Handgun, cocaine seized after traffic stop in Palatka
According to the report, Rollins, who is a convicted felony, was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of a firearm while the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and resisting without violence.
2 men dead in pair of shootings in Palatka
PALATKA, Fla. โ Police are investigating after three people were shot, two of them fatally, in a pair of shootings reported a few miles apart over the weekend in Palatka, authorities said Monday. About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a man was found shot dead inside a white Chevrolet Malibu on North 24th Street, where it had been parked for several hours, according to the Palatka Police Department. The police department confirmed that shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and detectives are looking into whether it might be linked to a separate shooting reported a couple of miles away. In that case, a man -- who was identified by relatives as 26-year-old Jontae Merritt, of Hastings -- was shot to death at a home on Belmont Drive in the Rolling Hills neighborhood. Detectives are trying to figure out how the three people involved in the Belmont Drive shooting knew each other.
Masked robbers storm into downtown Palatka gas station
PALATKA, Fla. โ The Palatka Police Department is investigating a robbery of a downtown gas station Saturday night. According to police, the robbery happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 14 at a gas station located at 900 Reid Street. Surveillance video from the robbery shows two suspects wearing black sweatshirts and white gloves bursting through the door while holding what appears to be handguns. 900 Reid Street Robbery 12-14-19 9:30PM Public Notice: a robbery occurred at 900 Reid on 12-14-19 at 9:30 PM. Posted by Palatka Police Department on Tuesday, December 17, 2019Investigators are now asking the community for help in identifying the suspects.
Police: Parents found with meth after leaving 5 children alone in motel
While one officer was checking their identification, another officer said he noticed a clear plastic bag with a crystallized substance under Shannon Scrantons leg. According to the officers, the bag that was under Shannon Scrantons leg weighed 3.3 grams and contained methamphetamine. The arresting officers noted in the report that although the motel was nearby, the couples SUV was faced away from the motel, "giving the parents no view of their children's room." Shannon Scranton posted bond and was released about 1:45 p.m. Monday, jail records show. Either way, according to Jefferson, it will be hard for the parents to get their children back.