Pensacola Police

By Mike Simmons “It had been about three minutes since anyone had seen Shakitha – three minutes under water…it didn’t look good. Mike raced to the spot and dove down, […]

By Mike Simmons Until recently, the Pensacola Police Explorers post was a cornerstone of the Pensacola Police Department. Explorers would not only be seen assisting with crowd control and ceremonies,

By Mike Simmons Monday, July 18, 1887 Police Court Arrests: Ada Castillo, fighting; fined $5 Maggie Hayes, fighting; fined $5 Nelse Johnson, drunk; fined $7.50 Malcolm Carmighel, drunk and disorderly;

By Mike Simmons Miss Fannie Morris lived alone on Romana Street in downtown Pensacola. At 3:00 AM on Monday, January 8, 1900, she was asleep in bed when she felt

By Mike Simmons Perdido. It means “lost” in Spanish. In Florida, Perdido Key is located at the extreme western end of Florida. Is it a lost key? Not anymore –

An excerpt from the book, “Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons At his retirement, Raymond Harper reminisced…he recalled a time that he was summoned to a home on

By Mike Simmons Pensacola Police Officers are proud to wear the badge. They began sporting them in 1882 and have displayed them on the left side of their chest since.

When? Monday, April 21, 2025 Where? Downtown Pensacola Public Library, 239 N. Spring Street What Time? 5:00 -7:00 PM Cost? None From the Pensacola Police Department website: Eric Randall was

By Mike Simmons Pensacola was claimed as part of the United States on July 17, 1821. The establishment of the Pensacola Police Department came two days later. In 1825, the