The Arrest of John Wesley Hardin
From my book: “Pensacola’s Finest”, available on Amazon *Note: There are many versions of the following incident and many agencies said to have captured the famous killer. Most of them […]
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“I’m a Dead Man”
From the book “I’m a Dead Man” – The JFK assassination and the unsolved murder in Pensacola They were after him and he knew it. He said to his brother,
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The Oath
From my book “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures” “Raise your right hand and repeat after me.” Those are the last words the chief of police says to a new officer before
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Pensacola Police Cruisers
Police cars are the most common form of transportation for law enforcement officers. Horses, electric streetcars, horses, and buggies have also been used over the years, but not near as
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The Pensacola Police Motor Unit
The first motorcycle purchased for police work occurred when the Detroit, MI Police Department purchased a Harley-Davidson in 1908. The Pensacola Police Department purchased its first motorcycle, also a Harley-Davidson,
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“Partner, don’t even turn around.”
An excerpt from my latest book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest.” Most anyone who grew up on the west side of downtown Pensacola, Florida knows the name Gaudet. Beginning from their
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Sharpstuff USA
Pick up a copy of Mike Simmons books at Sharpstuff USA! ‘Pensacola’s Finest: the story of the Pensacola Police Department‘ in hardback (40) or paperback (25) ‘I’m a Dead Man’
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The Pensacola Police Department Firearms Training
Officers have been honing their shooting skills for many years. Early reports of Pensacola Police officers at firearms training goes back into the early 1900s. The earliest known shooting range