FWC
Division of Law Enforcement
Weekly Report
May 30 - June 5, 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
Lieutenant Hahr was patrolling the Escambia River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) at Cotton Lake. After reaching the boat ramp, he observed a car parked near the ramp with clothes and other personal belongings scattered around it on the ground. A woman was sitting in the front seat and, as he got closer, he observed a male subject hiding behind the car. When Lieutenant Hahr approached them, the man quickly put on a pair of shorts and stated that they had been swimming in the river and that something had bitten both of them several times while in the water. Neither of them had any indications of any kind of serious medical condition. Lieutenant Hahr noticed that the car was registered in Georgia and had a broken steering column with ignition wires hanging out. He attempted to identify both subjects but the man provided a false name. When asked about the spelling, the man admitted that he had a warrant out of Alabama. The woman finally located a bill of sale for the car and it was not stolen. The man was arrested on the warrant and transported to the Escambia County Jail.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Lewis was patrolling the Blackwater State Forest when he checked a primitive camping area. As he pulled up to the site, a woman in the camp quickly tried to hide a small wooden box. Officer Lewis asked her what was in the box and she stated that it was a game. Officer Lewis requested permission to look in the box and located cannabis and other drug paraphernalia. The woman also admitted to possession of additional cannabis and paraphernalia located in her tent. Officer Lewis issued her a notice to appear for possession of not more than 20 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officer Lewis was checking the primitive campsites in Calloway Swamp when he located several people in possession of alcoholic beverages. While explaining the violations, he observed a bag of cannabis lying in a woman’s purse in the campsite. The woman and another man admitted that it belonged to them. A small amount of additional cannabis and paraphernalia was located. Officer Lewis issued both subjects notices to appear for possession of not more than 20 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officers Rockwell and White stopped a vessel returning to Destin Pass to conduct a boating safety and fishery inspection. The captain of the vessel showed the officers red snapper they had caught and told them there were no other fish on board. The inspection later revealed a filleted gag grouper in a cooler concealed in a plastic black bag. The captain was cited for possession of gag grouper during the closed season and failure to land in whole condition.
BAY COUNTY
Officer Gore was working a resource detail when he noticed a person having an extremely difficult time trying to drive his boat onto the trailer at a Mexico Beach boat ramp. Officer Gore watched as the operator made several attempts before successfully getting his boat on the trailer. When the operator was approached, he appeared to have difficulty standing and was administered some field sobriety tasks. He failed to perform the tasks. The operator was arrested for BUI and transported to the Bay County Jail, where a breath test was requested. The operator refused to give a sample of his breath.
Officer Basford responded to a boating accident on Shell Island in which a female ran a personal watercraft into another vessel. When Officer Basford arrived, he found the operator bleeding from the nose and showing signs of impairment, but refusing medical assistance. Officer Goodwin arrived and assisted as the boating accident was completed. The operator failed the field sobriety tasks and was transported to the Bay County Jail where she refused to submit to a breath test. The operator was booked for BUI and careless operation of a vessel.
Officers Price, Wicker, Brady and Hellett inspected personal watercraft vendors in Panama City Beach. During the inspections, numerous warnings were written as well as three misdemeanor and four uniform boating citations for livery violations with one citation for cannabis that was discovered at one livery.
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