Category: crime

On Saturday morning, Milton resident Elbert Merrick III drove his red Jeep Cherokee to 179 Peoria Boulevard in Crestview. According to State Attorney Bill Eddins, he was there to pick up some items b…

Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office reports on January 22 at 9:45 p.m. deputies responded to a 911 call in reference to an armed robbery at the Exxon Express located on Highway 87 near the intersection of I-…

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Report

On Thursday, January 21st,  just after midnight, deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Tom Thumb, located at 2695 Hwy 87. The 911 call was reference to a robbery…

Update as of 4:11 p.m.:  A Milton woman was found dead in a home on Palomino Street early Wednesday after someone placed an anonymous 911 call around 7 a.m.
The call was likely made from a track ph…

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Report

Gulf Power is warning its customers of a continuing scam in which area businesses received calls from a person claiming to represent Gulf Power and demanding payment — or their electric service would…

Winston Swiney is seeking answers in finding his son, Steven, who reportedly went missing from his residence in the Bagdad area of Milton last November.
Winston, who currently lives and works in Ch…

Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Report

Shawn Thomas Stuller, 27, was sentenced on Thursday by a Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge to 20 years in state prison as a habitual felony offender.
According to the press release from the State Att…