Chartwell employee arrested for indecent exposure
September 4, 2025
A Chartwell’s employee has been arrested for indecent exposure. Chartwell’s is the food service provider for Santa Rosa County District Schools.
Religious leaders charged for forced-labor, money-laundering scheme
September 2, 2025
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced-labor and money-laundering con-spiracy that victimi…
Arrest sparks questions about school access
August 13, 2025
The arrest of a Gulf Breeze man for child pornography possession has stirred up anger and calls for accountability in the Gulf Breeze community.
Matthew McChesney, 18, is charged with 20 counts…
Gulf Breeze High School teacher arrested for inappropriate relationship with a student
July 30, 2025
Gulf Breeze High School teacher Molly Mersereau was arrested July 29 following the Gulf Breeze Police Department’s investigation of a Crime Stoppers tip.
Florida AG, U.S. Marshal announce rescue of 60 missing children in Tampa
June 23, 2025
June 23, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined the U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Florida William Berger to announce the rescue of 60 children as part of Operation Dragon Eye in th…
Navarre Beach Bridge crash leads to DUI arrest, serious injuries
June 6, 2025
A crash on Navarre Beach Causeway over Memorial Day weekend left one person seriously injured and another person in handcuffs.
Saturday, May 24, at 9:50 p.m., a pickup truck was traveling in the…
Arrest made in $850,000 grand theft case
May 29, 2025
The Milton Police Department has arrested Mohamed Bakayoko in connection with a large-scale fraud investigation that resulted in the theft of $852,983.06 from the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & C…
Sheriff: Woman rescued after being held against her will in Navarre
May 29, 2025
A note left in a bathroom likely saved a woman’s life.
Man who barricaded himself inside Navarre home had warrant from Milton PD
May 12, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Gary Stephen Altieri, 50, after a brief standoff on Morella Street in Navarre. Altieri had reportedly barricaded himself inside a…
Navarre woman sentenced for murder plot of her child’s father
May 2, 2025
Rachiel Moore, 27, is heading to prison for the rest of her life.
The Navarre woman was sentenced to life in prison without parole, April 24, for setting up the murder of her child’s father, 24-…