Crime spree notes from various local thefts and break-ins
Reports detail multiple incidents: tires and wheels stolen from a 1974 Pinto stored by Cooper's Wrecker Service after entry under a fence. a broken rear window at Pier 98 Restaurant with no losses. wallet snatched from Janet McClure near TG&Y. Bally ball cut from a rope in a yard. factory AM FM cassette deck stolen from a 1981 Fiat Spider after cutting barbed wire. shattered patio glass panel with no entry evidence. Realistic stereo from a 1984 Skylark. cash stolen from a Comfort Inn room. ice chest taken from a car along Henderson Beach. a gold coin and tapes missing from Linda Hogue’s home valued at 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Cooper
Cooper's Wrecker Service
William Collette
Joseph Earnhardt
Rescue Crew Stages Coast Guard Aid At Sea
The crew battled five-foot swells and near freezing Gulf waters after their vessel capsized. A shrimp boat spotted the wreck and notified the Coast Guard, which dispatched a 41-foot boat at 6:10 a.m. and reached the scene by 7 a.m. An EMT checked the crew with no health issues found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Coast Guard
James Hightower
Fourth of July Holiday Crowds Fill Emerald Coast
Vacationers flock to Destin and nearby campgrounds as Fourth of July plans fill up. Crystal Beach Campground reports full bookings since June, Willows Campground in Santa Rosa Beach has 11 of 36 sites available, and docks expect busy party boats with Linda Anderson noting Sweet Jody is packing them in. Local tourism leaders anticipate a holiday weekend busier than Easter and Memorial Day, urging last remaining vacationers to call the chamber at 837-6241.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gnotek
Crystal Beach
Santa Rosa Beach
Jesse Bonds
the Willows
Kelly McArthur
Linda Anderson
Jody
Emerald Coast
Krohn
Destin
Chamber
Reagan tax reform proposal seen as potential economic boost
Hutchison and Knepper discuss a tentative Reagan tax reform plan. They note it could increase household spending and vacation capacity if enacted, though passage is uncertain. Knepper cautions final draft and congressional approval remain unresolved with floor action likely after January 1.
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Hutchison
Reagan
Congress
Randy Knepper
Earl Hutto
Knepper
Hutto
Panhandle
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
DOT plan on two lane bridge blasted as ludicrous
Deal mocked the Department of Transportation as overly conservative on traffic projections and criticized the plan to build only a two lane bridge on the U S 331 causeway. He predicted a broader, more costly solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOT
Deal
U.S. 331 Causeway
Public chat urged on U.S. 331 bridge bottleneck
The speaker warns the four-lane highway on U.S. 331 could bottleneck at a two-lane bridge similar to Brooks Bridge. He urges calling the DOT to discuss publicly and ruffle feathers, arguing projections will not be met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 331
Brooks Bridge
DOT
Weir Termination of South Shore Contract Overdue Work
Green asserted the government may hold a contractor liable for damages if a project misses its deadline and noted the current contract since March. The Corps may rebid the web work, with South Shore’s 499 772 dollar bid the lowest among four bids and typical maximums above 1.1 million. No firm will be chosen until South Shore’s contract is terminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
South Shore
Coast Guard Reports Shark Near Destin Beach
At 6 24 p m the station received a call from Nicholas Thompson of Hidden Villas Destin reporting a possible person on a raft 200 300 yards off shore in the Gulf. The 41 foot boat investigated and found the object to be a 30 foot basking shark. The Coast Guard had the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department close the beach to swimming and the boat stayed with the shark until dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Thompson
Hidden Villas
Destin
Gulf
Coast Guard
Okaloosa County
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Pier 98
Janet McClure
Tg&y
Charles Stacey
Pine Street
Robert A. Tubb
Neil Finkel
Aggie Marler
Finkel
Tubb
Robert Johnson
Cooper’s Wrecker Service
Harold D. Jordan
119 Yacht Club Court
Tennessee
Russell C. Hurley
Andrew H. Adsit
Georgia
Comfort Inn
Johnny Eubanks
Texas
Ronald Glen Hudson
Henderson Beach
Linda Hogue
100 Legion Village
First National Bank of Destin P.O
Miracle Strip Parkway
Main, Destin, Florida
F.d.1.c
Equal Housing Lender
Taan
First National Bank of Destin
Weir
M&o
F&t
Guy’s Glass and Mirror
Airport Road
Rick Berlage
Premier AC Inc. Sales & Service
Erat
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