Man claimed to be homeless to gain trust of 95-year-old victim to assault and rob him in his home

BAY COUNTY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Michael Eugene Smith yesterday. Smith is a suspect in a Home Invasion Robbery and the subsequent theft of the…

Body found at Jetties State Park identified

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of FWC and the United States Coast Guard, recovered the body of a white male earlier this week from the rocks at the jetties…

Man charged after dragging woman from vehicle while she tried to flee

PANAMA CITY, FL – A Panama City man is charged with false imprisonment and battery after dragging a female victim as she tried to flee from his vehicle. Officers with the Panama…

Two Bay County Men Convicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee has convicted Brian Joins, 51, and Joshua Webb, 38, both of Panama City, Florida for the offenses of conspiracy to possess with intent to…

Swimmer missing off coast of Pelican Walk Condos

PANAMA CITY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call reporting four distressed swimmers this afternoon in Gulf waters behind The Pelican Walk. Two of the swimmers managed to…

Porche joyrider charged after killing 59-year-old driver

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The man responsible for the fatal February traffic crash on Highway 98 in Walton County has turned himself in on felony charges. Tuesday, June 22nd Lawrence Breton Cowart, 32,…

ICE HSI, international law enforcement partners arrest over 85 in Operation Protected Childhood 8

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in collaboration with Brazil Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) Secretariat for Integrated Operations (SEOPI) Cyber Laboratory, executed phase eight…

Willie Robertson wanted for carjacking

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies and officers from surrounding agencies spent the night monitoring the area of Walton County between County Highway 395 and Inlet Beach along the…

Suspect stole officer’s gun and struck him, then he was shot

PANAMA CITY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the suspect involved in the officer-involved shooting Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at the Gazebo area of the…

Family watches, records as tornado came at them from the Gulf of Mexico

A waterspout that formed in the Gulf of Mexico made landfall as a family initially watched it from their balcony. The waterspout rushed passed their building throwing debris is furniture from their…

Surfside Middle School Gun Report was swatting hoax

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Police were called to the Surfside Middle School in Panama Beach on Wednesday in reference to a call of a student inside the building with a gun.…

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Spring breaker dies after parachute fails to open in hotel balcony base jump

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fl. – A spring breaker in Panama City Beach is dead after jumping from the balcony of the 14th floor of his beach resort hotel. WMBB reported that last…

Cocaine trafficking couple spends Valentine’s Day in jail

PANAMA CITY, FL – Bay County Sheriff’s Officers made reservations for a cell for two on Valentine’s Day after arresting this couple on Highway 230. During a routine traffic stop officers suspected…

38 Arrested in Florida for Preying Upon Children Using Xbox, Instagram and Social Media Accounts

BAY COUNTY, FL – Thirty-eight people were arrested in a week-long online operation in Bay County Florida. Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced today the details of Operation Watchdog, a week-long undercover…

Police arrest suspicious man with gun, sleeping outside gas station

PANAMA CITY, FL – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a man who was passed out near a gas station with a firearm exposed. Police report that on…

Sheriff’s Office Says Suspect in Bay County Double Homicide Was a Transient

BAY COUNTY, FL – Today at a press conference, Sheriff Tommy Ford outlined the details of an investigation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office which resulted in the arrest of Ruez Hicks,…

Ambulance joy ride lands 51-year-old in jail for Grand Theft Auto

PANAMA CITY, FL – A joyride in an ambulance led to a grand theft auto arrest on Monday afternoon. The Panama City Police Department was notified around 3:30 p.m. Monday regarding the…

Woman being beat by boyfriend choked him out, killed him, according to police

JACKSON COUNTY, FL – On Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at approximately 5:35 p.m. the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female stating that she and her boyfriend had…

Florida gunmen randomly shoot at drivers on I-79 later stating, “It’s time to go to war.”

EBRO, FL – Gunmen stopped their cars in the middle of intersections, according to police to lure victims into their kill zone. The shooting began after midnight on Route 20 in Washington…

Little Rock Youth Pastor Transported Children Across State Lines for Sex

LITTLE ROCK – A former Little Rock youth pastor pleaded guilty today to transporting minors across state lines for the purpose of unlawful sexual activity. Robert Shiflet, 50, now of Denton, Texas,…

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