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From the book “Some Gave All,” coming soon on Amazon. He was known as a gentlemanly officer. In early February 1938, Officer Green heard about the young 6-year-old girl in […]

The death of Escambia County, Florida Deputy Joseph Gassman Deputy Sheriff Joseph Gassman was born in 1910 in Pensacola and he grew up in the same town. In his heart

Two important events occurred when John was 28 years old. First, in 1915, a new county was formed from Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Okaloosa County was created. Further, Governor

By Mike Simmons From the book, “Some Gave All,” coming soon on Amazon. On Saturday night, January 19, 1974, Vernon Cooper and Steve Ellis pulled an armed robbery at the

from the book “Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon One of the darkest days – perhaps the darkest day – in the story of the historic Pensacola Police Officer occurred on

Okaloosa County, Department of Corrections, Florida End of Watch Friday, January 1, 2021 “Officer Jason Goen was effortlessly kind, receptive, supportive and naturally gifted as an officer,” said a co-worker. But

December 26, 1908  William Thomas Etheridge was born in July 30, 1851 in Conecuh County, Alabama.  On November 12, 1871, he married Nannie Bradley in his home county.  To this

The Family Legacy It was never going to work. He was an outsider, and being an outsider in Santa Rosa County, Florida in the 1950s meant that there was no

Sergeant Ray Dykes III Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Florida End of Watch Thursday, December 9, 2020 Ray Dykes had many aspects of his life. He was one of those guys