Task Force catch wanted Santa Rosa sex offender
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force in Pensacola coordinated the arrest of a convicted sex offender who has been sought by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office and the Task Force for...
View ArticleMan arrested for lewd lascivious behavior
Harold Mitchell Merchant III, 38, of Gulf Breeze was arrested Nov. 27 bySanta Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleTwo vehicles collide at Fox Den
First responders are cleaning up a two-car motor vehicle accident at Fox Den Drive and U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre.
View ArticleHurlburt airman killed in motorcycle accident
A staff sergeant assigned to Hurlburt Field was killed in a motorcycle accident at 1:20 p.m. Dec. 5 in Mary Esther.
View ArticleMother, daughter sentenced in Catyb death
Briana Cherie Henderson, 15, and her mother Apryl Tucker, 37, of Navarre were sentenced today on charges that arose out of a May 31 crash on U.S. Highway 98 and Edgewood Drive that claimed the life of...
View ArticleTwo injured in motorcycle accident
Two Navarre residents were injured in a motorcycle accident near Andorra Street.
View ArticleOfficial: 27 dead in Conn. school shooting
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school Friday in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said.
View ArticleCar fire under investigation
Holley-Navarre Fire District responded to a car fire at 1 a.m. this morning on PGA Boulevard in Holley by the Sea.
View ArticleSheriff’s Office gets new information officer
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new public information officer effective Jan. 5.
View ArticleOne injured in morning house fire
Firefighters responded to a residential house fire early Dec. 28 that resulted in one man being injured.
View ArticleMan arrested in Helen Back stabbing
Joseph Canet, 36, of Navarre was arrested Dec. 26 for aggravated battery after allegedly cutting someone outside of Helen Back Again in Navarre.
View ArticleBiker charged in beach collision
Florida Highway Patrol charged James Cody, 64, of Navarre Beach with not having insurance while not wearing a helmet on Dec. 31 after his motorcycle collided with a car on White Sands Boulevard.
View ArticleTwo injured in hydroplaning accident
Florida Highway Patrol charged Charles Taylor Wentz, 21, of Gulf Breeze with driving too fast for conditions on Jan. 1 after his vehicle hydroplaned on U.S. Highway 98.
View ArticleBurglar runs from deputies
Marc Jackson, 32, of Navarre was arrested Dec. 24 for burglary of an occupied residence, battery, resisting an officer without violence and resisting an officer with violence.
View ArticleWoman arrested for battery and burglary
Kaysea Waite, 25, of Gulf Breeze was arrested Dec. 24 for domestic violence battery, criminal mischief and burglary after trying to deliver Christmas presents to her children.
View ArticlePrescribed burn on Eglin
Eglin AFB has one aerial prescribed burn planned between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., in burn block 301B (TTA: G-1/G-24).
View ArticleHurlburt Airman found deceased
An Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing was found deceased Jan. 8 in Troy, Mont.
View ArticleVehicle burglary suspects arrested
On Jan. 13, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office received information regarding suspicious activity on Navarre Beach and responded to the 7600 block of Gulf Boulevard.
View ArticleElevated risk of rip currents along coast
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) officials remind residents and visitors to stay alert and use caution at the beach, as an elevated risk of rip currents is expected along much of...
View ArticleNavarre man convicted of aggravated battery
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Timothy Donald Helton, 43, of Navarre was convicted of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm and battery by a Santa Rosa...
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