Pearce

We are in Seagrove, no activity here, but we heard the choppers again.

jdarg

We are off E. Mitchell too and I jump every time I hear something rustle outside! It is so quiet that every noise seems loud.

Everyone over here should check their gates- ours was left open, and thankfully I discovered it before the dogs found it and got loose. It looks like law enforcement peeps and dogs were in the back yard at least once last night- lots of footprints all over.

30A Skunkape

time to bring in the big boys...

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happy2Bme

I bet "The Dog" is more apt to get him than the WCSO dogs!

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He is long gone and appears to know his way around wooded areas very well. I talked to one of the deputies last night on 395 and he felt pretty confident that the kid got away. The dogs lost the smell at the bay. I think it would be pretty easy to ease out of here if you remained calm about what you were doing. This guy is no rookie to running.

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jdarg

3 WCSO cars just flew up Oak Ave.

sunspotbaby

I feel bad for the next bozo that decides today is a good day to steal a car.

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Here4Good

Well, I hope they don't lock us down again - I need to go to the store!

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NightAngel

I live on Ricker and the helicopters are over my house, again. They are never gonna catch this guy.

Foodlover

Hmmm. . . I wonder if they got a lead or something?

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ZoeGirl

Sounds like a low-flying plane making passes through the Ricker and Little Canal area...

haileyhashes

If the K9s lost his cent at the bay, why didn't they cross? It's no that easy to loose a scent. If he had gotten out of the water on the same side the dogs would have smelled it.

jodiFL

I agree. He has been running for almost a month from TX. He had enough sense to get far away from TX asap. It wouldnt surprise me to find out he has a military background and is very capable of surviving over night in a state forest.

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MissCritter

It sounds like WCSO deputies have done everything humanly possible to ensure the safety of residents - phone calls, vehicle searches, home visits, etc. Kudos the them.

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BeachSiO2

We were thinking about you guys yesterday when a friend called us with the news. Be safe!!

snowman

does anyone know about this rumor?? i heard he had a hostage??

BeachSiO2

Wait..... I see two cop cars and two cops outside my house RIGHT NOW (not kidding ). Oh nevermind, I live in another state across from a substation/fire department.

jodiFL

hadnt heard THAT one yet. But I am sure that at least ONE of the many deputies I had contact with yesterday would have mentioned it.

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snowman

our neighbor heard it from a tom thumb attendant. i would think he'd be out of state by now though. hard to believe the cops couldn't catch him with swat teams and infrared

RbSoWal

There is no activity in inlet/rosemary.

Tootsie

Fugitive still on the loose Saturday morning

August 29, 2009 11:21 AM

Deborah Wheeler
The Walton Sun
As of mid-morning Saturday, fugitive Matheos S. Pitikas has eluded an all-afternoon and night search for him by deputies from three counties.
According to Walton County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Mike Gurspan, deputies continued the search until 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
"There are no new developments at this time," said Gurspan. "There will be a meeting of commands this afternoon to formulate a strategy."
Gurspan said the search included Bay, Okaloosa, and Walton county sheriff's deputies, as well as FWC and Florida Wildlife officials.
"It's miraculous that no one was hurt," he said.
The chase began around 1:15 p.m. Friday in the vacinity of The Whale's Tail in Destin and involved a high-speed chase through Walton County and ending in Point Washington, where Matheos ditched his vehicle near the Choctowhatchee Bay. Several shots were fired at deputies during the chase, including several at Walton County Sheriff Michael Atkinson, who happened to be in South Walton for a luncheon at the time and helped in the chase.
Gurspan would not speculate on where Matheos could have gone or how he got away. However, he conceded that a clue might be where his vehicle was found, close to the bay.
Check back to The Walton Sun Web site for more updates as they come in.


The Walton Sun

jdarg

Just got off the phone with the WCSO office. They have not caught him, and we are to expect to see quite a few law enforcement vehicles around for the time being. He also said that many people in the neighborhood are coming home after spending the last night away, and they are calling the WCSO to check their houses and property.

This doofus is really cramping my style. I think we will go to the beach for awhile!

RbSoWal

if the searched stopped at 1:30 a.m would it have not been easy to get away after that?

30A Skunkape

My big fat Greek fugitive

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sunspotbaby

i was thinking about the beach...would be pretty easy to blend in there, wait for a ride. ya'll keep your eyes peeled.

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mom of zoro

I know there are dogs trained to scent search on and around water. Their schnozzles are super powerful! I wonder if any of the pooches working were water trained????

Tootsie

Check this out:

South Belt Ellington Leader

The story of Pitikas original bank robbery is on the top of the page... a Houston communtiy newspaper, July 30, 2009.

thanks SoWal Detective Watercourseway for finding this.

downtown

Yes he could blend in at the beach. Perhaps that is where he was before the first encounter on old 98. He was in shorts no shirt and barefoot. Maybe he was staying over there. Wonder if he was alone or had friends over there. He is very elusive, I was reading the local ch.13 archives in Houston and he broke into a house and the resident pressed his medic alert, the police came and he vanished into a sewer. There is a patrol car parked at the corner of Juniper and E. Mitchell right now, that makes me feel better. Hopefully soon I can resume walking the dogs.

Tootsie

speaking of blending in at the beach, please let this situation heighten your safety awareness around town by realizing that we do have many folks, in addition to regular tourists, who are transitory, or who are just passing through. we don't know anything about where they are from or who the hail they are. this is paradise in many ways, but please remember to keep children in your sight while on the beach or anywhere else. we live in a safe place, but... we also have many many kinds of visitors.

I remind my friends of this while they are visiting, because they feel so safe here. I've known parents to go up to the red bar for a drink, leaving children out on the beach to play, if only for a short time. NOT a good idea. ever! no matter the age of the children.

ChillPill

I thought I heard the helicopter again but its my neighbor mowing their lawn. Yay!!

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ShallowsNole

He didn't swim (walk; swimming ain't possible) from East Mitchell down the shoreline or across the Intracoastal, or at least not before it got dark last night. That particular route of escape was covered, by land and by sea.

If he swam from East Mitchell across to Jolly Bay, someone on the bay fill would have seen him.

General feeling is that he had someone he could call, and he got a ride out. There are several forestry trails one can take from EPW to 98 without being seen from Bay Drive or 395, and I don't know if anyone was stationed there. BUT, it's best not to take chances. He is already wanted for so much, another murder charge wouldn't worry him in the least.

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ChillPill

You are making me realize this guy has such a 'generic' look, he could just throw a ballcap & sunglasses and quietly hang out on the beach for months. (Not now of course...!) In his criminal records (Harris County TX) and he made off with nearly $16,000 cash from the bank robbery. Hotels take cash and he surely could have a fake ID.

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bayoulife

on the www??? I'd like to see what he looks like.

ChillPill

Walton County Florida, Office of the Sheriff, Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.

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dmarie

SN, "murder" or attempted murder? And would that have been for shooting at the deputy?

sunspotbaby

wmbb.com - Suspect Search Continues,* Residents Asked to Stay Inside and Lock Doors

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Tootsie

The suspect is Matheos S. Pitikas DOB 10/16/84. He is a white male 5' 6" 175 lbs. He was wearing blue shorts and no shirt. He has brown hair and a goatee. He was last seen in the East Point Washington area. The subject is considered armed and dangerous.

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bayoulife

Regular Harry Houdini he is!! Hard to believe he escaped Pt. Washington without being detected by dogs or police. Probably still roaming the acres and acres of woods. Don't know!!

RbSoWal

A bit scary having him roam around and not knowing where he is.

Dave Rauschkolb

I would predict if he is smart, he has broken into an empty home or took a homeowner hostage to stay out of sight for a few days. There are a lot of empty homes even in Point Washington. If he is in a secure place out of sight he could hole up for several days before making a move. How long will the police keep this much attention on PW?

bayoulife

Without a doubt, RbSoWal!! He'll make a mistake soon and they'll catch him, I'm hoping.

Pearce

The longer this lasts the more uneasy I get. Unless he does have military background training he is going to be getting pretty desperate soon. He's been on the run for 1month since the TX robbery and has now been presumably in the forest for 24 hrs now!

Tootsie

I was thinking this as well.. many empty homes all around. I am sure the police have all this taken into consideration - who knows what is really going on? the sheriff's updates contain no new information - and I'm sure they don't want to release pertinent info while the search remains in progress.

I hope the cops will stay as long as necessary. Just knowing they are nearby, guarding the hood, is a comfort.

bayoulife

Almost makes you think he knows someone who lives in the PT. Washington area???? Just speculating!!

ChillPill

If he is still around here I think I'll try luring him in. He needs water, food, and transportation, right? How 'bout I leave a pile of grilled cheese sandwiches, a case of water, a 12 pack of ice cold beer, AND the kayak at the end of my dock.

Umm, will need backup from SO & PT Washington Posse on the capture however!

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bayoulife

Maybe leave some ouzo and baklava??

analogman

Drill a hole in the bottom of the kayak where he can't see it and call the WCSO as you watch him sink!

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Songbird

So I know several residents got automated calls on their house phones yesterday from WCSO. I don't have a house phone... and I know I'm not the only one... does anyone know if there is a way I could register my cell number with WCSO?

bluemtnrunner

This has been like a hurricane spinning just off shore. Evacuate, come back but with caution, oh ok come back nothing will happen OH WAIT, maybe you should put the storm shutters back up.

Yesterday was ChefEd's birthday and we had invited some folks over to celebrate but I guess the prospect of being stopped, interrogated and searched by several heavily armed Law Enforcement Officials on the way home from a birthday party caused everyone to reconsider. Well that and the fact that they would never have been allowed in to the neighborhood.
Does this mean he didn't really turn 40 yesterday?

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