“Happy” Shuttleworth
February 9, 1894 – Milton Hershey established the Hershey Chocolate Company in Lancaster, PA. He probably never knew what a change in American culture his company would bring. In Pensacola, […]
Sweet Tea Murders
Pensacola Police
Police Inspections
When Crosby Hall was chief of police (1947-1962), He made a habit of holding inspections on a regular basis. Often the inspections were media events in which newspapers and television
Book Launch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2021 On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Pensacola Police Headquarters, 711 N. Hayne Street, Pensacola, Florida at 2:00 pm. Old Police Stories is proud
Pensacola Police
1908 Pensacola Police Rules
On January 22, 1908, a pocket-sized police manual was distributed to the force. A few of the orders and rules are interesting and bear repeating… Police officers cannot leave town
Sweet Tea Murders
The Police Truncheon
The name was first used in conjunction with police officers in the 1800s, but they have a long, interesting history. Their descendants are still carried by some Pensacola Police Officers
Books by Mike Simmons, Available on Amazon
Pensacola’s Finest paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Pensacolas-Finest-Pensacola-Police-Department/dp/1737109832/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Mike+Simmons&qid=1690838550&s=books&sr=1-2 Pensacola’s Finest ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Pensacolas-Finest-Pensacola-Police-Department-ebook/dp/B08RRZB9X7/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Mike+Simmons&qid=1690838550&s=books&sr=1-2 I’m a Dead Man paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Im-Dead-Man-Assassination-Pensacola/dp/B08VFPQJ1G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Mike+Simmons&qid=1690838550&s=books&sr=1-4 I’m a Dead Man ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Im-Dead-Man-Assassination-Pensacola-ebook/dp/B08VHW99XB/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Mike+Simmons&qid=1690838550&s=books&sr=1-4 Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Pensacolas-Finest-Pictures-photographic-Department/dp/B08ZQGSL8Q/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1690838550&sr=1-11 Pensacola’s Finest in Pictures
Pensacola Police SWAT Team
The Special Weapons and Tactics team, which was created in 1975, consists of officers from within the department who are trained in special tactics for high-risk situations.How did it start?
John Wesley Hardin
Did you know that gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, old west gunslinger and outlaw, was captured in Pensacola? Hardin was infamous for shooting and killing 21 men, one for simply snoring
Five PPD Chiefs
Five PPD chiefs. This is the only photo containing five PPD chiefs together, along with four high-ranking officers. Seated l-r: Chief Drexel Caldwell (1962-1974), Chief James Davis (1974-1980). Standing: Captain
Sam Browne Belts
Sam Browne belts: Here is a 1938 photo of members of the Pensacola Police Department in front of the police station at 407 S. Jefferson Street (now the Pensacola Museum