FWC Law Enforcement Report
From FWCThis report represents some events the FWC handled Oct. 13-20 in the Northwest Region. (There were no cases reported for Wakulla County.)
BAY COUNTY
• Officer N. Basford and Officer Gore were on patrol when they heard shooting coming from a field where dove hunting takes place. They entered the area and conducted resource inspections on hunters. Two subjects were sitting together hunting. During the inspection, they were found to be in possession of eight doves over the bag limit. The individuals were issued citations..
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officers Valdez and Burkhead were on patrol near Destin Harbor when they observed a vessel docked with fishing gear on board. Officer Valdez conducted a resource inspection and located a juvenile blue marlin on board the vessel. Officer Valdez measured the blue marlin and found it was less than half the legal-size limit of 99 inches. Officer Valdez interviewed the subject who caught the blue marlin and found he did not report the blue marlin to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as required for that species of billfish. Officer Valdez wrote the individual a notice to appear citation.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
• Officers Valdez and Burkhead received a complaint from an employee of Blackwater State Park regarding an individual who had been trespassed from all state park property. The officers located the individual walking through a parking lot on state park property. The officers placed the subject under arrest for trespass after warning and transported him to the Santa Rosa County Jail.