FWC Law Enforcement Summary – Northwest Region

Posted 1/8/2016

BAY COUTNY:

 

Officer Pifer received a complaint that approximately 20-30 bags of household trash and other miscellaneous items were dumped on Eglin Wildlife Management Area (WMA).  Officer Pifer along with Investigator Schafer searched the trash and obtained documentation leading them to a local vacation rental company.  Through multiple interviews at multiple locations Officer Pifer and Investigator Schafer identified the suspect.  The suspect was hired to pick up trash from multiple rental properties managed by the rental company.  Environmental Investigator Nelson continued their efforts and obtained a felony arrest warrant for the unlawful disposal of litter for commercial purposes.

 

JACKSON COUNTY

 

Lieutenant Allen, Officers Forehand and Burkhead watched three duck hunters shooting ducks for 20 minutes after legal shooting hours. As the hunters were leaving the area, the officers stopped them. All three hunters were charged with shooting ducks after legal hours and citations and warnings were issued for no hunting licenses, no state waterfowl permit and no federal waterfowl permit.

 

CALHOUN COUNTY

 

Officer Baber responded to a landowner’s trespass complaint. Officer Baber tracked down three subjects that had been trespassing on the complainant’s property. All three were charged with trespass.

 

Officer Baber received a call from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department in reference to a subject they believed had killed an illegal deer. Officer Baber found the subject at his residence and found that he was in possession of a two inch spike buck. The subject admitted the deer was killed the day prior. He was charged with possession of antlerless deer during the closed season.