Woman arrested for prostitution in Navarre
A woman was arrested in Navarre on Saturday after making contact with undercover investigators and soliciting sexual acts.
Navarre men victims in FWB shooting
An armed robbery attempt gone bad cost one Navarre man his life and left another injured in a shooting in Fort Walton Beach late last week.
Two arrested for HBTS car burglaries
Two arrests have been made involving a series of car burglaries that occurred in the Holley by the Sea area. According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office report, officers spotted Nathan Gifford, 20, and his accomplice Michaela Read, 22, at 4 a.m. Monday in a white vehicle at the Tom Thumb located at Highway 98 and Coral Street, after receiving reports of a suspicious individual breaking into cars.
Suspect arrested on sexual battery charges
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit recently completed an investigation and arrested Brian Keith Simmons Sr.
Circle K robbery suspects nabbed
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office was able to connect suspects arrested after robbing a Circle K store on Barrancas Avenue in Pensacola with two other Circle K robberies in the Milton area.
Navarre Man Gets Probation for Killing Hunting Dog
James Sousa, 49, of the 6800 block of Water Street in Navarre has been sentenced to one year of probation and a year’s suspension of his hunting license after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of cruelty and leaving a carcass.
Navarre Turf employee robbed at gunpoint
Navarre Turf was robbed last Saturday morning by a man who came in, pulled his shirt over his head and demanded money.
Santa Rosa teacher arrested when meeting student for sex
Santa Rosa County teacher Robert Todd Crutchfield, 42, apparently traveled to meet a 14-year-old former student for sex June 14 at Florida Town Park in Pace. Instead, he was arrested by law enforcement officers.
Pace man arrested for murder in New Hampshire
A man living in Pace and apprehended and booked into Santa Rosa County jail on Wednesday will be moving to a different jail in a different state to face murder charges.
Sandy Bottoms manager arrested for underage alcohol sale
The manager of a business occupying county-owned property on Navarre Beach was arrested on a misdemeanor charge for selling alcohol to a minor during a late March transaction. The incident took place March 29 in the presence of a Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office detective at Sandy Bottoms, a convenience store located at 8228 Gulf Boulevard and operated by Dorothy Slye, who is also the current manager of the Navarre Beach Pier, another county-owned property.












