FWC DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
FIELD OPERATIONS
WEEKLY REPORT
January 21 - 27, 2011
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
NORTHWEST REGION
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Lt. Dan Hahr located household garbage that was dumped along the road to the Pipes in Perdido River Wildlife Management Area. After going through the pile, he identified the residence the garbage came from by old mail that was in the pile. Upon further investigation, Lieutenant Hahr determined the tenants of the house had moved and the owner had paid someone to haul off the garbage and leftover belongings. Lieutenant Hahr located the three subjects who were paid to clean the house and remove the garbage. All three admitted to dumping a truckload of garbage in the woods. When removed, the pile of garbage weighed 1,060 pounds. Lieutenant Hahr will be filing complaint affidavits charging each subject with littering (over 500 pounds or commercial).
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Ben Pineda was working night hunting complaints in Blackwater Wildlife Management Area near Bryant Bridge Road when he observed a vehicle driving slowly and working a spotlight in the wood line. As he watched, Officer Royce Johnson and Reserve Officer Lila Wise arrived and noticed the individual driving slowly while working the spotlight in a manner capable of disclosing the presence of wildlife. Officers Pineda and Johnson stopped the vehicle and discovered the driver had a loaded rifle on the seat within reach. Initially, the driver claimed to have lost his wallet as his reason for using the spotlight, but later admitted he knew better than to use a spotlight with a firearm in the truck. Officer Pineda issued a notice to appear for night hunting and seized the rifle and spotlight as evidence.
Officers Howard Jones and Nick Barnard were working Eglin Wildlife Management Area for early morning hunting violations. At 4:10 a.m., they observed a vehicle enter the management area prior to access time set by Eglin Air Force Base and in violation of management area hunting rules. The officers stopped the vehicle and determined the driver was a hunter planning to hunt. The driver was issued a citation for the violation and Eglin Range Patrol was advised of the violation. Eglin Range Patrol intends to issue a notice of violation and seize the Eglin management area permit.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officer Danny Arnette was contacted by a local hunting club about an individual who shot a turkey over bait. When Officer Arnette checked the area hunted by the subject, he located turkey feathers and blood around an area baited with corn. He identified the subject and the investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.
WALTON COUNTY
Officer Ken White responded to assist the Walton County Sheriff's Department with a traffic stop. Apparently, a deputy stopped a vehicle only to discover a harvested doe deer in the truck bed. Officer White conducted interviews with the occupants of the vehicle and inspected the deer. The driver and occupants stated the deer was taken earlier in the day in Alabama. The deer’s body temperature and condition of the blood in the truck confirmed the story. The driver and deer were released to the deputy. The deputy addressed the original traffic violation that prompted the stop. A computer check of the driver revealed his driver license was suspended. The deputy arrested the driver for the license violation.
Lt. Mark Hollinhead was contacted by a hunting club about a subject who was trespassing on their property. The subject was tracked to a residence near the hunting club property and the subject who lives there has been identified. An investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.
GULF COUNTY
Officers Karl Hellett and Scott Cassels observed two hunters attempting to take migratory birds (wood ducks) after legal shooting hours on the northern part of Dead Lakes. Over the last several weeks, Officer Hellett received numerous complaints of late shooting in the area. After consistently working the area, the officers’ persistence paid off when they found the two hunters shooting well past legal shooting hours – up to 30 minutes after sunset. One hunter was issued a citation and his son was issued a written warning for taking and attempting to take migratory birds after legal shooting hours.
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