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Gulf Breeze Police Report: March 10, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by From Staff Reports

  • Gulf Breeze Police Report: March 10, 2017

    With Spring Break in full swing, Gulf Breeze Police officers had their hand full with calls in Gulf Breeze Proper over the past week. Tuesday, Feb. 28 At the 100 block of U.S. Highway 98, a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation led to the arrest (Notice to Appear) of the vehicle’s operator for Possession … read more

  • GB man charged with animal abuse

    Posted on March 9, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • GB man charged with animal abuse

    A Gulf Breeze man was charged with animal conservation charges after he allegedly taped the family dog’s mouth shut with duct tape. The 23-year-old suspect, Michael Bourgeois, was arrested on Monday and charged with animal conservation. A family member inside of the Highpoint Drive household in Gulf Breeze Proper grew concerned back on Jan. 25 … read more

  • Man arrested for Battery on wife

    Posted on March 9, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Man arrested for Battery on wife

    A Navarre man was charged with Battery on his wife after she alleged he choked her to a point where her face turned red and she couldn’t breathe. The suspect, Michael Disette, 53, was arrested following the investigation and charged with Committing Battery by Strangulation, a third degree felony, and placed behind bars in Santa … read more

  • Navarre woman charged with Aggravated Battery at Navarre Beach bar

    Posted on March 9, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Navarre woman charged with Aggravated Battery at Navarre Beach bar

    A Navarre woman was slapped with an Aggravated Battery charge back on Feb. 24 after she allegedly hit a woman in the head with a beer bottle at Juana’s Pagodas on Navarre Beach. The suspect, 38-year-old Christina Chapman, was arrested for the second degree felony following the alleged incident and put behind bars in Santa … read more

  • Man charged with Battery, DUI, Child Neglect

    Posted on March 9, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Man charged with Battery, DUI, Child Neglect

    A Pensacola man was slapped with Battery, DUI and Child Neglect charges last Wednesday after he was caught attempting to drive out of a south Santa Rosa County apartment complex intoxicated with a child in the back seat of his vehicle. The suspect, 27-year-old Jonathon Forrister was slapped with the charges and placed behind bars … read more

  • Rice indicted by Escambia County jury

    Posted on March 2, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Rice indicted by Escambia County jury

    The woman who rode along with a quintuple murder suspect will face more charges out of Escambia County and will face her fate in Pensacola. A grand jury handed down an indictment on Tuesday for Mary Rice, 37, for First Degree Murder in the death of Kayla Crocker and Accessory After the Fact. After being … read more

  • Report: Man pointed shotgun in father’s face

    Posted on March 2, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Report: Man pointed shotgun in father’s face

    A Gulf Breeze man was charged with a third degree felony last Thursday after he allegedly pointed a barrel of a shotgun at his own father’s face and stated “I’m going to shoot you”. The suspect, 30-year-old Scott Kapusciak, was arrested after being found with the loaded shotgun and was charged with Aggravated Assault With … read more

  • Woman arrested for “aggressively poking” someone at Walmart

    Posted on March 2, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Woman arrested for “aggressively poking” someone at Walmart

    A Gulf Breeze woman was slapped with a Battery charge after a woman came forward alleging the suspect “aggressively” poked her with her finger while she was shopping at the Navarre Walmart. The suspect, Angie Beck, 35, was later arrested and put behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail for the misdemeanor. According to the … read more

  • Intoxicated Navarre man arrested for Battery, Resisting an Officer

    Posted on March 2, 2017 by Mat Pellegrino

  • Intoxicated Navarre man arrested for Battery, Resisting an Officer

    A Navarre man was slapped with two misdemeanor charges last Tuesday night after he allegedly hit a woman so hard that it caused her eye to swell up and bruise. The suspect, 51-year-old Paul Pugh, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail following the investigation and charged with misdemeanor Battery and Resisting an Officer Without … read more

  • Scammers targeting Gulf Power customers

    Posted on March 2, 2017 by From Staff Reports

  • Scammers targeting Gulf Power customers

    Scammers are continuing to target Gulf Power customers in a scheme where business owners and residential customers receive calls from a person claiming to represent Gulf Power and demanding payment — or their electric service will be cut off. Gulf Power is continuing to work with area law enforcement in reporting these incidents, but the … read more