEN — Police have arrested a Lynn Haven man on a charge of video voyeurism for allegedly filming a nude underage girl from outside her bedroom window, the Lynn Haven Police Department announced...
View ArticleWoman pleads to robbery conspiracy; will testify in manslaughter trial
PANAMA CITY — A woman with ties to a Panama City Beach drug deal turned deadly has agreed to testify during the accused shooter’s trial next week, according to Bay County court documents. Alyssa...
View ArticleCrash leaves woman with head injury
PANAMA CITY — Police have released the condition of a mother who was left with “incapacitating” injuries after being hit by a car while pushing her child in a stroller. Katrina Zakarchenco, 33,...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Jan. 14-21)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Jan. 14-21. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleUnsolved homicides in Bay County
Unsolved homicides in Bay County. Joanne Benner, 21: Went missing from her Titus Road residence on May 1, 1976, leaving behind two small children. Her husband told family members that she left during...
View ArticleCold cases: Former police chief says ‘No one gets forgotten’
PANAMA CITY — When investigators searched Joanne Benner’s home not long after the 21-year-old wife went missing, they found a patch of carpet removed from her Titus Road home in Bayou George. To date,...
View ArticleCrash leaves four dead
GRACEVILLE — Four people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a horrific crash Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Larry Collins, 57, was driving south on State...
View ArticleBCSO: Wife killed husband in self-defense
BAYOU GEORGE — Police believe a woman who stabbed her husband to death Saturday night was protecting herself from him. The Bay County Sheriff's Office is investigating the stabbing of 29-year-old...
View ArticlePCB debates asking Colony Club residents to help pay for exit
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City Manager Mario Gisbert has recommended Colony Club residents help pay for a new exit out of their community if the project moves forward. He said it could be a joint effort of...
View ArticleMan sought in Zaxby’s robbery
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police are seeking information on a suspect in an armed robbery at the Panama City Beach Zaxby’s late Saturday. A man, armed with an unknown caliber silver handgun and wearing a...
View ArticleLane closures planned for 23rd Street
PANAMA CITY — Drivers traveling 23rd Street in Panama City will encounter temporary lane closures between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Tuesday as crews perform routine bridge maintenance work on the Posten...
View ArticleJury selection begins in Jackson murder trial
PANAMA CITY — Attorneys began selecting jurors to decide the fate of a Panama City man accused of killing a Panama City Beach marijuana distributor he planned to rob before the tables turned and he...
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