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Report: Man who was “high” on Xanax arrested for battery

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Report: Man who was “high” on Xanax arrested for battery

    A Gulf Breeze man was arrested for Battery, Property Damage and Obstructing Justice after he allegedly went to Pensacola to get “high” on Xanax and then came home and choked and punched his live-in girlfriend on Monday. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies later apprehended the suspect, 29-year-old Nicholas Burke and placed him behind bars at … read more

  • Man caught on video stealing UPS packages

    Posted on May 4, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Man caught on video stealing UPS packages

    A Navarre man was caught on home surveillance video stealing two UPS packages containing over $600 worth of items in them. That man, later identified as 45-year-old Edward Barker, was apprehended by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday and charged with Grand Theft. According to the SRCSO arrest report, a resident on Anchor Drive … read more

  • Woman who stabbed mother over collard greens to be sentenced

    Posted on May 4, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Woman who stabbed mother over collard greens to be sentenced

    The Navarre woman who stabbed her mother over a bowl of collard green is facing up to 15 years in prison after a Santa Rosa County Jury found her guilty of Aggravated Battery on Wednesday. Kendra Sue Cohens, 42, attacked her mother with a butter knife last December after an argument started in the kitchen … read more

  • Report: Squatters make themselves at home in multi-million dollar beach residence

    Posted on April 27, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Report: Squatters make themselves at home in multi-million dollar beach residence

    A property management company employee helped local law enforcement track down two individuals who were spotted on surveillance camera earlier this month having a mini vacation in a multi-million dollar home on Navarre Beach. After a nearly week-long investigation, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office was able to track down the suspects, Regina Brickey, 45, … read more

  • Navarre woman arrested for battery on her boyfriend

    Posted on April 27, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Navarre woman arrested for battery on her boyfriend

    A Navarre woman was put behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail Monday morning after her boyfriend stated she punched him in the face during an argument. According to the SRCSO arrest report, deputies were dispatched to a home on Quail Roost Drive in Navarre late last Sunday night in reference to a disturbance. Upon … read more

  • Burglary suspects take police on wild ride

    Posted on April 25, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Burglary suspects take police on wild ride

    Two Navarre men are behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail after a man caught the two suspects burglarizing his RV on Augustus Road in Navarre early this morning.  Those suspects were later identified as Matthew Crawford Lynch, 30, and Walter William Blakeman, 36. Both men have prior arrests in Santa Rosa County.  According to the … read more

  • SRSO: Lock your doors

    Posted on April 20, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • SRSO: Lock your doors

    Lock your car doors. A simple message that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says is often ignored. And because it’s ignored, many locals are paying the price. “There’s always been vehicle burglaries,” said SRSO Public Information Officer Sgt. Rich Aloy. And those incidents have been popping up a lot more recently. But the burglaries … read more

  • Report: Man alleged he was tased by wife

    Posted on April 20, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Report: Man alleged he was tased by wife

    A Gulf Breeze woman was put behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail last week after her husband alleged she tased him during a heated argument. The suspect, 46-year-old Julia Gillan, was apprehended following the allegations and charged with misdemeanor Battery. She was later released from the county jail after posting $1,000 bond. According to … read more

  • Woman arrested for allegedly punching her father in the face

    Posted on April 20, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Woman arrested for allegedly punching her father in the face

    A father was allegedly “sucker punched” near his right eye by his own daughter after he tried to keep the teenager from hanging out with a group of people who he thought were up to no good. The woman, 19-year-old Marayah Sackett, of Gulf Breeze, was later arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery regarding the … read more