Gulf Breeze Police Report – January 20, 2017
Gulf Breeze Police Report – January 20, 2017
Gulf Breeze Police stayed busy this past week making numerous drug-related arrests in the city limits. Tuesday, January 10 At the 50 block of U.S. Highway 98, a traffic stop for speeding led to the arrest of the driver of the vehicle for DUI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Tennessee man, William Fletcher, 22, … read more
SRCSO gets new recruit
SRCSO gets new recruit
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has a new deputy, and he’s not what you’d expect. He doesn’t have handcuffs strapped to his waist, although he does wear some law enforcement gear. The recruit is a Dutch Shepherd named Ziggy. On Tuesday, the recruit officially started his career with the sheriff’s office, where he is … read more
Navarre woman charged with child neglect
Navarre woman charged with child neglect
A Navarre woman was slapped with Child Neglect charges on Tuesday after she left her young children unattended for an hour while she went to pay rent. The woman, 26-year-old Rachael Staples, was charged with one count of felony Child Neglect after she allegedly left her three children alone in her home back on January … read more
Man charged with sexual assault
Man charged with sexual assault
A Pensacola man was arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor and forcing the minor to perform sexual acts on him. Some of the alleged acts happened in south Santa Rosa County neighborhoods including Holley-by-the Sea. After getting a statement from the victim, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year-old Richard James … read more
GB man allegedly took nude photos of woman, sent them to his friends
GB man allegedly took nude photos of woman, sent them to his friends
A Gulf Breeze man was placed behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail last Wednesday after a woman came forward alleging the man took naked photos of her unknowingly and sent them to his friends via text message. Following their investigation, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office apprehended the man, 31-year-old John Baird of Quail … read more
GB man arrested for burglary
GB man arrested for burglary
A 29-year-old Gulf Breeze man was arrested for Burglary and four counts of Larceny after he allegedly broke into his own neighbor’s home last month and stole a gun, several pieces of sports memorabilia and a credit card. During a nearly month-long investigation, law enforcement officials were able to positively ID the suspect, Kyle Kochelek, … read more
Navarre residents brag about home burglary, get arrested
Navarre residents brag about home burglary, get arrested
A Navarre High School student who bragged to another student about “robbing” an individual’s home with his 20-year-old brother got his brother arrested for Burglary and Grand Theft after an investigation determined the duo collectively stole over $2,300 worth of items from an area home, including a gun. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s … read more
GBPD, SRSO apprehend burglar in GB Proper
GBPD, SRSO apprehend burglar in GB Proper
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted Gulf Breeze Police in capturing a home burglar who broke into a residence in Gulf Breeze Proper on Monday. At around 3:30 p.m. that day, GBPD was dispatched to a location on Navarre Street in reference to a residential burglary in process. The caller advised dispatch … read more
Gulf Breeze man allegedly punches girlfriend
Gulf Breeze man allegedly punches girlfriend
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested late last Tuesday night and charged with Battery after his girlfriend called 9-1-1 to report that he had punched her in the nose during an argument. Dispatch advised Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies that the victim called 9-1-1 and told the dispatcher that her boyfriend “jumped on her and … read more
GBPD warns residents of scam
GBPD warns residents of scam
Gulf Breeze Police is warning residents of an ongoing scam regarding a fee for local middle school students. The message, which has numerous grammatical errors, has been sent around to local residents. The message states that students enrolled in the “santarosa middle school system” have to pay $100 per semester as part of a usage … read more
