Deputy Sheriff

Bill Myers

Okaloosa County Sheriff\’s Office, Florida

End of Watch: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Deputy Sheriff Bill Myers was shot and killed while serving a domestic violence injunction at a local attorney\’s office on Plew Avenue, in Shalimar, at approximately 8:20 am.

Mass Transit best option for traveling to Philadelphia for the events

(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the launch of a special Twitter account – @511NJ_Papal – to keep motorists informed of traffic conditions during the Papal Visit to Philadelphia this weekend, September 26 and 27.

\”With estimates of a million or more people traveling to Philadelphia to see the Pope this weekend, New Jersey roads are expected to experience heavy congestion. To help motorists make informed decisions on the best routes to choose, NJDOT created the Twitter account @511NJ_Papal that will provide real time traffic updates in the South Jersey area,\” NJDOT Commissioner Jamie Fox said. \”With the Ben Franklin Bridge closed from Friday night until Monday afternoon, we are reminding people to plan ahead and to avoid unnecessary travel in the area. For more information, visit www.PopeNJ.com.\”

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A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania found that a majority of Americans are unaware of what is considered basic knowledge of the Constitution.

Fourth ATC Permitted to Dispense Medicinal Marijuana

 The New Jersey Department of Health today issued a permit to Compassionate Sciences, Inc. in Bellmawr Borough, Camden County to operate as an Alternative Treatment Center (ATC). The permit was issued after a final Department inspection of its facility.

Compassionate Sciences expects to open the first week of October.

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TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

The Department of Interior did their best naive teenager impression when they negotiated a deal with Westlands Water District who channeled their inner used car salesman. Not surprisingly, Westlands got a sweet deal while DOI turned Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker. In the end the government got little other than relieved of an empty threat, out several hundred million dollars, and promised to sell a ton of subsidized water for the next 50-100 years to a greedy group that could use it to grow crops, resell it, or whatever – all this in the midst of record drought. Wow.

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ–Today, September 21, 2015 at 9:17 am , officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence on Holly Avenue. Upon arrival, the resident reported she heard a noise outside a first floor window on the rear of the house. When the resident investigated, an unknown male was observed outside the window and the screen had been pushed up.

The male was described as white, approximately 5’8\” tall, wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and a black baseball cap worn backwards. He was also wearing sunglasses and appeared to be young. The male fled from the area prior to police arrival. If anyone witnessed a suspect fitting this description in the area or has any information about this incident, please contact Sgt. Steve Burkhardt at (856) 456-7797 or [email protected].