FWC
Division of Law Enforcement
Weekly Report
June 20 - June 26, 2014
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.
Patrol, Protect, Preserve
NORTHWEST REGION
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Investigator Goley was conducting marine resource and boating safety checks at Big Lagoon State Park when he noticed the operator of a vessel showing signs of impairment. After the initial contact, Investigator Goley asked the operator to submit to field sobriety tasks and he agreed. During the tasks, the operator exhibited signs of impairment to the extent that he was impaired. The subject was placed under arrest for BUI. After arriving at the jail nearly two hours later, the subject provided two breath samples of 0.089 and 0.088 BrAC.
Investigator Shafer responded to a complaint of a business being in possession of a venomous reptile without the proper permit. Investigator Shafer contacted the business owner and interviewed him about the matter. The owner admitted to capturing an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and placing it in captivity. Investigator Shafer issued the subject a citation for not having the proper permit.
Officer Cushing was conducting Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) patrol near the shore when he conducted a fisheries inspection on a vessel with three individuals on board. When asked how many fish they caught, they responded two. He asked them what kind and they said they had two red snapper. The fisheries inspection revealed two red snapper, an undersized and out of season greater amberjack and an undersized cobia. Citations were issued to the individuals.
The crew of the offshore vessel, FinCat, worked offshore on several occasions in the last week. After several vessel inspections, a citation was issued for no charter license. Also issued were several warnings for undersized red snapper, undersized king mackerel, and possession of greater amberjack during closed season.
GULF COUNTY
Officer McMillion was on patrol in the Apalachicola Wildlife and Environmental Area near the Saul’s Creek Boat Ramp, when he observed a vessel approaching with two subjects on board. Officer McMillion approached the two men and asked them if they had caught any fish. The individuals opened their cooler which was full of fish. Officer McMillion asked the two men how many they had caught and they said they didn’t know. As Officer McMillion began counting the panfish, one of the two men said, “I’ll save you some time. There are more than a hundred in the cooler.” Officer McMillion counted a total of 139 panfish, which is 39 fish over the daily bag limit. Citations were issued to both subjects for possession of over the bag limit of panfish.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officer Molnar and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Culberson were recognized by Sheriff Ashley and Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). They were tasked to use a side-scan sonar on a FWC vessel to find a lost piece of US Army equipment in the Santa Rosa Sound. The Special Forces Group divers were assigned, post mission, to recover the lost boat motor from an aerial insertion in a two mile operating zone. They spent two days searching without success. Officer Molnar and Deputy Culberson located a four to five foot object for the Special Forces divers to inspect. The item was successfully recovered. The two were each awarded with a certificate and a 7th SFG (Airborne) challenge coin.
COP (Community Oriented Policing)
Captain Rondeau attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly opened Mahogany Mill Boat Ramp in Pensacola. The boat ramp project was partnered by FWC, DEP, and Escambia County Marine Resources as one of Deep Water Horizon restoration projects. The event was well attended and multiple people were recognized for their involvement in the project.
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