A man who told police he wanted to “time travel” crashed his vehicle into a building this morning.

The crash occurred around 10:50 a.m. at Advanced Tax Services in the 3800 block of North Davis Highway.

Sgt. Martez Lawrence said no one was in the building at the time. The man, who was driving a Dodge Challenger, was not injured.

The man was taken to a local facility for evaluation; charges have not yet been filed.

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Pensacola Police are continuing their investigation into a stabbing that occurred early this morning. 

The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. in a parking lot at Babe’s, 4024 N. Davis Highway. 

Detective Lisa Alverson said a suspect fled the scene after stabbing a 44-year-old man. The victim is hospitalized in critical condition. 

Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900.

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Pensacola Police are searching for two men wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred Christmas Day. 

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. near the intersection of F and DeSoto streets. Officers who responded to the area found a 20-year-old male who had been shot multiple times. The man remains hospitalized in critical condition.

The men wanted for questioning are Calvin Dudley Thomas Jr., 21, of Pensacola and Reaquion Markease Smith, 19, also of Pensacola. Both men have active warrants for violation of probation with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone having information on the incident or the location of the men is asked to contact Detective Amy Parsons at 435 – 1977, Detective Chris Grantham at 435 – 1986, the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900, or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP.

Calvin Dudley Thomas Jr.

Reaquion Markease Smith

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A Pensacola Police officer who spent almost 30 years patrolling city streets has retired. 

Lt. Steve Ordonia retired January 3. At the time of his retirement, he was a Uniform Patrol commander for the evening shift.

Lt. Ordonia began his law enforcement career in 1985 when he was employed by Escambia County as a corrections officer at the county jail. In 1987, he was hired as an officer by the Pensacola Police Department.

He was promoted to sergeant in December 1997 and to lieutenant in December 1999. Among his assignments were Uniform Patrol, Investigations, Tactical Squad, Vice & Narcotics, and SWAT Commander.

Lt. Steve Ordonia

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Pensacola Police are searching for two males who walked onto a local high school campus and then fled the area on foot but not before one of the males threw two handguns into a car. 

The incident occurred just after 3 p.m. at Washington High School, 6000 College Parkway, as students were boarding buses to leave for the day. Lt. Kevin Christman said a bus driver alerted a school employee after seeing the males at the school.

Christman said Officer Garland McKenzie, who had been alerted to the suspects being on campus, saw one of the males leave the school. That male fled the area and stopped at a vehicle in a nearby restaurant parking lot where he threw the handguns into a car. He then continued running from the area. The second suspect also fled the area.

Workman Middle and Holm Elementary schools went on lockdowns during the search by police, and the buses loaded with students at Washington High School left the area.

One of the suspects was a black male approximately six feet tall, thin build with medium dark complexion. He was wearing a cammo hoodie jacket and may have had dreads. A description of the second suspect is not available at this time.

Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900.

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Calvin Dudley Thomas Jr.

Two men have been arrested on outstanding warrants and charged with attempted murder for a shooting that occurred December 25.

 Meanwhile, police are continuing their search for Calvin Dudley Thomas Jr., 21, aka “Boomie” of Pensacola. Thomas also is wanted on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder in connection with the incident.

Thursday night police arrested Reaquion Markease Smith, 19, of the 4600 block of Bellview Avenue, Pensacola, and charged him with attempted murder. In addition, Franklin D. Bates II, 22, of the 2600 block of North L Street, Pensacola, was arrested Thursday morning in Panama City and charged with attempted murder.

“This was a group effort that involved not only most of the detectives at the Pensacola Police Department but also personnel from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, State Attorney’s Office and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,” said Detective Amy Parsons. “This is a high priority case, and we are continuing efforts to find Thomas.”

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. December 25 near the intersection of F and DeSoto streets. Officers who responded to the area found a 20-year-old male who had been shot multiple times. The man remains hospitalized and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Officers with the Panama City Police Department and the U.S. Marshal’s Office assisted with Bates’ arrest.

Also, Martavion Rashun Jones, 21, of 2900 block of Melody Lane, Pensacola, was arrested at the same time as Smith and charged on an outstanding warrant from Escambia County for aggravated assault.

Anyone having information on the incident or Thomas’ location is asked to contact Detective Amy Parsons at 435 – 1977, Detective Chris Grantham at 435 – 1986, the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900, or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP. If a tip to Crime Stoppers results in Thomas’ arrest, the tipster can receive up to a $1,000 reward.

Franklin D. Bates II

Reaquion Markease Smith           

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A man wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Christmas Day has been arrested.

Calvin Dudley Thomas Jr., 21, of Pensacola turned himself in around 11 a.m. today. He has been charged with attempted murder.

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. near the intersection of F and DeSoto streets. Officers who responded to the area found a 20-year-old male who had been shot multiple times. The man remains hospitalized and has had multiple surgeries.

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Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander III has announced badge pinnings for the department’s four newest supervisors.

Sergeant Bruce Martin, 54, has been promoted to lieutenant. He was hired as a police officer on January 18, 1994 and was promoted to sergeant on May 23, 2011. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Special Operations/Street Crimes, DUI Task Force, field training officer, and Community Oriented Policing Squad.

Sergeant Adam McCoy, 49, has been promoted to lieutenant. He was hired as a cadet on March 3, 1996, promoted to police officer on April 7, 1996, and to sergeant on April 10, 2006. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Investigations, TAC, SWAT, field training sergeant, training sergeant, school resource officer, and Pensacola International Airport.

Detective Eric Hubley, 36, has been promoted to sergeant. He was hired as a police officer on November 10, 2003. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Vice & Narcotics, Community Oriented Policing Squad, and Investigations.

Detective Alex Fox, 34, has been promoted to sergeant. He was hired as a cadet on April 25, 2005 and promoted to police officer on June 19, 2006. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Community Oriented Policing Squad, SWAT, and Vice & Narcotics.

The promotions took effect January 4.

The formal badge pinning is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in the department’s training room.

Lt. Bruce Martin

Lt. Adam McCoy

Sgt. Eric Hubley

Sgt. Alex Fox

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Pensacola Police are searching for Arsenio Dees, who hasn’t been seen by his mother since earlier this week.

Jacqueline Dees contacted police around 7:25 p.m. Thursday and said the last time her son was seen at his residence in the 1300 block of West Jackson Street was around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Arsenio Dees, 26, was last seen wearing a red thermal shirt over a white T-shirt, blue jeans, black shoes, and a cammo jacket. He is a light skinned black male, 5 feet tall, approximately 120 pounds, has a beard, and a short twig hairstyle. He has multiple tattoos on his hands and forearms. He also has a bad left knee and walks with a limp.

Anyone having information on his location is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900 or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP.

Arsenio Dees

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Pensacola Police are conducting a death investigation after a man’s body was found underneath a house this morning on West Jackson Street.

Lt. Kristin Brown said the man has been identified as Arsenio Dees, 26, who was last seen around 11:30 a.m. January 12 at his home on West Jackson Street.

Officers and volunteers with KlaasKIDS and Escambia County Search and Rescue were searching the area at the time for Dees when his body was found around 11:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Jackson Street, Brown said.

An autopsy will be done to determine cause of death.

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Pensacola Police are continuing to pursue leads in the death of a man – Arsenio Dees, 26 – whose body was found underneath a vacant house on Tuesday.

Dees was last seen around 11:30 a.m. January 12 at his home on West Jackson Street. Officers and volunteers with KlaasKIDS and Escambia Search and Rescue were searching the area when his body was found in the 1100 block of West Jackson Street, said Lt. Kristin Brown.

Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Jeff Brown at 435 – 1980, the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900 or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP.

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Three juveniles were arrested Wednesday night after they stole a full-sized school bus and drove it around Pensacola for almost three hours.

Brian Wilson, 11; Tyvon Sinclair, 11, and Catrina Montgomery, 14, all of Pensacola have been charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle.

Detective Christopher Forehand said the incident began around 7:30 p.m. when the juveniles found the door open and key in the ignition of a school bus parked at Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy, 1408 E. Blount St.

Forehand said Wilson started the bus and then drove it off the school grounds. The juveniles drove the bus around Pensacola – including on Interstate 110 – before a man called police to report it for being driven recklessly. The man said he was following the bus and that the driver was running over curbs and repeatedly driving in the opposing lane.

Two Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies stopped the bus around 10:15 p.m. in the 700 block of South Navy Blvd. near the front entrance to the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Wilson was driving the bus at the time. Forehand said the investigation determined all three juveniles drove the vehicle during a 35-mile trip around Pensacola.

All three juveniles were transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice after they were arrested.

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An investigation into the murder of a Pensacola man earlier this month is continuing.

Detective Jeff Brown said a witness has told police that the victim – Arsenio Dees, 26 – was last seen during the evening of January 12 getting into a dark colored car near trash dumpsters at Attucks Court, 1300 W. Cervantes St.

Dees disappeared January 12. Officers and volunteers with KlaasKIDS and Escambia Search and Rescue found his body January 19 underneath a house in the 1100 block of West Jackson Street.

Anyone having information on the case is asked to contact Detective Jeff Brown at 435 – 1980, the Police Department at 435 – 1900 or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP.

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Three teen-aged males arrested on Saturday in Santa Rosa County in connection with a convenience store robbery have also been charged in Pensacola. 

Warrants were served this afternoon on the following, who are currently in the Santa Rosa County Jail:

– D’Andre Jones, 19, of Pensacola. Charged with armed robbery, robbery by sudden snatching and petit theft.

– Brendan McClendon, 18, of Jay. Charged with armed robbery and falsely identifying himself to a law enforcement officer.

– Ian Garland, 18, of Pace. Charged with armed robbery.

Detective Shannan Briarton said additional charges are pending on the suspects.

The Pensacola incident occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Circle K, 3013 E. Cervantes St. Two employees and a customer were in the store when the suspects, who were wearing masks, entered the business. One of the suspects was holding what looked like a wrench.

One of the suspects grabbed the female customer’s purse and she began struggling with him. The other two suspects then approached the two employees and demanded money. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, some cigarillos and the woman’s purse, the suspects fled the business.

Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, a Circle K, 5661 Quintette Road, Pace, also was robbed. A short time later a Santa Rosa deputy saw and stopped a vehicle matching the description of one used by the suspects and found all three inside the truck. The suspects and a female in the vehicle also have been charged in Santa Rosa County.

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Multiple charges have been filed on a woman who stole jewelry from homes while she was cleaning them, and the woman who pawned the stolen jewelry for cash.

Arrested were:

– Carol M. Mahan, 35, of Pensacola. She has been charged with three counts of grand theft, three counts of organized trafficking in stolen property and one count of larceny over $20,000.

– Falon N. Irvin, 34, of Pensacola. She has been charged with five counts of dealing in stolen property and three counts of fraud.

The charges were filed on the women on January 17 and 27.

Detective Christopher Forehand said an investigation determined Mahan stole jewelry valued at approximately $68,000 from four homes while cleaning them. The jewelry was then pawned in Florida and Alabama by Mahan and Irvin, who are sisters.

Forehand said almost $52,000 worth of jewelry has been recovered, and the investigation is continuing.

The incidents occurred between April and November 2015 while Mahan was employed by Southern Touch Cleaning.

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The morning didn’t go too well for a man who decided to use a fake gun to rob a store and was shot in the neck by a store clerk before he fled the business.

The incident occurred around 2:25 a.m. at the Beacon Store, 1101 W. Cervantes St. A store clerk told police he shot the suspect during the robbery. The clerk – Abed Alslaq, 20, of Pensacola – said the suspect entered the store wearing camouflage, a hat and a bandana over his face. The clerk said he told the suspect to remove the bandana but he refused. During the robbery, the suspect went behind the counter, pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the clerk, who believed it was real.

The armed robber managed to get some cash and 10 cartons of cigarettes before he fled the business. The suspect – Jarell Blackmon, 24, of the 7900 block of Beaber Road, Pensacola – was later seen in the area of E and Gadsden streets by Officer Matthew Mercado. Blackmon, who was bleeding from his neck, fled from Mercado despite being ordered to stop.

Officers set up a perimeter and Officer Patrick Kelly and his K-9 did a track. Blackmon was found hiding in the 600 block of North E Street. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound that entered and exited his neck.

Blackmon was charged with armed robbery, grand theft, public order crime (wearing a mask or hood during commission of a felony), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and resisting without violence. Blackmon told police the firearm he used was fake.

 No charges have been filed on Alslaq.

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Five juvenile males were arrested Sunday after a Pensacola Police sergeant caught them stealing bicycles from a business.

Sgt. Marvin Miller was on patrol just before 9 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of North Palafox Street when he saw a shattered front window at Cycle Sports bicycle shop, 2125 N. Palafox St., said Officer Richard Ghigilotty.

Miller saw at least five suspects fleeing the area on bicycles from the back of the business. Miller followed one of the suspects with his lights and siren activated, but the juvenile refused to stop. The juvenile crashed the stolen bike in a driveway of a residence near DeVilliers Street and Lakeview Avenue, ran through a yard and jumped a fence before he was detained by Miller.

All of the other suspects were identified during the investigation. The stolen bicycles and other items taken during the burglary were recovered. Police are still searching for one of the suspects.

Arrested Sunday were Debrian Robbs, 14; Adonis Sadler, 15; Tyrone Walker, 14; Denzel Henry, 14; and Timothy Moye, 15, all of Pensacola.

All of the suspects were charged with burglary, grand theft, shoplifting, and resisting.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Kerontae’ Deaire Johnson

One of two men wanted in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in a Pensacola parking lot in October 2015 has been arrested.

Dave Julious Walker Jr. aka “Lil Dave,” 23, turned himself in around 12:35 a.m. today at the Escambia County Jail. He was charged with attempted murder, criminal solicitation, using a firearm during a felony, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, armed robbery, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of marijuana over 20 grams, and possession of cocaine.

Meanwhile, police are still searching for Kerontae’ Deaire Johnson, 26. Johnson is wanted for criminal solicitation, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and destroying evidence as a result of the investigation.

The incident occurred around 11:50 p.m. October 26, 2015 in a parking lot at the Steak n’ Shake, 2057 Airport Blvd. Walker and Johnson both received non-life threatening gunshot wounds after they exchanged gunfire during an illegal drug transaction inside a vehicle.

Anyone having information on Kerontae’ Deaire Johnson’s location is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900.

Dave Julious Walker

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An armed robber entered a Pensacola business this afternoon and escaped with an undisclosed amount of drugs. 

The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. at the CVS, 1101 Scenic Highway. 

Detective Chris Forehand said the masked suspect pointed a handgun at several employees and customers, and then forced a male employee to give him drugs from the pharmacy. He was last seen running northbound on foot. 

Forehand said there were six employees and three customers in the business at the time; no one was injured. 

The suspect was a white male approximately 5 feet 10. He was wearing a camo mask, blue and tan jacket, blue shirt, and jeans.  

Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Chris Forehand at 435 – 1987 or the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900.

CVS suspect

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Pensacola Police and Pensacola Firefighters are searching for a man who was last seen Saturday night at a local business.

The search is being done in Pensacola Bay at the foot of Palafox Pier. The 39-year-old man lives on a boat docked at Palafox Pier and Yacht Harbor, and was last seen around 7:50 p.m. Saturday leaving the Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd.

The man did not show up for work Sunday; foul play is not suspected at this time.

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