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FWC Law Enforcement Report
January 10, 2015
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending January 8 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Hutchinson was patrolling the Blackwater State Forest when he observed a truck with two occupants wearing hunter orange vests traveling towards him. As he approached the vehicle to conduct a resource inspection, he observed the driver reach down and place something in the floorboard. After making contact with both occupants, they admitted to trying to conceal two open containers of alcoholic beverages. During the inspection, the passenger of the vehicle admitted that he was hunting deer and that he did not have a valid hunting license or the required permits. Officer Hutchinson observed the passenger of the vehicle to be in possession of a high powered rifle. After further investigation, Officer Hutchinson discovered that the passenger was a convicted felon and was not supposed to be in possession of a firearm or ammunition. Officer Hutchinson seized the firearm and the appropriate arrests were made.
Officer Ramos was on patrol in Blackwater WMA responding to a complaint of hunting dogs in a still-hunt area when he came across three men and a dog on a forest road. Upon seeing the patrol truck, all three suspects suddenly fled into the woods after given lawful commands to stop. Officer Ramos pursued the suspects on foot into the woods but terminated the foot chase after he caught the suspect’s hunting dog. Using information on the dog’s collar, Officer Ramos drove towards the dog owner’s private property just south of his location and conducted a traffic stop on one of the suspects who was now trying to leave the area in a vehicle. The suspect was placed under arrest for interference with an FWC officer. Officers Hutchinson and Molnar and Investigators Hughes and Goley arrived to assist. The officers went to the suspects hunting camp and began an investigation to determine the whereabouts of the other two suspects. Both suspects were still hiding in the woods. The officers were able to convince the father of one the suspects to have them come into the camp. When they walked into the camp, one immediately became defensive and non-compliant. After admitting he ran because he did not possess a hunting license, he was placed under arrest for interference. The third suspect was somewhat cooperative. The officers determined that all three suspects had been hunting unlawfully, after piecing together information from the suspects and the physical evidence at the scene. Investigator Goley and Officer Molnar located two shotguns and illegal narcotics that the suspects had ditched while running. And later, Officer Hutchinson located a third shotgun hidden in the woods that the oldest suspect, a convicted felon, possessed when he fled from the officer. The appropriate citations were issued and two of the suspects were booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail.
Officer Johnson and Reserve Officer Wise assisted the Milton Police Department and other agencies with a search and rescue of a male subject at Pond Creek in Milton. Once on scene, the officers learned from a witness that the subject had entered the water and tried to walk across the Pond Creek but was swept away by the current. A short time later, the Santa Rosa Search and Rescue sent a dive team and recovered the victim’s body in close proximity to where he was last seen before being swept away. Officers Johnson and Wise assisted with the recovery of the victim and securing the scene.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
(No report submitted for Escambia County.)
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. Information provided by FWC.
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Nothing like grabbing a firearm, some narcotics and booze, and hitting the ol’ woods.
Interesting week in SRC. It never fails to amaze this reader of how many convicted felons will possess a gun knowing it is a first class trip back to jail.