The Blotter is intended to show that there is more to policing than many realize, and is based on reports from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Nov. 19: A woman traveling south in the northbound lanes of State 77 nearly ran over a Bay County Sheriff’s deputy. The deputy had to take “evasive action” to avoid getting hit. She then began to pursue the woman. After about a mile and a half the woman finally pulled over near Southport Elementary School.
As the deputy approached she noted the distinct smell of alcohol emanating from the woman’s vehicle. The woman asked the deputy why she had pulled her over and the deputy informed the woman that she been traveling the wrong way on State 77.
“Well, I’m not from around here,” the woman replied. “I don’t know which way these roads go.”
The woman was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of alcohol by someone under 21. The woman told deputies that she lives in Chipley.

Nov. 19: There was probably no tip either.
An all night restaurant in Callaway is prepared to prosecute over a $6.49 bill. A “heavy set” woman with long, hair extensions ordered two waffles and a piece of ham. After she “consumed the food” the woman left the restaurant without paying. If deputies find the woman restaurant officials say they are prepared to go to court.

Nov. 19: A woman said her husband was abusing her but it just turned out to be a cold sore.
The woman told a deputy that she her husband had slapped her in the face and busted her lip. But when a deputy examined the wound it turned out to be a cold sore. The woman also said she had been pushed into a coffee table by her husband causing a bruise on her leg. The deputy examined that bruise but it was not consistent with the woman’s story about how she hit the coffee table. The woman also had a broken toe but could not tell deputies how it happened. The woman’s landlord doubted that any domestic violence occurred and said that when the woman is drunk, she frequently falls down.

Nov 18: A deputy observed a driver going the wrong way on Tyndall Parkway. The driver was leaving a pharmacy and attempted to drive over a concrete median. The deputy turned on her lights and sirens and directed traffic around the driver.
When the driver got back to the parking lot he stepped out of his vehicle.
“At which time I noticed that (he) had urinated on himself,” the deputy wrote in an incident report. “I could see that the front of both legs all the way down to his feet were wet.”
The man did not have a driver’s license. The man was arrested because he did not have a license and for driving under the influence.

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