Jul 1, 2021
Man pokes woman in one eye, flicks her in the other
An argument between a couple in the garage of their Navarre Beach home escalated to violence when the 34-year-old man poked his live-in girlfriend in one eye and flicked her in the other, according to his Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Jun 30, 2021
Navarre man beats girlfriend for 10-12 hours, apologizes intermittently
A 43-year-old Navarre man faces multiple felony charges after beating his girlfriend, threatening her with a machete and keeping her phone so she couldn’t call for help.
Jun 27, 2021
Woman pulls wallet, cocaine out of bra – eats cocaine
A passenger in a car that was pulled over because the driver failed to dim his bright lights May 31 was arrested on charges of resisting an officer, possession of cocaine, possession of drug equipment and destroying evidence after she tried to eat the cocaine.
Jun 25, 2021
Deputies commandeer pontoon boat to arrest swimming, fleeing suspect
A 36-year-old man who tried to swim away from Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies was captured when the officers commandeered a pontoon boat and took him into custody in the middle of the Santa Rosa Sound.
Jun 24, 2021
‘Hostile’ woman hurls racial slurs, genital comments at arresting deputy
A woman being picked up on a misdemeanor warrant earned herself two additional charges – one of them a felony – when she made threats against the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputy who served the warrant.
Jun 21, 2021
Report: Crime drops again in Santa Rosa County
In a county that grew by more than 5,000 residents, the total crime index for Santa Rosa decreased by just over 8%, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2020 Annual Uniform Crime Report.
Jun 20, 2021
Man mad at sister for beating niece breaks phone when she calls for help
A 34-year-old Navarre man was charged with obstructing justice after he broke his sister’s phone to keep her from calling the police.
Jun 18, 2021
Deputy finds knife on floorboard, suspect says he’s been looking for that
A convicted felon who ran a stop sign with drugs in his pocket and a dagger under his seat faces two felony and two misdemeanor charges.