An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons End of Watch Wednesday, March 16, 1932 March 14, 1932: Finally! After four years as a firefighter, […]
March 13, 1984 By Mike Simmons Corporal Eric Streeter was shot and killed while following two escapees from the county jail. He had noticed the suspects driving in traffic and
By Mike Simmons Tuesday, November 27, 1979: Pensacola Bay “It’s…a human head…a girl’s head.” Freddie was a shrimper. He and his family worked the boat like a team. Today they
By Mike Simmons With a Fedora Here they are – the 1956 Pensacola Police Detective Bureau. Imagine…Suits (no sportcoats), ties (four-in-hand and bowties) – some with tie tacs or tie
End of Watch Monday, February 27, 1933 An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons At 2:15 PM on Tuesday, February 27, 1933, Sergeant William
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons James O’Hara is from Pensacola. He has roots here and he belongs here. He is part
By Mike Simmons His ancestors had been in Santa Rosa County since the early 1800s. They were some of the resilient pioneers that moved south and settled in the wild
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons He always knew what he wanted to be. He was born on April 28, 1887, in
By Mike Simmons In the Criminal Justice domain, there are many avenues that can be pursued. There are municipal, county, state and federal police officers, municipal, county, state and federal
By Mike Simmons The husband wakes up in the morning, puts the coffee on, showers, shaves and dresses for work. Then he goes outside and picks up the newspaper that
