Crime Archive

Ervin Edward Gras, 73, of the 9100 block of Quail Roost Drive, was arrested May 8 on a first-degree felony charge of sexual assault by a custodian with a victim between the ages of 12 and 18 years old.

Lauren Wyatt West, 31, of the 8400 block of Gulf Boulevard, was arrested April 23 on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of battery after police responded to her Navarre Beach apartment in reference to a disturbance.

Okaloosa County Beach Safety personnel found a large bale of cocaine in the surf behind a Destin condominium complex on the Gulf Sunday at around 11:30 a.m.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam in which the perpetrator pretends to be a law enforcement officer.

Police are investigating a homicide after deputies discovered the body of a Milton man during a welfare check Thursday night.

Police were called March 25 the Gulf Breeze Post Office in reference to a suspicious package. A K-9 unit alerted on the package, which contained roughly 48 pounds of marijuana.

Police arrested a Louisiana man wanted in New Orleans for a double homicide after responding to a reported break-in in Milton on March 5.

Samuel Dwain Yates was arrested Feb. 25 on four counts of possession of child pornography by special agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Pensacola Regional Operations Center.

Marshall Shawn Dean, 36, of the 7500 block of Blackjack Circle, was arrested Feb. 26 on first-degree felony charges of aggravated child abuse and possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of school grounds, and a third-degree felony charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

A Navarre woman employed at Walgreens, 8220 Navarre Parkway, is facing a felony charge after police said she stole narcotics from the store’s pharmacy.