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Press Release
November 15, 2007
Approved by Sheriff Joe Nugent
The Gulf County
Sheriff’s Office will be conducting vehicle safety checkpoints and DUI check
points during the months of November and December 2007. The check points
will be held throughout the county to include Highway 98 near St. Joe Beach,
Highway 98 and Garrison Ave, C-30 Simmons Bayou, Highway 71 North of White
City, Highway 22 and Highway 22A, Highway 71 and West Arm Creek, Highway 71
Dalkieth Area and Highway 71 near the Calhoun County Line.
On 11/09/2007 a vehicle driven by Willard Paul
Gilbert w/m 42 was stopped for speeding. While talking with the diver the
deputy noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverag4e about his person. Gilbert
was asked to perform several sobriety exercises, which indicated he was
operating a vehicle while intoxicated, he was arrested for DUI.
On 11/13/2007 Anthony Scott Crocker w/m 24 was
arrested on a violation of probation the original charge was grand theft.
On 11/13/2007 a vehicle operated by William Scott
Overstreet w/m 26 was stopped for speeding, during the traffic stop it was
found his license was suspended he was arrest for DWLSR.
On 11/13/2007 deputies went to Franklin County
Sheriff’s office and arrested William Jason Pemberton w/m 29 on a warrant
for failure to appear on a charge of DUI.
During August of 2007 Narcotics Deputies began an
investigation into the theft of a prescription pad from a local doctor. On
11/13/2007 Mark William Moore w/m 50 was arrested for stealing the
prescription pad and also charged with forgery for writing the prescription.
On 11/13/2007 deputies responded to a local bank that
had taken $5700.00 in fraudulent postal money orders. The deputy and
investigators located the individual that had cashed the money orders and
recovered $5500.00 for the bank. The person who cashed the money orders said
that he received them in the mail; he was instructed to cash the money
orders, keep 10% for himself and Western Union the money to an account in.
During the week of 11/08/2007- 11/15/2007 Gulf County
Dispatchers handled 291 calls including 30 calls for Emergency Medical
Services. Gulf County Deputies Handled 200 calls including serving 47 civil
papers, 22 traffic stops in which 6 citations and 16 warning were issued, 24
calls from citizens with questions or concerns, 10 disturbances, 5 thefts, 2
burglaries, 3 crashes, 1 shooting and 86 miscellaneous calls.
Gulf County Sheriff's Office
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
(850)227-1115 or (850)639-5717
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