

End of Watch: The Death of Santa Rosa Sheriff Bart Broxson
The Family Legacy It was never going to work. He was an outsider, and being an outsider in Santa Rosa County, Florida in the 1950s meant that there was no

Making too much noise!
John Wesley Hardin, who was arrested in Pensacola in 1878, is known as one of the most notorious gunslingers in the history of the old west. It is said that

Good Police Work
Good police work – it happens. There are some very wise officers who often know just what to do. As a result, many bad guys go to jail. But, sometimes

End of Watch: Sergeant Ray Dykes III
Sergeant Ray Dykes III Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Florida End of Watch Thursday, December 9, 2020 Ray Dykes had many aspects of his life. He was one of those guys

Elizabeth Báthory “The Blood Countess”
1560-1614 Hungary Early Life 1560 Hungary saw constant wars, the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, which lasted from 1526 to 1568. Hungary was being split into three different territories, all of which saw

A Hero of a Man
End of Watch: Donald Cook, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Florida End of Watch Saturday, December 3, 1988 They don’t come along often – heroes. Usually, they exist, right alongside, shoulder-to-shoulder with

A Tradition of Excellence
From the book, “Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures,” available on Facebook “Raise your right hand and repeat after me.” Those are the last words the chief of police says to a

It’s More Than Just Doing Their Jobs
The Heroic Story of the Rescue of Marion and Mary Lou Williamson From the book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon Marion and Mary Lou Williamson were pillars

Dueling in Pensacola
Dueling in Pensacola From the book: Pensacola’s Finest, available on Amazon By Mike Simmons The story of men having differences with other men and settling them is as old as
