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Triplett By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A homeless man remained in the county jail as midweek approached, charged with three felonies after he tried to steal an Atmore resident’s vehicle Sunday night, April 4.According to the Escambia County Detention Center website, 35-year-old Antonio Theodore Triplett, who resides in Atmore but has no permanent address, was still awaiting a bond hearing late Monday, April 5.He is being held on one count…

Day By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, free on summons for a weapons violation, apparently picked a bad time and place to gas up his truck, and an even worse time to be in possession of a controlled substance.The man, 53-year-old Bruce Edward Day, was arrested Saturday, March 27, after an Escambia County (Fla.) deputy who was in Atmore spotted him pumping gas into his Ford F-150 at…

Fugitive felon captured after domestic disturbance White By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For the past three-plus years, Atmore has been a magnet for individuals on the run from authorities in other states. A North Carolina fugitive murder suspect was shot to death by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents during a standoff here last May, and outlaws from five different states have also been captured here since 2017.The latest fugitive apprehension…

Heavy trucks not causing problems on city streets …yet Paving crews lay asphalt on Howard Street during the city’s 2019 resurfacing project. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A significant increase in the number of heavy trucks hauling construction equipment and materials to the numerous construction projects ongoing within Atmore apparently hasn’t had a negative effect on city streets. Yet.“Our streets are in pretty good shape right now,” said Calvin Grace,…

Bundrum By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Daphne teen who left a Baldwin County diversion center March 16 without permission was found safe and sound in Georgia and is now back in the care of relatives.Rebekah Bundrum, 15-year-old runaway, turned herself in and called her mother around 4 p.m. March 23 after reaching Cartersville, Ga., said her aunt, Deanna Simpson, who credited Atmore News with helping safely bring to an…