Coast Guard Rescue Reports Numerous Small Craft Incidents
Coast Guard records show multiple vessel difficulties from Tarpon Springs to Destin area events. Over April 1 to 3, vessels ran aground or were disabled near Apalachicola Destin East Pass and Joe's Bayou with crews rescued or towed to safety. Notable cases include Erna found aground near Apalachicola and Blue Gulf towed to mooring, with other crafts towed or recovered and crews treated for exposure.
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Coast Guard
Edward Rakip
Fort Walton Beach
Joe’s Bayou
Roger Noel
Crimes Report From Fort Walton Beach and Destin
Fort Walton Beach resident Michael A. Sims reported theft of fishing gear valued at 550 dollars from a travel trailer at Crystal Beach Campgrounds with last sighting in November 1982. Deputy Joel Adler noted possible rear-window entry. A separate case cites Teran Petrine alleging David Ray Erickson left Villa Mansard Motel owing more than 140 dollars in room rent after paying part with an American Express card, last seen in a light blue two door Honda. Christine LaPorta Perry was arrested for uttering a forged prescription to obtain drugs at Eckerd Drug Store. pharmacist Jack Harris confirmed the forged physician signature on March 17.
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Dorothy Youde
Blue Horizon
Gulf
Mobile I
Jean Carlson
Barbara Rand
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach General Hospital
Coast Guard
Michael A. Sims
Okaloosa County
Teran Petrine
Villa Mansard Motel
Highway 98
David Ray Erickson
Erickson
American Express
Joel Adler
Eckerd Drug Store
Shores
Eckerd
Jack Harris
Perry
Harris
Printing Kids May Aid Law Fort Walton Beach fingerprints missing children
Fort Walton Beach Police Department will start a voluntary fingerprinting program for children aged three to 14 on April 16. Print cards are returned to parents. If a child goes missing, parents can file a missing persons form and enter the child into the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse. Contact Tony Taylor for details.
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Fort Walton Beach
Tony Taylor
Hollywood Boulevard
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Peggy Schreider
Erna
Tarpon Springs
Apalachicola
Panama City
Point Lobos
Shooting Star
Destin Sea Boay
Destin Marina
John Pearson
Santa Rosa Sound
David Bell
Brooks Bridge
James Tonn
Coast Guard Mobile I
East Pass
Bob Clayce
Sandpiper Cove
Bert Tostue
New Orleans
Destin Harbor
Shanmar
East Jetty
Terry Jones
Destin
Christine LaPorta Perry
2Nd Street
Maurice Marler
Blue Room
Jerry Hicks
U.S. Highway 98
Florida
China
Sophie
Frances
Long Insurance Agency
Life Aetna Casualty & Surety Travelers
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
North America
Chubb/Pacific Indemnity Group
FT. Walton Beach
Visa & MasterCard
Wright Brothers
Wright Brother Furn Furniture
Walter Martin
Fortuna Beach
Clearinghouse Computer
Gulf Coast
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