FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report October 1, 2015 thru October 8, 2015

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FWC

Division of Law Enforcement

 

Weekly Report

October 1, 2015 thru October 8, 2015

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

BAY COUNTY

Officer Wicker responded to a report of a subject killing a raccoon within St. Andrews State Park. Officer Wicker found that a subject had grabbed a raccoon by the scruff of its neck which resulted in being bit. Once bitten, the subject threw the raccoon into some rocks killing it. The subject was cited for injuring/killing wildlife within a state park.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Officers Pettey, Barnard and Livesay were working dove hunting. After hearing multiple shots, the officers found four hunters hunting over a baited field. The hunters were hunting near an active corn feeder and wheat was also spread on the field. The four hunters were charged with hunting migratory birds over bait.

Lieutenant Hahr was patrolling in the Perdido River Wildlife Management Area when he encountered a couple parked on management area property after legal entry hours.  When he made contact with them, he observed evidence of drug use. A search revealed cannabis, THC "dabs", hash oil, methamphetamine, and various drug paraphernalia. The driver of the vehicle admitted to possession of the items and was arrested and transported to the Escambia County Jail. Charges included possession of a controlled substance, possession of not more than 20 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Further charges are pending analysis of the hash oil and dabs.

GADSDEN COUNTY

Officer Mims was called to assist the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol with a traffic crash. The wrecked vehicle contained a cooler full of freshly cleaned alligator meat. After conducting an investigation, Officer Mims charged the driver with illegal possession of an alligator.

　

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Officers Bell and Mims were monitoring a baited dove field that Officer Bell had found when they heard shots coming from the field. They entered the field to conduct a resource inspection and located two hunters hunting dove on the edge of the baited field. The area was heavily baited with bird seed thrown throughout the field around each hunter. Both hunters were charged with attempting to take migratory birds over bait.

OKALOOSA COUNTY

Officers Pifer and Maltais were on vessel patrol when they responded to a complaint of shots being fired near Ft. Walton Beach. When the officers arrived on scene, they heard multiple shots coming from one of the Spoil Islands and located two individuals actively hunting doves. Officer Pifer inspected the island and observed a large amount of bird seed and cracked corn. The individuals denied placing the bait and denied knowledge of the bait despite the fact they had decoys within feet of the bait. Both individuals were cited for hunting migratory birds over bait.

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