New Book
The Cop Killer in the Red-Light District By Mike Simmons His crime spree stretched from Massachusetts to Florida, killing two police officers along the way. Then he made his mistake… […]
The Harpers – Commissioner & Captain
By Mike Simmons The community of Gonzalez, Florida stretches from Muscogee Road south to Ten Mile Road, and from Clear Creek and the UWF Bike Trails west to Eleven Mile
The Sheriff, Eleven Mile Creek, and Moonshining
By Mike Simmons If a person were to begin in downtown Pensacola and travel northwest, he would encounter a creek about eleven miles out. The name of the creek? Eleven
A View of the Pensacola Police Department in 1885
By Mike Simmons Picture this…The year is 1885. Grover Cleveland is inaugurated as President of the United States on March 4. On June 19, the disassembled Statue of Liberty arrives
End of Watch: The murder of Escambia County, Florida Deputy Joseph Gassman
End of Watch: Sunday, January 30, 1966 An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons On September 2, 1909, Joseph was born to Frank
Graduation!
Please join us for the graduation ceremony of George Stone Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Academy #69. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 6, at 7:00 PM, at the
Presentation in Baker
By Mike Simmons Please join me at the Baker Block Museum on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM. I will be speaking about one of my latest books, “He
Retention: Keeping young officers in the game
By Mike Simmons Retention: Keeping young officers in the game I had been looking for it, but it seemed like it would never come. Finally, one day, I opened the
Bear in a China Shop
By Mike Simmons The January 3, 1885, edition of the Pensacola Commercial contained the following: A bear in a China shop “A well-known citizen of Pensacola, familiarly called ‘Chips,’
The Modern 1923 Pensacola Police Force
By Mike Simmons Here is an interesting photo of the Pensacola Police Force, posing on the front steps of Pensacola City Hall, which is now the Pensacola Museum of History.