Here's what our neighbors are doing...
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Wednesday afternoon Panama City Beach Police Department sent out a tweet Wednesday afternoon with the following Spring Break message:
We're proud you're considering visiting the World's Most Beautiful Beaches. In order to maintain public safety during spring break, we will be STRICTLY enforcing the following ordinances. -Chief Drew Whitman
- Drinking alcoholic beverages on the sandy beach is prohibited during the month of March.
- Possession and consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the commercial parking lots.
- All alcohol sales end at 2 a.m. throughout the entire month of March.
- Parking in a closed business' parking lot is prohibited.
- Overnight scooter rental is not permitted.
- It is illegal to climb, jump from or throw things from balconies.
- Parking is prohibited on unmarked or unpaved portions of the road after dark.
- Metal shovels are not permitted on the beach, and any holes dug in the sand not be deeper than two feet.
Violation of these laws will result in;
- Arrest and at least a night in the county jail
- A criminal record that will follow you past your spring break
- Up to a $500 fine or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 60 days.
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Woman busted for hosting open house party for high schoolers
By Wendy Victora | 315-4478 | @WendyVnwfdn | wvictora@nwfdailynews.com
SANTA ROSA BEACH — A Montgomery woman entrusted with chaperoning a high school senior class trip was arrested after deputies arrived to find students throwing drinks into the pool and over the fence of a home on Seawinds Court as they fled.
Several of the girls told the Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies that they were in high school and on their senior trip and the chaperone was inside. The girls smelled of alcohol, the deputy noted in his report.
When deputies confronted Misty Dell Brooks, who is 42, she told them she was chaperoning 15 students ranging in age from 17 to 19. She also said she was trying to get everyone to leave.
"It's their senior trip," she told the deputy, when he questioned her about the alcohol. "They are going to drink."
There were between 40 and 50 people at the party when deputies arrived.
Brooks said she did not provide alcohol to the students, but that if the deputies checked the students' wallets, they would find fake IDs they used to buy the alcohol, according to her WCSO arrest report.
The deputy asked one of the students if there was any more alcohol in the house and she said the fleeing students took it all.
He then observed three liquor bottles on top of the refrigerator and numerous bottles inside, the report said.
All of the alcohol was dumped into the sink and the toilet.
Brooks was charged with hosting an open house party and taken into custody. Her mother, who was with her, agreed to chaperone the students until her daughter got back from jail.
"It's their senior trip," she told the deputy, when he questioned her about the alcohol. "They are going to drink."
By Wendy Victora | 315-4478 | @WendyVnwfdn | wvictora@nwfdailynews.com
SANTA ROSA BEACH — A Montgomery woman entrusted with chaperoning a high school senior class trip was arrested after deputies arrived to find students throwing drinks into the pool and over the fence of a home on Seawinds Court as they fled.
Several of the girls told the Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies that they were in high school and on their senior trip and the chaperone was inside. The girls smelled of alcohol, the deputy noted in his report.
When deputies confronted Misty Dell Brooks, who is 42, she told them she was chaperoning 15 students ranging in age from 17 to 19. She also said she was trying to get everyone to leave.
"It's their senior trip," she told the deputy, when he questioned her about the alcohol. "They are going to drink."
There were between 40 and 50 people at the party when deputies arrived.
Brooks said she did not provide alcohol to the students, but that if the deputies checked the students' wallets, they would find fake IDs they used to buy the alcohol, according to her WCSO arrest report.
The deputy asked one of the students if there was any more alcohol in the house and she said the fleeing students took it all.
He then observed three liquor bottles on top of the refrigerator and numerous bottles inside, the report said.
All of the alcohol was dumped into the sink and the toilet.
Brooks was charged with hosting an open house party and taken into custody. Her mother, who was with her, agreed to chaperone the students until her daughter got back from jail.
"It's their senior trip," she told the deputy, when he questioned her about the alcohol. "They are going to drink."
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Alabama man's "metal shovel" on Panama City Beach Facebook post getting huge attention
Wonder how this would have played out over here in SoWal.
This is your typical tourist that doesn't fill in his hole and got caught.
Bryant Rylee, from Moundville, Alabama, was visiting Panama City Beach last week when he was given a ticket for using a garden hoe to make a sand castle with his son.
Wonder how this would have played out over here in SoWal.
This is your typical tourist that doesn't fill in his hole and got caught.
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Spring Break Arrest Numbers UP this year.
"Walton County saw over twice the number of underage drinking arrests as last year, according to data provided by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. As of press time, 681 people had been arrested as minors in possession of alcohol."
While numbers are up, I'll be interested to hear about visitor numbers and if they coorelate with the theory in the article that arrests = more people.
Spring break wraps up
While WCSO did a good job at the Miramar Beach Locations, the rest of our county suffered ( just read posts) . It will be interesting to see how the WCSO addresses this going into summer. Based on comments in this article it seems the blame is being placed on those that have "moved inward", into the homes they rent as opposed to the beaches. This is now impacting the tax paying citizen that lives in communities that don't want or need this
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Can't wait to see the Code Enforcement Numbers...
Now that this is the first summer under customary use, we shall see.
"Rowell said next year the WCSO plans to adjust staffing and increase man power during certain times of spring break in the 30A area, particularly when schools from Atlanta come to town."
"Walton County saw over twice the number of underage drinking arrests as last year, according to data provided by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. As of press time, 681 people had been arrested as minors in possession of alcohol."
While numbers are up, I'll be interested to hear about visitor numbers and if they coorelate with the theory in the article that arrests = more people.
Spring break wraps up
As spring break officially wraps up on the Emerald Coast, local law enforcement officials are wrapping up their spring break operations and already making plans for next year.
Walton County saw over twice the number of underage drinking arrests as last year, according to data provided by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. As of press time, 681 people had been arrested as minors in possession of alcohol.
WCSO Captain Audie Rowell, who oversees the patrol bureau, said it was hard to say why there were more arrests this year, but he suspects it could be as simple as an increase in crowds.
“Obviously I think there was an increase in tourism for this spring break, so that may have generated more activity because of the number of people here,” he said.
While WCSO did a good job at the Miramar Beach Locations, the rest of our county suffered ( just read posts) . It will be interesting to see how the WCSO addresses this going into summer. Based on comments in this article it seems the blame is being placed on those that have "moved inward", into the homes they rent as opposed to the beaches. This is now impacting the tax paying citizen that lives in communities that don't want or need this
.Can't wait to see the Code Enforcement Numbers...
Now that this is the first summer under customary use, we shall see.
"Rowell said next year the WCSO plans to adjust staffing and increase man power during certain times of spring break in the 30A area, particularly when schools from Atlanta come to town."
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We apparently had a spring break wrecking crew come through our area of SRB last week. We had a sliding glass door smashed out. Nothing taken. Alarm probably scared them away. Flew down and met a deputy at the house to take a report. He said there were 5 or 6 homes that had windows broken. The house next to ours (unoccupied) has no first floor windows left.
Good times!
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Wow, thanks for posting this.
Glad to know you actually reported this. Many do not and it effects the crime stats...
Sorry this happened.
Glad to know you actually reported this. Many do not and it effects the crime stats...
Sorry this happened.
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We apparently had a spring break wrecking crew come through our area of SRB last week. We had a sliding glass door smashed out. Nothing taken. Alarm probably scared them away. Flew down and met a deputy at the house to take a report. He said there were 5 or 6 homes that had windows broken. The house next to ours (unoccupied) has no first floor windows left.Really sorry this happened. What area was this in?
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SRB right at Goatfeathers...
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SRB right at Goatfeathers...On the "quiet" part of 30A, no less. Really sad when neighborhoods suffer due to poorly behaved spring breakers. I hope they left enough evidence to get caught. I just chased a young couple off yesterday from a neighbor's house who is out of town for the weekend. They had a head start and ran a lot faster than I can!
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No expectation on my part to catch anybody unless they left any tell tale evidence at one of the other places....
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Hope this is not whats to come with 2018 Spring Break.
Not so much the train issue (don't have one) but the mob mentality from teens.
BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders
Not so much the train issue (don't have one) but the mob mentality from teens.
BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders
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