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06/23/09 - 09:19 AM

Florida State University – Panama City

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Panama City, Fla. – The Florida State University Panama City announced today a collaborative initiative to house the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Panama City Field Office at FSU Panama City.  FDLE is closing 14 of its 15 field offices across the state due to state budget challenges.  The FDLE special agents and support personnel assigned to the Panama City Field Office will carry out their duties from the FSU Panama City campus effective July 1.
“We are delighted that we are able to support the FDLE’s need for office space and to have them located at FSU Panama City,” stated Dr. Ken Shaw, associate dean.  “Due to the recent completion of the FSU Panama City Holley Academic Center and relocating many of our academic functions to the new building, there was some space available that worked well for them in one of the original campus buildings.” The agreement between the University and FDLE calls for space availability to be reviewed annually.

“We are grateful to FSU Panama City for providing office space so that we may continue to provide public safety services to the citizens of Bay and surrounding counties at the same level that we have in the past,” said Tommy Ford, Resident Agent in Charge of the FDLE Panama City Field Office. “In addition, we are exploring some unique partnerships with FSU, such as student internships and classroom projects.
FDLE’s Panama City Field Office conducts multi-jurisdictional, multi-victim investigations involving major drugs, gangs, violent crime, public integrity and economic crime.  The Field Office serves a six county area that includes Bay, Washington, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson and Gulf counties.  Eight sworn Special Agents and a Crime Intelligence Analyst work at the Field Office. 
“FDLE’s Field Office provides valuable public safety services to this area,” said Pensacola Special Agent in Charge Jay Etheridge.  “Thanks to FSU Panama City’s assistance we can maintain our support to the local community and continue our mission of working with local law enforcement to fight crime.  We are grateful to the Florida State University Panama City campus for their partnership.”