Note With ‘Threatening Statement’ Found Inside Molino Head Start Center
November 27, 2017
Authorities investigating a note making a “threatening statement” discovered Monday inside the Molino Head Start Center.
The note was left in an area of the building and and in a manner in which it was not clear if threat was against a child or an adult, according to Maj. Andrew Hobbs, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The wording on the note has not been divulged.
There were no signs of forcible entry into the building or any damage, but a window had been left open during the long holiday weekend, Hobbs said.
The Molino Head Start Center is located next to the library in separate building at the Molino Community Complex on Molino Road.
Pictured: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a crime scene unit on scene Monday at the Molino Head Start Center in the Molino Community Complex. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Man Charged With Using Fake Money To Buy Gaming System, Stealing Games From Walmart
November 27, 2017
A Cantonment man has been charged with passing fake “movie money” $100 bills to purchase a gaming system and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of video games from Walmart.
Cedric Levon White, Jr., 26, is facing multiple felony counts after the two unrelated incidents.
White allegedly responded to a Facebook Marketplace ad for a Wii U gaming system with four games for sale. When he met the woman selling the gaming system, he handed what she told deputies looked like two $100 bills folded up. After White waked off with the Wii, the woman reported that she unfolded the money to find that it was marked “For Motion Picture Use Only”.
A few days later, Walmart on Mobile Highway reported that a man later identified as White entered the store and selected two black backpacks valued at $15 each. He emptied the bags of all packing material. White then placed about 30 video games valued at $643 in shopping cart and then concealed them inside the two backpacks. He the used a fire exit to leave the store, Walmart reported.
White was charged with petit theft, felony passing a counterfeited bank note and felony grand theft. He was later released from the Escambia County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
Pictured below: An example of “for motion picture use only” money. NorthEscambia.com image, click to enlarge.
Slight Warming Trend Early This Week
November 27, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Lathram Chapel UMC Says Goodbye To Pastor Of 14 Years
November 27, 2017
Pastor Pam Avery presented her last sermon Sunday at Lathram Chapel United Methodist Church on Jack’s Branch Road. After nearly 14 years at Lathram Chapel, Avery has been appointed the assistant pastor at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. Avery is pictured top and inset. Pictured below: Avery’s last meeting with the Lathram Chapel Tuesday Morning Bible Study group. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Teen Uninjured In Highway 4 Rollover Accident
November 27, 2017
A teen driver escaped injury Sunday night in a single vehicle wreck between Century and Bratt.
The driver apparently lost control in a Highway 4 curve between the two bridges at Canoe Creek, left the roadway, struck a pine tree and then overturned. She refused medical treatment on scene from Escambia County EMS.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to the crash.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Teen Arrested In Connection With Weekend Shooting
November 27, 2017
An teen has been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting in Escambia County.
Jallen Jamijah McGee, 18, was jailed in connection with the shooting early Sunday morning in the 2900 block of Michael Drive. He was being held on charges of aggravated battery, carrying a concealed weapon and improper exhibition of a firearm.
Additional details have not been released.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Limited Services This Week For Escambia Building, Development And Code Enforcement
November 27, 2017
Escambia County Building Services, Development Services and Code Enforcement staff will attend software training this week, changing the hours some services are available Monday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 1:
Building Services (permitting and inspections) – will be open from 8 a.m. to noon only
Development Services (planning & zoning) – staff will be available to answer questions and receive application information 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but payments can only be processed 8 a.m. to noon.
Code Enforcement – no changes in hours of operations, but services may be limited
Escambia County is replacing the current citizen portal where citizens apply, search and manage limited permit, inspection, code and planning information to a new software system, MyGovernmentOnline. MyGovernmentOnline is more user-friendly for staff, businesses and citizens, with features including online permit applications, payments, inspection requests, submittal of files, downloading of reports, status reports, contractor and business license management, submitting documents for review and more.
Escambia BOCC Weekly Meeting Schedule
November 26, 2017
Here is a schedule of Escambia County public meetings for the week of November 27 to December 1:
Tuesday, Nov. 28
Inspection Fund Advisory Board - 9 a.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place (Agenda)
Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate – 1:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place (Agenda)
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Escambia County Housing Finance Authority Public Hearing – 10 a.m., 700 S. Palafox St.
Development Review Committee – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Thursday, Nov. 30
Community Redevelopment Agency – 9 a.m. , Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers, 1st Floor
BCC Agenda Review – 9:15 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers, 1st Floor (Agenda)
BCC Public Forum – 4:30 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers, 1st Floor
BCC Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers, 1st Floor (Agenda)
Sunny, Dry Pattern Continues
November 26, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Cantonment Man Charged With Attack On Man, His Kids
November 26, 2017
A Cantonment man was jailed on three felony counts of aggravated assault, three weapon offense charges, one count of battery and damage property.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the victim left his two girls, ages 6 and 10, for a couple of hours at a friend’s house on Ellington Street. When he returned to pickup the children, 42-year old Herbert Williams, the woman’s ex-boyfriend, attacked him, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report.
Williams allegedly punched him in the face and body. When the victim fought back, Williams left and returned with a machete.
Witnesses say Williams began hitting the truck with the knife and then threw bricks at the vehicle. He jumped in the bed of the truck, the report states, and began banging in the roof.
One witness said he was trying to kill the victim and his two daughters.
Williams remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday morning with bond set at $81,500.