Pensacola Police

Police Harleys Three motorcycle officers standing in front of the police station at 40 S. Alcaniz circa 1957. Their motorcycles are early 1960s-era Harley-Davidson Panheads. The officers are l-r: Hilbert […]

The story of the interchange between Pensacola Police Officer Bruce Camacho and a desperate criminal. “You Shot Me!”        Bruce Camacho joined the Pensacola Police Department in 1986 as a

By Mike Simmons While it is well-known that police officers have traditionally walked a beat, driven motorcycles, cars and three wheelers, lesser-used vehicles are boats, scooters, ATVs, snowmobiles and…bicycles. Bicycles

By Mike Simmons In 1967, officers of the Pensacola Police Department underwent the first department training class in riot control. The chief, D.P. Caldwell, felt that not enough training was

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

By Mike Simmons Throughout history, there have consistently been a few tools that law enforcement officers have needed. One of those tools is transportation. Over the years, that has been

By Mike Simmons As I have researched through the old Pensacola Police records over the years, I have run across some interesting facts. Maybe by the customs of past times

By Mike Simmons He’s Got Your Back “A man ought to do what he thinks is best.”  -John Wayne Anyone who knew Captain George Underwood knew these things about him: He

By Mike Simmons In 1966, the Pensacola Police Department published a brochure for public relations. Here are the photos:

By Mike Simmons Shoot on Sight Eugene Forsyth was born on February 24, 1904 in Pensacola. Tragedy struck the Forsyth family when Eugene was two years old. His father, John,