Report: Man steals, consumes multiple energy drinks during shoplifting trip
A 22-year-old Gulf Breeze man was charged with felony theft after allegedly putting high priced items into reusable shopping bags at the Gulf Breeze Walmart, as well as drinking multiple energy drinks without paying for most of them.
Woman found ‘cocooned’ on park bench charged with drug possession
A 29-year-old woman found sleeping on a bench in Navarre Park was arrested after a Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office noticed drug paraphernalia in her purse while she was looking for her license.
Intoxicated man charged with aggravated battery repeatedly tells deputy, ‘No problems’
A man found lying in a front yard bleeding profusely from a wound on the back of his head had to be flown to the hospital for medical assistance March 28.
‘Nick Ask Navarre’ asks undercover officer for sex instead
A 28-year-old Navarre man operating under the username “Nick ask Navarre” has been charged with obscene communication to seduce a child and using a two-way device to facilitate a felony.
Angry woman slams door on child’s hand
A 32-year-old Mobile native fled her partner’s home in Navarre March 22 after an argument turned physical toward a child who lives there.
Shirtless screaming man triggers complaints
A man caught running down a road in Gulf Breeze shirtless, screaming and making no sense was wrestled into custody by Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies. He was also soaking wet, the report said.
Man spits on, kicks and threatens deputy
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies called to Crescent Wood Road in Navarre on March 11 arrived to find four pit bulls and two men on a flat-bed trailer armed with wood boards. One of the dogs was snarling and barking and the men appeared afraid, the deputy noted.
Man yells in English that he doesn’t speak English
Richard Shearl, a 37-year-old Gulf Breeze man, was charged with resisting an officer, fleeing from an officer and driving under the influence after a deputy following him observed numerous unsafe behaviors.


