Gotta Work
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 […]
Hoodooing
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
An Embarrassing Dilemma
By Mike Simmons Working in the jail is sometimes exciting, sometimes boring, but always interesting. There are many different areas to work. One of the most interesting places is the
The Kennedy Assassination
By Mike Simmons Did you know that there is a connection between the JFK assassination and Century, Florida? I will be speaking about it on Tuesday evening, June 17, at
Don’t miss PPD’s own Mike Wood this Monday!
By Mike Simmons “It had been about three minutes since anyone had seen Shakitha – three minutes under water…it didn’t look good. Mike raced to the spot and dove down,
Big Liza
By Mike Simmons The March 7, 1899, edition of the Pensacola News Journal reported that Eliza Paine, known as “Big Liza,” a notorious female hoodlum, who has been a terror
New Rules
By Mike Simmons On June 6, 1907, Frank Sanders took over as the Pensacola Police Marshal and Chief from previous Marshal Milton Frank. He immediately noticed no discipline or order
The birth of the Pensacola Police Explorers
By Mike Simmons Until recently, the Pensacola Police Explorers post was a cornerstone of the Pensacola Police Department. Explorers would not only be seen assisting with crowd control and ceremonies,
The 1911 Presentation
By Mike Simmons In the December 16, 1911, edition of the Pensacola News Journal, an article appeared entitled “Will Present Florida Crew with Gopher.” The article explained that, with the
Police Court: Monday, July 18, 1887
By Mike Simmons Monday, July 18, 1887 Police Court Arrests: Ada Castillo, fighting; fined $5 Maggie Hayes, fighting; fined $5 Nelse Johnson, drunk; fined $7.50 Malcolm Carmighel, drunk and disorderly;