Man refuses to leave a church on Fountain Avenue.
Thu Oct 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM CT · FOUNTAIN · Bay County

Man refuses to leave a church on Fountain Avenue. Officers were called to a church on Fountain Avenue on Thursday afternoon after a man reportedly refused to leave the property. He had also moved a pile of trash from the back of the building to the front.
Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release.
What we know
- Reported: Thu Oct 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM CT
- Location: Fountain Avenue area, Panama City
- Community: FOUNTAIN
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Officers were called to a church on Fountain Avenue on Thursday afternoon after a man reportedly refused to leave the property. He had also moved a pile of trash from the back of the building to the front. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | whether the man was arrested or trespassed from the property |
Dispatch timeline
Officers responded to a church on Fountain Avenue after a man reportedly refused to leave and had moved a pile of trash from the back of the building to the front.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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Preliminary scanner traffic, transcribed and mapped by Emerald Coast Bookings – not an official report. Details can change as agencies release confirmed information. Names are published only when released by authorities.
