At least three unlocked vehicles burglarized on St. Joe Beach
At least three vehicles were burglarized Tuesday on St. Joe Beach, according to a release from the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office.
A total of four burglaries have been reported in the past week.
All vehicles burglariezed were left unlocked. The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office encourages individuals in the area to lock their vehicles, hide items from plain sight, remove any valuables or firearms and take their keys with them when away from the vehicle.
Items stolen include a purse with $300 cash, a laptop computer and a 9mm handgun.
Burglaries occurred in the areas of Bay Street, Narvaez Street and Nautilus Drive.
GCSO asks that any suspicious persons, vehicles or activities are reported to the Sheriff’s Office by calling their 24-hour non-emergency number – 850-227-1115 (option four). If it is an emergency, call 911.
“If you have any information, please call us,” GCSO said in the release.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.