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61 Arrested During Sheriff’s Office Warrant Sweep; Burglary Ring Discovered
December 3, 2013
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested 61 people on outstanding warrants during an a sweep named “Operation Smoking Gun”. And, as part of the operation, Sheriff David Morgan says his deputies also uncovered a burglary ring.
“We believe we are now on to a pretty sizable burglary ring in Escambia County,” Morgan said during a press conference Monday afternoon. Three people have been arrested in connection with the burglaries, but investigators believed up to 10 people may be involved. Due to the ongoing investigation, the Sheriff’s Office has not named the three arrested so far.
The burglary ring is believed to have included about 30 residential burglaries and more than 100 vehicle break-ins across the county.
On any given day in Escambia County, Morgan said there are about 25,000 outstanding arrest warrants. He said the November 18-23 outstanding warrant crackdown is just the first of many more similar operations.
Pictured: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan speaks during a Monday news conference. Courtesy image for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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27 Responses to “61 Arrested During Sheriff’s Office Warrant Sweep; Burglary Ring Discovered”
No one cares about the murders crime stoppers is a joke. Who wants to tell on a murder and nothing be done. It’s not about being a snitch its about not wanting to be dead also.
Law Enforcement Officers are constantly stopping drivers for bad lights and suchlike. The main danger is Alabama’s more lax requirements and Florida has no authority over them until they enter our state.
(Not that I don’t love you Alabamians, I do, just stating facts.)
David for good tires, brakes, lights
and DRIVERS
The guy the stole my pressure washer is danger and now I am terrifying, scary, frightening and have nightmare about my safety. I told the investigator if something happens to me, you need to look at him first. The surveillance camera where he was staying got somebody coming to his place 2 hours after the items was stolen. I ask them to check the tag number and the suspect cell phone to see who he call or serve a warrant to go inside the house that he been staying for a few days due to the cold weather to see if I can find more of my stolen property .Since he got a record of stealing with arm robbery coming from the suspect mouth but now he found Jesus. I hope I get my pressure washer back since I cannot make ends meet, but my safe, it is at risk to since he watch me all day long in the cold until he got the window of opportunity to steal the item and other thing and enter inside the building and property to. I found one of the items that he stole in the place that he was stay for a few days but he got kick out but that is not enough evidence. I am a victim here I am just not making comments.
I think the Sheriff and his Department are doing a wonderful job. As far as unsolved murders, people who know, saw or have knowledge of these murders need to step up and tell what they know. Most of the time they don’t want to be a snitch or rat anyone out. Just like the thug who killed someone several years ago in a fast food parking lot and is probably walking the streets today as a free man because witnesses refused to testify against him. They were afraid of him or didn’t want to rat him out because of ‘hood culture, so the judge threw the case out. You are comparing apples with oranges when you throw murderers in the mix with outstanding warrants. And they DID discover a burglary ring. Maybe some of the victims will get some of their stolen goods back.
Sheriff needing some quick revenue? why now,why not when he took office? why bother with the out of date speeding tickets when our citizens are being murdered,robbed and carjacked on a daily basis?…money,that’s why!! no different than a good ol’ county speed trap to collect dollars for the coffer and show who’s boss…when seconds count the police are only minutes away……
If you think burglary is not a serious crime you must have nothing to steal. I think if these hoodlums have the guts to enter someones premise than they have the guts to maybe kill someone who catches them in the act. I think Sheriff Morgan is doing a very good job, considering all the crap that goes on in this small place.
I have never seen so many unsolved murders in escambia county….
@David Green, not a matter of rich or poor, it’s a matter of safety on the road. I’m certainly not rich but all my cars have good tires, great brakes and a decent exhaust at a minimum. Add to that that ALL the lights work AND I keep current and GOOD insurance on all of them too. Is that too much to ask? If you’re too poor to take care of your car maybe you should ride a bike or a bus. Let it be one of YOUR family members that gets hit by an uninsured car with no lights or slick tires one night and see if you don’t change your mind. Too bad our LEO’s aren’t allowed to go after this as well. Then again, they pretty much have their hands full NOW!!
They stole my pressure washer on Thursday, November 28, 2013, Thanksgiving Day. I make my living with the pressure washer and I think 99% who stole but they just cannot go and arrested him. The guy know where the pressure washer was and I only left for one hour all day long so he watch me from the wood with the cool weather all day long. He owns me money. He did not have money to active his phone that next day after he stole the pressure washer he start posting back in his Facebook. I tried to help this guy he did not want to work. He is sorry as a man. He now live in the wood and with friends. I support myself with my hard work but this guy want people to take care of him. He talk about God all the time. He does not like for people to know that his is homeless now 3 months after he finish month of counseling and support from the Waterfront Mission for nothing. He will have another victim soon or may a few at one time since work is not for him. He will get some money some way since he has been to jail many times for stealing and other incidents. He does has knife in his pocket all the time.Regular criminal. He need to be out the street fast.
The investigator that took my report was great in the Sheriff Department and I think he feel my pain. Thank you Sir.
I say lets crack down on the More Serious crimes going on in our community, instead of spending all this time and money on not so serious crimes and do something about all these murders and 90% of them going unsolved sitting in the corner with all the cold cased. Look up the statistics of all the Murders and homicides in our town just this year not counting all the murders last year and I do believe there was like 20 last year unsolved and not counting Mindy Huffmans where her body was found behind woodham uh Not solved the homeless girl found off palafox uh not solved the 2 men a month ago uh not solved the 2 men off Michigan uh not solved I could go on and on but just look up the statistics it will blow your mind of how many murders in the last 2 yrs and how many are COLD CASES…..
Billy D
State inspection was shown to have no effect on traffic safety — the original justification. If you want it just to keep the poor off the road, that’s another matter, but say so.
@esc co LEO, sorry it sounded that way but it wasn’t what I was trying to say. You guys can’t touch them unless they’re actually caught driving…..I knew that. Have many tight buddies who are LEO’s and I think it’s a shame that your hands are tied in a lot of situations. It’s messed up that a few bad/corrupt LEO’s make the whole bunch take the blame too but it’s the nature of the beast. The folks that I personally know driving on suspended tickets will hopefully get caught at some point(I hope) I personally wish we could go back to a state inspection as well to get some of the junk off the roads too but that won’t happen………it’d be a way to fund some more LEO’s maybe if we could do random equipment inspections more often!!
Morgan can only arrest them as space in the jail allows.
And then likely just the ones that will make bail so they do not take up jail space.
@ billy d
Leo’s “won’t touch them” because we have to catch them driving on a suspended license in order to charge them with it. You post makes it sound like the Leo’s don’t want to catch them. A warrant is different… Somebody can be arrested on a warrant anytime they are located.
sadly enough, some of the warrants are for things like unpaid tickets etc and the people won’t be caught until they’re in another traffic stop or even worse, an accident. I know of three people right now who drive on suspended licenses for unpaid tickets and work in downtown Pensacola. The LEO’s won’t touch them unless they get caught speeding or something so the cycle continues. Sad but true………..
They are a lot of looser and drug addicts in the area and no matter how sorry you feel for those homeless people they do have some problem with alcohol, drugs and stealing.
It is my understanding that a warrant could roll over or same person could have more than one, for example: miss spell by one letter (Alias’)- also Violation of parole for a prior offence. or am I mistaken?
Bet Sheriff Morgan is glad he doesn’t have to find room for these folks at the jail anymore.
Why didn’t he do the warrant sweeps when he was in charge of the overcrowded jail? 25,000 is a large amount and it should have never got so high..
My car was stolen and with a little FB help and LEOs, it was found in 12hrs.
>>>25,000 “thought-to-be” Escambia County citizens have currently outstanding warrants for arrest. Is that a miss print?
Sheriff Morgan said, “on any given day in Escambia County, we have approx 25,000 outstanding warrants”
Sheriff Morgan is the best sheriff we have had in many years. I think he is highly intelligent and is good at getting the scum off the street.
I SAY GREAT JOB, AND THANKS FOR CATCHING THESE THUGS !!!
25,000 “thought-to-be” Escambia County citizens have currently outstanding warrants for arrest.
Is that a miss print?
It would be interesting to know how many there are in the neighboring counties as a comparison. Outstanding warrants that is.
25,000. outstanding arrest warrants, on any give day.
I wonder what the bounties average on each of those warrants?
I guess I missed it, but what is operation smoking gun?
We have a small number of LEOS and lots of bad guys. Our LEOS do an outstanding job…Thank you!