Pensacola Police

By Mike Simmons This photo shows six police chiefs and three command level officers, more brass than any other Pensacola Police Photo. Seated l-r: Chief Drexel Caldwell (1962-1974), Chief James […]

By Mike Simmons “It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Superman!” Sgt. Al Fryer has done it all. He worked in Patrol, Field Training, Tac Squad, Investigations, the SWAT team…all of it!

By Mike Simmons I remember as a young officer thinking how bad I had it. We wore polyester pants and a shirt, drove small Dodge Diplomats, and had AM-only radios.

By Mike Simmons In 1977, a young family – dad, mom, and two little girls, lived in a cute house on the east side of Pensacola. Like all young families,

By Mike Simmons It is known as Patrol Wagon, Paddy Wagon, Pie Wagon, Selden Wagon, Electric Wagon, Quincy Wagon, Transport Vans and a few others. But all of them are

By Mike Simmons On Thursday, November 2, 1950, the Pensacola News Journal began the “Officer of the Year” contest sponsored by the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce. This one was of

An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon On October 15, 1923, The Pensacola News Journal reported that Captain Ernest Ellis Harper was appointed chief to replace Mose

An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures,” available on Amazon The Telecommunications section, formerly and still popularly known as Dispatch, is the heart of any department, and the