The stories of the criminal justice officers in West Florida who died in the line of duty. Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Some-Gave-All-criminal-officers/dp/B0CJ45MZK4/ref=monarch_sidesheet By Mike Simmons A HeroThe feeling was somber…sad.A wave […]
An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons Dixie Jo – sounds like a name in a movie. That is a southern name. And Dixie
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons Andrew Cary Ellis was born on August 9, 1873, in Monroe County, Alabama. One of the
An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons Many older police departments contain generations of officers. Like Blue Bloods, it becomes a family
An excerpt from the book, Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons The first mention of it was in the July 20, 1954 edition of the Salt
By Mike Simmons Commitment: the state of being obligated or emotionally driven to do something, especially for moral reasons. When a person embarks on a career, is he or she
An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures” By Mike Simmons One of the most important positions a police officer can assume is trainer. Training is what passes policies
From the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures” By Mike Simmons Captain Raymond F. Shuttleworth: R. F. “Happy” Shuttleworth, was one of the best detectives the police department ever had, and
An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures” By Mike Simmons Changing of the Chiefs On December 30, 1994, members of the Pensacola Police Department stood in front of
An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures.” By Mike Simmons “Raise your right hand and repeat after me.” Those are the last words the chief of police says
