Lt. Doug Baldwin

            A veteran Pensacola Police lieutenant will retire Tuesday (May 21) after more than three decades with the Pensacola Police Department.

            Lt. Doug Baldwin, 56, was initially hired by the Penscoala Police Department October 4, 1976 as a cadet. He became a dispatcher in October 1978 and a police officer in November 1979. He was promoted to sergeant in November 1992 and to lieutenant in July 2000.

            Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Investigations, TAC, and Vice and Narcotics. Lt. Baldwin has also been a member of SWAT, and supervised the department’s Waterborne Response Team. Lt. Baldwin currently is a supervisor in the department’s Criminal Investigations Division.

            Lt. Baldwin’s retirement reception is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at police headquarters, 711 N. Hayne St., and is open to the public.

Lt. Stephen Davis

            A promotion ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday (May 21) for the Pensacola Police Department’s newest lieutenant.

            Lt. Stephen Davis, 44, will be honored during the badge pinning ceremony in the department’s training room.

            Initially hired by the department as a cadet on January 2, 1990, he was promoted to police officer in December 1990 and to sergeant in August 2003. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Investigations, Vice & Narcotics, TAC, and supervisor of the field training program. He presently is assigned to the department’s Professional Standards Unit.

            Lt. Davis was one of the supervisors in the 2011 Operation Blue Shepherd investigation, which resulted in the arrests of 25 men who arranged via the internet to have sex with children. He also is the current president of the Florida Leadership Academy Class #27, which is sponsored by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

            The badge pinning is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday and is open to the public.

Tonjas Dixon

             Pensacola Police are searching for a Pensacola man who is a suspect in multiple vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts that have occurred within the past month in the downtown and East Pensacola areas.

            Tonjas Cornielus Dixon, 20, is a suspect in more than a dozen vehicle burglaries and at least six vehicle thefts. His last known address was 1401 W. Lloyd St.Dixon also goes by the initials “TJ.”

            The Pensacola Police Department currently has a warrant on him for one count each of burglary, vehicle theft and larceny, and two counts of criminal mischief. Additional warrants are pending.

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

            Three people were arrested this morning as plain clothes Pensacola Police detectives take to the streets to catch vehicle burglary suspects in the act.

            From May 1 until today, there have been 91 vehicles reported as burglarized within city limits. The majority of them occurred to unlocked vehicles.

            Also, at least four vehicles were reported stolen within city limits over the past month. All of them have been recovered; one was found in BaldwinCounty.

            Around 2:30 a.m. today, plain clothes detectives arrested three people after they were caught burglarizing vehicles in the area of 15^th Avenue and Scott Street.

            Arrested were:

            – Treniqua Hollinger, 19, of 3510 N. Ninth Ave., Pensacola.

            – Maurissa Atkins, 20, of 219 E. Highland Dr., Pensacola.

            – Maurice Atkins, 19, of 3510 N. Ninth Ave., Pensacola.

            Each of the suspects was charged with nine vehicle burglaries, one residential burglary and possession of burglary tools. An investigation continues to determine if they were involved in other recent vehicle burglaries.

            The suspects were arrested after a detective on an anti-burglary detail witnessed them breaking into a vehicle. Back-up officers were called and the suspects were then taken into custody. The suspects were in a vehicle that not been reported stolen. They tried to leave the scene and hit a tree on north side of Cross Street between 12^th and 13^th avenues. Hollinger was driving.

            Also, additional warrants have been issued for a Pensacola man who is a suspect in multiple vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts that have occurred within the past month in East and North Hill areas, Inverness and EastPensacolaHeights areas.

            The Pensacola Police Department initially had a warrant for Tonjas Cornielus Dixon, 20, of Pensacola for one count each of burglary, vehicle theft and larceny, and two counts of criminal mischief.

            This morning, additional warrants were issued for Dixon for eight additional counts of vehicle burglary, four counts of vehicle theft, two counts of grand theft, three counts of petit theft, and two counts of credit card fraud.

            In addition, warrants have been issued for Lucas Jenkins, 21, of Pensacola. He is wanted on eight counts of vehicle burglary, four counts of vehicle theft, two counts of grand theft, three counts of petit theft, and two counts of credit card fraud. Jenkins and Dixon are believed to have been committing the burglaries together.

            Investigations into recent vehicle burglaries continue and additional charges are possible on all suspects.

            Chief Chip W. Simmons said one of the easiest ways to prevent vehicle burglaries is to lock vehicle doors. The majority of recent vehicles burglaries have not involved forced entries but rather by just lifting door handles.

            Simmons offered the following tips in addition to locking doors:

            – People should remove guns and other valuables from vehicles.

            – People should be aware of their own property and that of their neighbors.

            – Report suspicious activity to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

            Anyone having information on locations for Dixon or Jenkins is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900 or Crime Stoppers at 433 – STOP.

Treniqua Hollinger

Maurissa Atkins

Maurice Atkins

Tonjas Dixon

Lucas Jenkins

              One woman received minor injuries in a 2-vehicle crash that occurred just after noon today on North Ninth Avenue and knocked out power to a number of locations in that area.

            The crash occurred around 12:10 p.m. in front of CiCi’s Pizza, 7145 N. Ninth Ave.

            Officer Dan Bell said a Toyota Camry driven by Erica Greene, 23, of Pensacola was northbound on Ninth Avenue in the right-hand lane when a vehicle in front of her slowed and she swerved to the left to avoid it.

            Bell said when Greene swerved, her vehicle collided with a Cadillac driven by Janet Hanson, 62, of 5069 Avocet Lane, Pensacola, which was northbound in the left-hand lane.

            Hanson then over corrected her vehicle, which traveled across Ninth Avenue, down a ditch and struck a power pole, which snapped at its base. The car then went into a parking lot in front of CiCi’s, hit an oak tree and came to rest about 60 feet away, Bell said.

            Power was out from approximately Winn Dixie north to Keating Road. A Gulf Power crew was working to restore power in the area.

            Hanson received minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Bell said Greene was charged with improper lane change. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

WANTED PERSON

Quincy Jerrell Hollins

A.K.A.: Quincy Jerrall Hollins, Quincy Jerrele Holins

Race/Sex:  Black/Male

D.O.B.: 8/31/77

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown

Ht/Wt: 5’6”/180 lbs.

L.K.A.: Unknown

WARRANT: 

CONTEMPT OF COURT-VIOLATE INJUNCTION

(1 CT)

Hollins is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred May 14 in Pensacola.  Hollins has violated an active protection order and has also threatened the victim. He is considered violent and anyone coming into contact with him should exercise caution.

             Five Pensacola Police officers brought home 12 trophies last week in recognition of their placements in the 2013 U.S. Police K-9 Region I certifications in Sebring, FL.

            Officer Bruce Harris and his K-9 Apollo received first place for the Ron Bowling award, which is given to the competitor who has the highest combined score in obedience and criminal apprehension.

            Harris also received second place overall – missing first place by less than a point – and second places in obedience and in criminal apprehension

            Officer Harry Barraclough and his K-9 Uno received first place in search work, consisting of suspect and article searches, with a perfect score of 180 out of 180 points. Barraclough also received fifth place in criminal apprehension and 13^th place overall.

            Officer David Rogers and his K-9 Derek received 18^th place overall.

            Barraclough, Harris, Rogers, their K-9s, and Officer David Hausner and his K-9 Kyros received third place in the 4-man team event.

            Only the top 20 competitors received an overall award. A total of 51 teams participated in the event.

            Hausner and Officer Michael Burleson certified their dogs in narcotics. Burleson has only had his K-9 Woolf for approximately three weeks.

             (Pictured in photo, left to right, are Officers Michael Burleson, David Rogers, Harry Barraclough, Bruce Harris, and David Hausner.)

            Pensacola Police are searching for a man who stole a truck from a construction site this afternoon and then abandoned it right before the vehicle crashed into a building.

            The incident began around 1:48 p.m. when the 2006 white Chevrolet Silverado belonging to Roads, Inc. of Northwest Florida was stolen from a construction site at Davis Highway and Gonzalez Street, said Officer Matthew Maracle.

            Maracle said the ignition key had been left in the truck.

            As police responded to several calls of a reckless driver in the area, the driver of the stolen truck went to Morris Court, 1200 North M St., and jumped out of the truck before it stopped. Maracle said the truck rolled and crashed into Building 15, causing minor damage to both the vehicle and truck. No one was injured in the crash, which occurred around 1:50 p.m.

            The driver of the truck was described as a black male approximately six feet tall, skinny and wearing blue jeans and a black sleeveless T-shirt.

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

WANTED PERSONS

Marcus D. Johnson, Tonjas C. Dixon and Lucas L. Jenkins are wanted in connection with a recent series of vehicle burglaries/thefts in the Pensacola area.  The suspects have multiple warrants in connection with the cases reported in and around Inverness subdivision as well as the Hyde Park, Scenic Highway and Cordova Park areas. The suspects are also believed to have been involved in commercial burglaries related to the vehicle thefts, as well as fraudulent use of credit cards taken from some of the vehicles.   

Name: Tonjas Cornelius Dixon Jr.

A.K.A.: Conjas Dixon, Marcus Olds, “TJ”

D.O.B.: 11/1/92

Race/Sex: Black/Male

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown

Ht./Wt.: 5’8”; 160 lbs.

L.K.A.: 1401 W. Lloyd St.

Name: Marcus Dewayne Johnson

A.K.A.: “Moochie”, “Lil D”, Mark Randell Stallworth, Mark Randlson

D.O.B.: 8/30/92

Race/Sex: Black/Male

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown

Ht./Wt.: 5’3”; 125 lbs.

L.K.A.: 174 Vassar Dr.

Name: Lucas Luquan Jenkins

D.O.B.: 5/1/92; A.K.A. D.O.B.: 5/11/92

Race/Sex: Black/Male

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown

Ht./Wt.: 5’5”; 180 lbs.

L.K.A.: 2400 W. Lakeview Ave.

USE CAUTION, SUBJECTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VIOLENT/ARMED

Anyone having information on the subjects’ locations is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at (850) 435-1900 or via Facebook. Tips can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 433-STOP, or you can also text Crime Stoppers by typing the tip in the body of the text after entering 274637 (CRIMES).

Tonjas Dixon

Marcus Johnson

Lucas Jenkins

        Pensacola Police are searching for a man who disappeared from his Alabama home Wednesday afternoon.

      Eddie Lee McCreary, 63, of Brewton was last seen by a relative around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

      Detective Danny Harnett said McCreary has various medical problems and left his medications in Alabama. His car was found around 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 3800 block of Cherry Laurel Drive in Pensacola.

      McCreary is a black male, about 6 feet 2 and 300 pounds. He has salt and pepper colored hair and sometimes wears glasses.

      Anyone who may have seen him or knows his location is asked to contact Detective Danny Harnett at 435 – 1979 or the Pensacola Police Department at 435 – 1900.

Eddie McCreary

Eddie McCreary

       A Brewton, AL, man who disappeared from his home Wednesday afternoon has been found.

      Eddie Lee McCreary, 63, walked into the Pensacola Police Department this afternoon and told an officer he was fine. McCreary said he decided to leave home after a dispute with a relative.

      McCreary’s car was found around 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 3800 block of Cherry Laurel Drive in Pensacola. He was last seen in Brewton around 2:30 p.m. that day.

             A man was injured this evening after he was clipped by a train while trying to get out of its way.

            The incident happened around 8 p.m. near the 17^th Avenue trestle.

            Lt. Mike McVicker said the man – whose name is not yet being released – was riding his bike westbound over the bridge when he was confronted by a train that was eastbound. McVicker said the man succeeded in beating the train across the bridge, but was hit by the side of the train.

            The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

        Seventeen vehicles will be auctioned Thursday (June 6) at the Pensacola Police Department, 711 N. Hayne St.

      The vehicles have been confiscated, abandoned or in traffic crashes. Some are in running condition while others are not. Up for auction will be seven cars, three vans, three pick-up trucks, three scooters, and one motorcycle.

      The auction will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday in the back parking lot of the department. Vehicles can be previewed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday; some photographs are available for viewing in the department’s website.

      Payment will be due at time of auction and can be in the form of cash or check with proper identification.

      For more information, please call 435 – 1937.

      Pictured below are some of the vehicles up for auction.

            No one knew at the time the extent of crimes that would be associated with occupants of a stolen vehicle after it was found abandoned near Seventh Avenue and Avery Street.

            But an investigation began after one of the occupants arrived at a hospital for treatment of injuries consistent with falling/jumping from a moving vehicle.

            Detective Danny Harnett became the lead investigator on the case, which resulted in four suspects being arrested and charged with numerous counts of residential burglary, grand theft, grand theft auto, grand theft firearm, and dealing in stolen property. In fact, two of the suspects told Detective Harnett the group had committed in excess of 50 residential burglaries since October 2012.

            Because of his dedication, interview skills and strong work ethic, Detective Danny Harnett was named Officer of the Month for May 2013.

The third of four suspects involved in a December 2012 homicide has been arrested.

Deontrez Levon Kitt, 27, was taken into custody without incident around 2:30 p.m. today at a residence in the 5300 block of North Blue Angel Parkway. He was charged with capital murder on a grand jury indictment.

Meanwhile, police continue searching for Anthony L. Wilson Jr., 29, address unknown. He also is wanted on a grand jury indictment for capital murder.

Two other males – Deavis Saulsberry, 24, and Trevon Nelson, 28, both of Pensacola – have already been arrested and charged with capital murder for the December 24, 2012, kidnapping and murder of Torrance Hackworth, 32, of 1321 North J St., Pensacola.

Around 2:45 a.m. on December 24, the suspects approached Hackworth when he arrived at his residence. They then forced him into the apartment, bound him with duct tape and held him in the apartment.

One of the males awakened Hackworth’s 36-year-old girlfriend and their four children, ranging in age from four to 10, and ordered them at gunpoint into the living room. As all six residents were held hostage, the suspects ransacked the house, demanded money and stole various items.

When Hackworth insisted he didn’t have any money because he had bought Christmas presents for the children, the suspects said they were going to kill him. The suspects then beat and struck Hackworth several times with a firearm in front of the woman and children before dragging him outside and putting him into the truck of the woman’s vehicle, which they used to flee the scene.

Approximately two to three hours after the abduction, the woman’s vehicle was found partially submerged at the SandersBeach boat launch. Hackworth was shot several times and his body was found December 26 in a vacant lot in the 1600 block of North S Street. The incident is believed to have been drug related.

Agencies that assisted the Pensacola Police Department with the investigation were the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Gun Crime Response Team, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and State Attorney’s Office.

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

Deontrez Kitt

Anthony Wilson Jr.

Trevon Nelson

Deavis Saulsberry

A Pensacola Police officer received minor injuries Wednesday night after he jumped into PensacolaBay to rescue a man who had jumped or fallen into the water.

The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at Palafox Pier, 997 S. Palafox St.

A witness told police the 20-year-old man jumped off the pier and into the water about 10 feet below; however, the man told police he fell into the water, said Officer Matthew Coverdale.

Police responded to the area after receiving a 911 call from a bystander. Officer David Rogers threw the man, who was holding onto a large piling and struggling against choppy water, a rope in an effort for him to tie it around himself. But when the man couldn’t do so, Officer Eric Hubley jumped into the water.

Hubley managed to get the rope around the man and then he and other officers, who were overhead with the rope, kept the man away from the sea wall until a Pensacola Fire Department boat arrived.

Fire department personnel threw Hubley a life preserver, and he used it to get the man and himself to the rescue boat where they were pulled to safety. Both Hubley and the man suffered minor scratches from barnacles attached to the piling and sea well.

The man was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

PPD WANTED PERSON

 Anthony Lamar Wilson Jr.

A.K.A.: “Young Tripp” “YT”

D.O.B.: 5/25/84

Race/Sex: Black/Male

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown

Ht./Wt.: 5’11”; 157 lbs.

Anthony Wilson Jr. is wanted in connection with the homicide of Torrance Hackworth that occurred in December 2012.  Wilson is one of multiple suspects who have been implicated in the homicide.  Wilson is the only suspect still outstanding. 

Warrant Information:

         Homicide; Kidnapping; False Imprisonment (4 Counts); Armed Burglary; Vehicle Theft.

USE CAUTION: SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

             A Pensacola man was arrested early this morning and charged with child neglect after he left a 10-year-old boy unsupervised in an unlocked car while he drank alcohol inside a downtown business.

            Gerald L. Chatwood, 48, of the 100 block of West Detroit Boulevard was arrested around 2 a.m. today.

            Officer Jeffry Cain was dispatched to the area of Palafox and Romana streets after some citizens complained about young children being left unsupervised in the area. Cain found one of the boys sleeping inside an unlocked car on the northeast corner of Palafox and Romana. The child told Cain he had been with Chatwood and when he told him he was tired, Chatwood suggested he sleep in the vehicle.

            Cain found Chatwood a short time later in Hopjacks, 10 S. Palafox St. Another 10-year-old male was with him in the business.

            Chatwood, who had been drinking, told Cain he wanted to take the 10-year-old boys to New York Nicks to play pool with him but he left that location because the kitchen had closed. He then decided to go to Hopjacks, and when one of the boys told him he was tired, Chatwood told him to sleep in the vehicle and lock the doors.

            He then took the other boy into Hopjacks and began drinking.

            The two boys were placed in protective custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families and Chatwood was taken to the Escambia County Jail.

            Two more burglary suspects were arrested this afternoon as an investigation into recent vehicle burglaries continues.

            Lucas Jenkins, 21, and Tonjas Dixon, 20, both of Pensacola were arrested around 1 p.m. at Forest Creek Apartments, 34 Patton Dr., Pensacola, said Sgt. Kevin Christman.

            Dixon was arrested on 21 warrants that included burglary, larceny, fraud, and grand theft vehicle charges. Jenkins was arrested on nine warrants that included burglary, grand theft, fraud, and vehicle theft charges.

            The Pensacola Police Department made the arrests in conjunction with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, which also is investigating the suspects. Representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms also participated in the investigation.

            Jenkins, Dixon and Marcus Johnson are suspects in vehicle burglaries that occurred between early May and June 1 in the Inverness, Cordova Park and Bayview Way areas. The majority of vehicles had been left unlocked.

            Johnson, 20, of Pensacola was arrested June 1 on 21 warrants ranging from burglary to fraud, Christman said.

            The investigation is continuing as detectives pursue leads on additional suspects.

Tonjas Dixon

Marcus Johnson

Lucas Jenkins

             Pensacola Police are searching for three males who robbed a delivery person at gunpoint Wednesday night.

            The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Toni Street when an employee of Wing Zone, 6215 N. Ninth Ave., was getting ready to make a food delivery, said Officer Jeremy Pillow.

            The 22-year-old victim said he was approaching his destination when he saw two men: one who was standing by the side of the road flagging him down and another man near a driveway.

            As he got out of the vehicle to make the delivery, he said the two males approached him. One of the males had a gun and the other demanded money. A third man carrying a shotgun also approached him, he said.

            The victim said the suspects fled the area with the food order, his cell phone and wallet, and an undisclosed amount of cash, Pillow said.

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