NORTHWEST REGION
FRANKLIN COUNTY
While conducting park patrol within the St. George Island State Park, Officer Nelson performed an oyster size tolerance inspection on a commercial oyster harvester who was returning to the vessel ramp from Apalachicola Bay. The inspection revealed that the harvester was in possession of 52% undersized oysters in the bag that was inspected. Officer Nelson issued the harvester a misdemeanor citation for the violation and 246 oysters were seized and returned to the water alive.
Officer Allen was patrolling Bald Point State Park when he noticed two vehicles in the parking lot. One of the vehicles was not displaying an entry pass. Officer Allen went down to the beach and made contact with the owners of the vehicle. When one of the individuals reached into a bag for some money to pay for the entrance fee, Officer Allen noticed a small bag of what appeared to be marijuana. The individual tried to quickly hide the contents. When asked about the contents of the bag, the individual said it was “weed.” After consent was given to search the bag, Officer Allen found two small bags of marijuana. The individual then gave up a marijuana cigarette. The individual was charged with possession of less than 20 grams.
Officers Allen and Harrison were working in Apalachicola Bay when they noticed a vessel harvesting oysters in an area that was closed to the harvest of shellfish. There were two people harvesting oysters from the vessel, one of which was a juvenile. Officer Harrison issued the adult a citation for harvesting oysters in a temporarily closed area.
Officers Allen and Harrison noticed a vessel with three people harvesting oysters near St. George Island. An inspection of the vessels revealed eight bags of oysters. During a size tolerance inspection of one bag, it was found to contain 52.6% undersized oysters. Each person was issued a citation for possession of undersized oysters. One individual did not possess a valid Apalachicola Bay Oyster License and was issued a citation for the violation.
Officers Allen, Anderson, and Harrison were on patrol in Apalachicola Bay when they noticed several people fishing under the Highway 98 Bridge near Eastpoint. They noticed one individual carry an ice chest up the bank and then return to fishing. The officers conducted a resource inspection and found the individual to be in possession of 13 undersized redfish. Officer Anderson issued the individual a citation for over the bag limit of redfish. The fish were seized as evidence.
Officer Anderson was on patrol in Eastpoint near the Highway 98 Bridge when he noticed an individual fishing from the shore. He conducted a resource inspection and found the individual in possession of 13 undersized redfish and 1 undersized sea trout. Officer Anderson issued the individual a citation for over the bag limit of redfish and undersized redfish. A warning was issued for the undersized sea trout.
Officers Anderson, Mallow, Harrison, and Allen were on land patrol in Eastpoint near the Patton Drive Boat Ramp when they observed a commercial oyster vessel with four people on board returning to the ramp. Officer Anderson conducted a boating safety and resource inspection of the vessel and found six bags of oysters on board. A size tolerance inspection of one bag of oysters showed 69.6% undersized and unculled. Each occupant of the vessel was charged with possession of undersized and unculled oysters. The six bags of oysters were returned to the water alive. One of the individuals had an active warrant out of Gulf County and was booked into the Franklin County Jail.
GADSDEN COUNTY
Officer Johnson cited an individual for taking freshwater game fish by illegal method. The subject was catching bream with a cast net near the Jim Woodruff Dam.
Officer Forehand was on patrol at the Jim Woodruff Dam when he observed two subjects cast netting from the shoreline in a wooded area just south of the dam. With the water high, he knew there was a good possibility of numerous fish being stacked up in the backwaters near the dam. From a concealed position, he watched the subjects cast net numerous game fish and place them in a bucket. After approximately an hour, he made contact with the subjects and found them in possession of over 30 different freshwater game fish to include black bass, striped bass and bream. All evidence was seized and appropriate citations were issued.
LIBERTY COUNTY
Lieutenant Parker cited an individual for running deer with dogs during closed season in the Camel Lake area of the Apalachicola National Forest.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Investigators Schafer and Hughes worked a case regarding a group, known as the Gulf Coast Jeep Club, damaging public lands and driving off designated roads in jeeps within the Blackwater State Forest and Eglin Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The investigators were able to identify several of the vehicles, drivers, and locations of the violations from surveillance videos obtained through several different sources. Six citations were issued to five individuals for operating a vehicle off of designated roads within the Blackwater State Forest and the Eglin Wildlife Management Area.
Officer Lewis was patrolling the Blackwater State Forest when he observed a large group of people on a sandbar. While approaching them, he observed one man pass something to a woman. Officer Lewis approached her and asked what she was holding. The woman stated that it was a joint. She further admitted that she had rolled several marijuana cigarettes for her canoe trip and had given several out to friends. Officer Lewis located a Ziploc bag containing 12 cannabis cigarettes along with two hydrocodone pills. The drugs were seized and the woman was issued a notice to appear for possession of not more than 20 grams of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a prescription drug without a valid prescription.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officers Tison and Yates investigated an incident involving illegal dumping activity along the Choctawhatchee River. They interviewed a subject after Officer Tison received information the subject had discarded building debris into the river. Some of the debris was located and identified as what had been discarded. The subject admitted to throwing the debris into the river. The subject was charged with criminal littering.
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