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.
Jun 17, 2021
Man asks domestic battery victim for ride, she says yes
A 40-year-old Gulf Breeze man was charged with violating his pre-trial release conditions after deputies arrested him and the victim, both of whom had suspended driver’s licenses, in a car heading down U.S. Highway 98.
Jun 16, 2021
Airman ‘accidentally’ shoots hole in bathroom wall at bar
A 24-year-old staff sergeant at Hurlburt Field was arrested this month for an April incident in which he accidentally shot the bathroom wall at Windjammers Bar.
Jun 13, 2021
Woman insists on bringing purse (with drugs inside) to Sheriff’s Office
A woman accused of knocking her husband into the bathtub area while trying to keep him from recording their argument on his cell phone received an additional charge after insisting she bring her purse with her to the Sheriff’s Office.