An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon. By Mike Simmons Anthony Edward “Tony” Forgione was born on August 21, 1974, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. By his […]
by Mike Simmons Many people know what an intoxilyzer is. It is the instrument that measures the amount of alcohol a person has on his or her breath. It is
By Mike Simmons On July 18, 1993, Pensacola News Journal Correspondent Cindy West wrote an article that told the tale of a man whose judgment came into question. Pensacola Police
The murder of Escambia County (FL) deputy Jeremy Cassady End of Watch: July 15, 2025 All he ever wanted to be was a law enforcement officer, just like his father,
Pensacola’s most colorful mayor By Mike Simmons Vélez-Málaga, Spain is a small town on the southern edge of Spain, about a mile from the Alboran Sea. In the 1700s, it
Pensacola’s Escape Artist In 1827, the Old Spanish Trail had been around for a long time…since the Spanish were in West Florida in 1559! It was the only road from
Taken from “A Tradition of Excellence,” available on Amazon. By Mike Simmons Since the beginning of law enforcement, training was handled by the veteran officer training the new guy. It
By Mike Simmons As the old saying goes, “With some criminals, outthinking them isn’t hard; it makes police officers look good!” Such was the case early Monday morning, December 8,
By Mike Simmons Everyone who has been a local police officer is probably aware…July 4 is not a day off. There are exceptions, of course, but many officers and police
By Mike Simmons “Some time ago,” said Virginia, pointing toward James Cook’s photo, “that man and a woman friend poisoned my sister, Rosa Lee!” “So you got revenge on him
