FWC Law Enforcement Report

November 14, 2015

The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending November 12 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

K-9 Officer Pineda and Officer Clark were in Yellow River Management Area looking for baited areas. They came upon an area where a vehicle had been parked recently and deployed the K-9. The K-9 located two stands that were baited with corn, one had a climber stand and the other a ground blind. The officers checked the area several times and two days later observed a vehicle parked in the area. They split up and found two subjects hunting over the bait. The subjects stated that they had baited the area to attract deer. Both subjects were charged accordingly.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY

Officer Hutchinson received information about a male subject who had trespassed onto a hunting lease. While the subject was walking thru a food plot, a trail camera took several pictures of him. The subject returned to the food plot approximately 20 minutes later and began removing the camera from the tree. He was unaware that his actions was still being captured on camera. The subject then took the camera to his residence and placed it inside of his shed. The owner of the camera contacted Officer Hutchinson and showed him the pictures of the male subject. Officer Hutchinson identified the subject and located his residence. After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the subject, Officer Hutchinson waited in a concealed location until he observed the subject arriving home. Officer Hutchinson made contact with the subject and began interviewing him. The subject first denied any wrongdoing, but after further questioning, the subject admitted to trespassing on the property and taking the camera. The subject offered to return the camera to the owner but was unable to locate it. Charges for trespassing on private property and theft are being filed through the State Attorney’s Office.

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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One Response to “FWC Law Enforcement Report”

  1. A alex on November 15th, 2015 9:04 am

    If he placed it in his shed, then why was it not found?

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