Fatal crash leads to DUI manslaughter charge
A Pace man is facing a DUI manslaughter charge after a car accident that killed one woman and injured another Sunday night.
Police: Employee stole $4.6K from elderly victim
A 24-year-old Gulf Breeze woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole $4,600 from an elderly person while working at The Blake, an assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze.
Gulf Breeze man facing battery charge
Adam Thomas Patton, 35, of the 3700 block of Monopoly Court, Gulf Breeze, was arrested Aug. 12 on one charge of battery and one charge of resisting an officer, following a domestic disturbance.
2 face charges for allegedly shooting wildlife officer
Florida Panhandle authorities say the two men responsible for shooting a wildlife officer during a violent struggle Friday also tried to repeatedly run him over with his patrol boat.
Navarre man arrested in shooting
A Navarre man was arrested July 29 in connection with a shooting in West Okaloosa County that seriously injured a Fort Walton Beach man.
Man breaks car window to rescue child
On Saturday, July 11, Santa Rosa County deputies were dispatched to the Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart on U.S. 98 for a complaint of a child locked in a vehicle with the windows closed.
Brothers face life, 20 years for Navarre burglary
A 21-year-old Pensacola man is facing life in prison after a Santa Rosa County jury convicted him of multiple burglary and gun charges.
Woman admits to throwing kittens out of moving car
A Navarre woman is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after admitting to throwing kittens out of her moving vehicle.
Man lived with mother’s decomposed body
A Pace man was charged June 25 for not reporting his mother’s death after police discovered her badly decomposed body in the home they shared during a May 13 welfare check.
Accused child molester still on the run
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Derrick Christopher Smith, 22, of the 2200 block of Estates Circle in Navarre, in relation to an active felony warrant for the molestation of a juvenile under 12 years of age.












