April 1, 2021
Human remains were found in the Blackwater River State Forest on Sunday have been identified as a missing 14-year old boy from Pace, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Cody Walker was reported missing on March 19 after last being seen on March 14.
On Sunday, an individual passing through the area located what appeared to be skeletal remains in a wooded area off Sandy Forest Road, south of the intersection of Highway 4 and Munson Highway.
“At this time, all indicators are leading Major Crimes Detectives to suspect this death was a homicide,” Sgt. Rich Aloy, SRSO public information officer, said. “The remains were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy/”
As the traffic nightmares from the Pensacola Bay Bridge outage continue, south Santa Rosa County drivers say they’re fed up with the increased traffic on U.S. 98 at rush hour times as detour routes on Avalon Boulevard create miles-long backups on the already busy thoroughfare.
The traffic, which is the worst in the morning, lunchtime and evening hours, consists of huge backlogs that can run from the left turn late at Avalon and U.S. 98 all the way into Gulf Breeze “proper,” or within the city limits. Since the Garcon Point Bridge is the designated detour route for drivers who would normally use the Pensacola Bay Bridge, drivers have no choice but to use Avalon or drive up further and use State Road 87.
Who s got the best K-9s? 72 police K-9s from 20 agencies are in Pensacola to find out. Colin Warren-Hicks, Pensacola News Journal
A total of 72 German shepherd and Belgian Malinois dogs all law enforcement K-9s from 20 agencies in and around the Panhandle are congregating in Pensacola this week to show off their skills.
Every year, the United States Police Canine Association holds a regional certification competition in or near Northwest Florida, and the Pensacola Police Department is hosting the event this year.
Law enforcement K-9s are routinely recertified to stay up to code. During the certification process, K-9s undergo tests and perform challenges such as narcotics detection and apprehension drills before judges. The judges score the animals on their ability to complete the exercises and obey their human handlers commands.
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Woman accused of kidnapping 2 boys from Ponchatoula captured in Florida Shawntel Heck, 38, was arrested on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Santa Rosa County, Fla. (Source: Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff s Office) By WAFB Staff | March 3, 2021 at 5:10 AM CST - Updated March 8 at 4:01 PM
TANGIPAHOA PARISH (WAFB) - Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriffâs Office say a woman accused of kidnapping two boys from Ponchatoula, La. on Tuesday, March 2 has been apprehended after being on the run from law enforcement for two days.
The two boys were found safe by authorities in Florida on Wednesday, March 3 after an Amer Alert was issued for them earlier that day.