Correctional Officer Joe William Heddy, Jr. Escambia County Department of Corrections, Florida End of Watch Saturday, June 17, 2017 On today’s date five years ago, Correctional Officer Joe Heddy suffered a […]
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Florida End of Watch Monday, June 16, 1958 Deputy Adams was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. The shooting occurred when Deputy Adams
From the book, “Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon. As the town approached the 20th century, law and order took a turn for the worse on June 1, 1899. Officer John
On the night of October 29, 1946, Pensacola Police Officers Ed Lawhorn, W. E. Dickson and Louis Champa responded to an illegal gambling game complaint. Such complaints were not uncommon
First Pensacola, Florida police car. In November 1913, discussion and approval took place at the regular meeting of the city commissioners regarding allowing for $600 for an automobile for Chief
From the book “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures,” available on Amazon. The first photo is just after delivery of unfinished 1961 Dodge Polara Police Cars at the Pensacola, Florida Police Department.
On today’s date – April 22 – in 1895, Theodore Cunningham went on trial for the murder of Mary Sellers. The scene today is a quiet street that transitions from
By Mike Simmons Newsflash – Police work is always changing. Wow, nobody knew that…of course, everyone knows that. With each new change in our culture, technology and communities, policing changes
If you drove east about ½ hour from Niagara Falls, you would find yourself in the town of Pendleton, New York, a small rural town that was established in the
From the book “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures” Corpus Delecti. What is it? A loose translation is concrete evidence. For a homicide detective, that often means that to charge someone with
