Local Motorcyclist Killed In Hit And Run Accident
The Panama City Police Department is investigating a hit and run traffic crash that involves the death of a motorcycle driver. The crash occurred on May 24, 2013, at approximately 10:15 pm,in the...
View ArticleDozier School Children Buried Like Animals: Judge Clears Path for Exhumations...
Panama City, Bay County, Florida Sunday, May 26, 2013 www.baycommunitynews.com By: Kevin Earl Wood, allunited@bellsouth.net You receive a court order that is titled “ORDER DENYING PETITION.” Bad...
View ArticleBCSO Arrests Armed Robbery Suspect
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of the man believed responsible for two armed robberies at a convenience store in Callaway. The first robbery occurred on May 20, the second robbery...
View ArticleJet Skis & Powered Boats Banned From Econfina Creek
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints of high-power watercraft being used in the Econfina Creek system and adjacent springs. Using any watercraft with an engine that exceeds...
View ArticleEbro Man Arrested After Shooting Into Car With Children
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced today the arrest of an Ebro man after he allegedly fired an air pistol numerous times at a vehicle while an adult woman and three children—two under the age of...
View ArticleBCSO Offering The Teen Driver Challenge Class
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office will offer Teen Driver Challenge classes all summer for Bay County teens with a valid Learners Permit or Drivers License. The Teen Driver Challenge instructs teens ages...
View ArticleBCSO Seeking Burglary Suspect
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the assistance of the public to identify a suspect who burglarized vehicles in the Preserve and the Bay Point subdivisions on Panama City Beach. The...
View ArticlePCPD Seeking Suspects In Boat Burglary
The Panama City Police Department is investigating a burglary to a boat that was docked in a slip near 239 E. Beach Drive on or about May 21, 20 13. The burglary occurred during the night hours....
View ArticleBeach Man Shoots 10 Year Old And Himself In Attempted Murder-Suicide
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in reference to a shooting at 2508 Shady Oak Court at about 11:00 p.m. last evening, June 11, 2013. Deputies arrived to find Phillip Stephens dead at...
View ArticleScammer Poses As BCSO Investigator In Effort To Fleece Victims
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous calls today in reference to the latest twist on Identity Theft scams in Bay County. Complaints today have been in reference to phone calls placed...
View ArticleBSCO Asking For Help Identifying Credid Card Fraud Suspect
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a credit card fraud case. Video has been recovered of the suspect using the victim’s credit card to make several...
View ArticlePatronis Will Not Seek Another Term
TALLAHASSEE – Today, Governor Rick Scott issued the following statement on Representative Patronis’s decision to not pursue another term in the Legislature: Governor Rick Scott said, “Representative...
View Article2 Injured After Parasail Breaks Free From Boat
From The FWC Two Indiana teenagers were seriously injured in a parasailing accident Monday in Panama City Beach. Sidney Renea Good (DOB 03/17/96), Roanoake, Ind., and Alexis Fairchild, from Huntington,...
View ArticleHelp Find This Missing Teenager
The Lynn Haven Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a white female who has been reported missing and may possibly be endangered. Authorities are searching for Savannah...
View ArticleHelp plan the future of Apalachee WMA
A 10-year plan for the Apalachee Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will be presented at a Wednesday, July 17, public hearing in Jackson County. People are invited to attend the 7 p.m. public hearing at...
View ArticleBalcony Fall Results In Tennessee Girls Death
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at the Regency Towers on Thomas Drive today at about 4 p.m. in reference to a balcony fall. Deputies arrived and discovered a twenty-two year old...
View Article2 Killed In Overnignt Shooting, Suspect Killed (Update)
The Panama City Police Department continues the investigation of a shooting incident that occurred on July 7, 2013, at approximately 10:45 pm at the Courtyard Marriott located at 905 E. 23rd Place in...
View ArticleBCSO Seeking Suspects
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is working multiple vehicle burglary cases in the Dolphin Bay subdivision located on Wildwood Drive on Panama City Beach. Video footage has been obtained from the area...
View ArticleMissing 12 Year Old Pulled From Water On Beach (UPDATE) Drowns
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call yesterday shortly after five p.m. originally in reference to a missing juvenile. The call was then changed to that of a swimmer in distress when...
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