UPDATE: Chase suspect’s mom: ‘They thought they were getting robbed’
PANAMA CITY — The mother of an Alabama visitor on whom police opened fire upon Sunday after a car chase said her son fled officers because he thought he was being robbed. Lafabian Lawson, 23, was...
View ArticleNo injuries after explosion, fire damage business
PANAMA CITY — Fire crews doused an afternoon fire Monday that ingited with an explosion within a road striping business, according to the owners. No one was injured in the blaze at Emerald Coast...
View ArticleMan given wrong tax return check, spends money, is arrested
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a Panama City man for allegedly spending another person’s tax return given to him by accident, according to arrest records. Dominique Alexander Johnson, 21, was...
View ArticleBCSO: Man tried to sell stolen ring to victim
FOUNTAIN — A 19-year-old man was arrested after he tried to sell stolen jewelry to a woman who, it turns out, was the victim of the burglary, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release....
View ArticleBCSO investigating church burglary
FOUNTAIN — Authorities are investigating a weekend ransacking of a local church that resulted in more than $3,000 of damaged or stolen property, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office reports...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 73, dies in Jackson County crash
GREENWOOD — A man died early Tuesday in Jackson County after a traffic crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Charles Paul Croft, 73, of Greenwood, was killed after being hit by another...
View Article‘Trigger Tre’ faces 10 years in prison
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man known as “Trigger Tre” has been convicted of being a felon in possession of a loaded .380 caliber pistol, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. A federal grand...
View ArticleBCSO: Man sexually battered missing teen
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities have arrested a Vernon man who allegedly kept a missing teen for days at his motel while her family sought information on her whereabouts, according to court documents....
View ArticleDUI checkpoint planned on State 79
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Florida Highway Patrol has announced a DUI checkpoint to take place on State 79 during the coming weekend. The “roadside safety checkpoint” will start on Friday at 9 p.m. and...
View ArticleMan arrested after struggle with officer
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities have arrested and charged a local man who allegedly fought with an officer inside a Waffle House before trying to snatch away his radio, according to arrest records....
View ArticleUPDATE: Dog's leg amputated after being shot, tied to train Tampa tracks
TAMPA (AP) — A dog that was tied to railroad tracks and shot was expected to survive after her leg was amputated Thursday. Tampa Police received three calls around 5:23 p.m. Wednesday from people...
View ArticleJudge tosses Franklin prison whistleblower case
TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by five Department of Corrections investigators who claimed they were retaliated against for exposing a cover-up involving the death...
View ArticleSheriffs’ support gives boost to evacuation gun bill
TALLAHASSEE — A National Rifle Association-supported measure that failed to win legislative approval a year ago appears to have a clear shot of advancing now that it has the backing of the Florida...
View ArticleFDOT plans work on State 79; bridge inspection
BONIFAY — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin a $481,388 improvement project on State 79 in Holmes County this week. Crews will resurface the highway from south of Thomas Drive...
View ArticlePolice: Florida mom forces boy to jump from 2nd-floor window
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — A woman wielding a shotgun forced her 7-year-old son to jump out of a second-floor apartment window early Thursday before she jumped as well in an apparent suicide attempt,...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for child porn
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for the receipt and possession of thousands of child pornography documents. Robert Leesean Williams, 30, was sentenced...
View ArticlePair sought for using counterfeit bills
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating a case of passing counterfeit bills and would like the assistance from the public in identifying the suspects, according to a Panama City Police Department news...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, two injured during Rainbow Gathering
APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST — One man is dead and two are in critical condition following an early morning shooting at a Rainbow Gathering near the Franklin-Liberty County line. Capt. Chester...
View ArticleBCSO seizes record amount of heroin
PANAMA CITY — Investigators recorded the largest street seizure of heroin on Bay County books following the death of local man from overdose, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Three...
View ArticleBCSO: Lunch employee had sex with students
PANAMA CITY — A school lunch employee has been arrested for allegedly having sex with two juvenile students, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrest reports. Lindsey Judith Griffith, 19, was...
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