Crime Report From Okaloosa County Officers Investigate Thefts
May 31 Michele Guchereau of Lafayette reported a woman’s red jumpsuit worth 45 stolen from a Gulf Terrace Condominiums laundry room between 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Deputy James Wells investigated. June 4 William Barry Brunson, 24, of Ellis AL, arrested for aggravated battery after a man said Brunson beat him with a baseball bat behind Blue Room Restaurant at East Pass Marina. Deputy Mike Bolick responded to 1:30 p.m. disturbance, Michael Tankis reported the attack. June 3 John Bonner Frizzell of Destin reported rods and reels stolen from a beached boat on Gulf Shore Drive between 9 a.m. June 3 and 6:30 a.m. June 4, valued at 260. Deputy Joel Adler investigated. Mary Cherry of Chattanooga TN reported theft of diamond and ruby rings from a Holiday Inn Destin room. rings valued at 1,481 and approx 500 in traveler's checks not taken. Deputy Joel Adler investigated.
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Michele Guchereau
Lafayette
Okaloosa County
William Barry Brunson
Ellis
East Pass Marina
Mike Bolick
Michael Tankis
Tankis
Brunson
John Bonner Frizzell
Destin
Gulf Breeze Court
Gulf Shore Drive
Joel Adler
Mary Cherry
Chattanooga
Holiday Inn
Cherry
Coast Guard Duties Report from Destin Area
Coast Guard reports multiple watercraft incidents in the Destin Santa Rosa Sound area. Rodney Clark’s 21 foot Dis Ido ran aground near buoy 22 and was towed to Destin Marina. Salvatore Cristaldi’s 27 foot Hideaway II grounded near day beacon 16 and refloated under its own power. Seascrape, a 22 foot craft, was assisted four miles east of the Destin sea buoy and escorted to East Pass Marina. Annie May McCreary’s 13 foot craft with no occupants was towed from Sandpiper Cove. Swimmers in Boggy Bayou prompted a response from a 17 foot craft. Seafever reported a 16 foot Hobie Cat capsize at the Santa Rosa Sound entrance. the Auxiliary vessel Buddy 2 helped but was not needed as another craft righted the Hobie. Richard Dear’s 16 foot sailboat capsized three nautical miles east of East Pass. onlookers assisted, requiring no Coast Guard help.
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Rodney Clark
Destin
Santa Rosa Sound
Destin Marina
Salvatore Cristaldi
Pensacola
Day Beacon
Destin Sea Buoy
Gulf
Ray Kitchens
East Pass Marina
Sara Golden
Niceville
Seafever
Coast Guard
Buddy 2
Hobie
Richard Dear
East Pass
NWFWMD Faces Budget Strains Over Tax Cap and Programs
NWFWMD operates on about 1.7 million next year with minimum expenses near 2.3 million. Fisher notes potential disaster if cuts drop to 550,000. A bill to raise ad valorem taxes failed, highlighting the district’s 0.5 mill cap vs 1 mill for peers. Legislature funds and mandated programs strain a small staff and scarce funds for new duties like water use permitting and shortage planning.
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Nwfwmd
Fisher
Senate
Destin
South Walton
City delays date for jetty project study plan
A recon report urged grain system addition and weir closure but Washington officials blocked findings temporarily. Page 1A notes a detailed study and model, estimated at about 5 million dollars, would be considered. In the interim overdraft dredging is proposed with bids now advertised and set to begin this summer.
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Washington
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Olympia
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