Cyberthieves tap employees’ bank accountsin broad breach of college computer systemBy Kenneth BooksBeacon Staff Writer

Cyberthieves tapped bankaccounts of Northwest FloridaState College employees afterprowling college computers earli-er this year, stealing the personalinformation of as many as 3,200current and retired workers,

according to the college.Some student information may

have been accessed as well in a"professional, coordinated attack"that lasted as long as four monthsbefore it was detected, officialssaid Monday.

Among the data stolen by thehackers were workers' names,

birth dates, bank account num-bers and Social Security numbers,the college said.

So far, about 50 employeeshave reported identity thefts,including college President TyHandy, who lost $900, accordingto NWFSC.

“The integrity of the NWFSC

system has been restored andthere is no indication of any addi-tional instances of compromise ofpersonal information,” saidHandy. “An investigation is ongo-ing on the full nature and scopeof the breach. As soon as theissue was identified last week, thecollege began to alert employees

through a series of all-campus e-mails and will provide an addi-tional formal notification, whichis required by law to be sent outwithin 45 days, as more completeinformation becomes available.”

Unidentified hackers, Handysaid, raided a single file on thecollege’s new main computer

server shortly after it wasinstalled in May. Officials indi-cated that the thieves apparentlyvacuumed data from the comput-er via the Internet over the ensu-ing four months, entering throughan apparent hole in the machine's

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Saturday, 8 a.m.Support the Ruckel MiddleSchool’srummagesalefundraiserin the frontschool parking lot, 201 N.Partin Dr. Eighth grade stu-dents are fundraising fortheir November trip toWashington D.C.

Thursday, 1 p.m.Come to Twin CitiesSenior Citizens monthlymeeting at 268 GlenviewAve., Valparaiso. Anyone50 plus is welcome and tobring a covered dish toshare.

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Valparaisoseeks ‘vision’for its futureBy Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

The Valparaiso City Commission Mondayapproved a list of residents to be invited to partici-pate in the city's new Vision Committee, whichwill make recommendations about how the citycan best plan for its future.

City Clerk Tammy Johnson presented the list ofinvitees to the Vision Committee, based on rank-ings done by individual city commissioners. Thenames chosen to be invited to join the vision com-mittee are: Les Chambers, Joe Cobb, ClaudeConnell, Terri Fedonazcek, Rob Holloway, JoseLozano, Martha Miller, Ed Milton, Patrick Pertuit,and Jill White.

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Cop fakedevidence indrug case,state allegesBy Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

An ex-cop has been arrested for planting evidencein an attempt to set the stage for a drug raid on ahome in Crestview, according toauthorities.

According to an arrest reportby the Florida Department ofLaw Enforcement, TimothyWilliam White Jr., 26, ofNiceville, was arrested Oct. 4 byFDLE agents on one count oftampering with or fabricatingevidence.

The FDLE stated that pur-suant to another investigation,state agents were tipped thatWhite, when a Crestview police officer, had falsifiedinformation on a search warrant application in May2010.

Beacon photo by Mike GriffithBrody Shambo, 4, left, and Tyler Bullis, 3, tested their strength by trying to pull a fire truck during an openhouse at the Valparaiso Volunteer Fire Department Saturday. The event included games and safety infor-mation for children and adults, as well as an opportunity to meet firefighters. The boys didn't budge thetruck, but they did their best.

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Pros and cons airedon tax amendmentBy Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

Government and real estateinterests clashed in a debate onproposed Amendment 4 to theFlorida Constitution.

In a face-off hosted Thursdayby the Fort Walton BeachChamber of Commerce, Harold“Trey” Price, public policy rep-

resentative for the FloridaAssociation of Realtors, spokein favor of the proposed amend-ment. Amber Hughes, legislativeadvocate for the Florida Leagueof Cities, spoke against it.

The 700-word proposedamendment, on Florida's generalelection ballot Nov. 6, wouldprohibit increases in theassessed value of homesteadproperty, if the fair market valueof the property decreases.

Thus, it would tighten a loop-hole in the Save Our HomesAmendment, which took effectin 1995, that allows taxingauthorities to "recapture" certaintax benefits granted property

owners under the original law.The proposed measure would

also reduce the limitation on annual assessment increases on

Beacon photo by Mike GriffithHarold “Trey” Price, seated facing the audience at right, public pol-icy representative for the Florida Association of Realtors, spoke infavor of the proposed Amendment 4. Amber Hughes, left, legisla-tive advocate for the Florida League of Cities, spoke against it. Thedebate was held in Fort Walton Beach Thursday.

Timothy W.White Jr.

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Hundreds walkfor AlzheimerʼsSuperior Residences hosted theOkaloosa County AlzheimerʼsAssociation Walk to EndAlzheimerʼs in Niceville Saturday toraise awareness and funds for care,support and research. The eventbegan at 8 a.m. at the nursing homeon North Partin Drive, with guestspeakers sharing their experienceswith the disease. Participantswalked along North Partin with theirloved ones. The event raised morethan $20,000. An estimated 400walkers participated.

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Internet "firewall."The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s

Office is investigating.One employee wondered why

it took so long to detect the thefts.“I received a bill from Home

Depot in the mail and I did nothave a Home Depot card,” theemployee, who did not wish to beidentified, told the Beacon. “Thathas happened to at least five peo-ple. Some have had Home Depotand Lowe’s charge cards openedin their name.”

The employee said some vic-tims suffered thefts from theirchecking accounts. The employeesaid the unauthorized withdrawalstotaled as much as $2,000 perevent.

“What I’d like to know, fromMay 21 to Sept. 24, what hap-pened in that time frame?” theemployee said. “Who was watch-ing the store?”

Handy said college officialshope to learn whose informationhas been stolen by the end of theweek.

“We provided information toemployees as soon as we had anindication that there was anissue—when we initially hadreports from five employees thattheir direct deposit accounts hadbeen unlawfully accessed,” saidHandy. “We needed employees totake immediate steps to individu-ally review and protect their per-sonal data. As they did, moreemployees began to report issuesonce they reviewed their informa-tion. We brought in the sheriff’soffice and have asked eachemployee affected to a completean affidavit detailing their issues.”

Handy said the sheriff’s officeis handling all the affidavits as evi-dence in a single case. He saidsome employees suffered with-drawal of their money from theirbank accounts while others havehad fraudulent credit accounts cre-ated.

“We speculate that this was aprofessional, coordinated attackby one or more hackers,” Handysaid. “We believe that the hackersare having to do specific work topull together enough informationabout an individual employee tosteal their identity. We do notbelieve that they have accessedthis information on all 3,200 indi-viduals in the file, but that thepotential does exist.”

Handy said three mechanismswere used to conduct the identitytheft.

“The first is to usePayDayMax, Inc. as a conduit fortaking out a personal loan which isrepaid by debiting the employee’spersonal bank account,” he said.“The second is the same processusing Discount Advance Loans.The third is to apply for a HomeDepot Credit Card in an employ-ee’s name and then use that card."

“I was hit for about $900,” saidHandy. “That seems to be prettytypical.” He said the $900 was inthe form of a loan fromPayDayMax. He called the com-pany and they read the application.

“(The hackers) had some infor-mation, but they had to make therest up,” Handy said.

“Probably at the end of the day,(the total lost by employees) willprobably be zero dollars,” Handysaid. He said most banks belong togroups that manage identity theft.In his case, he was contacted by acompany called ITAC—IdentityTheft Assistance Center—whichspend two hours on the phonewith him, going over his creditreport and “holding my handthrough the whole process.”

The total amount of timeHandy spent to recover his money,he said, was about six hours. “It’san aggravation,” he said. “Nodoubt about it.”

While individual employeesand retirees will likely get all ormost of their money back,NWFSC will spend between$50,000 and $75,000 to notifyeveryone who has potentially beenaffected, Handy said.

The college president saidsome student information, such asbirth dates and Social Securitynumbers, may have been accessedas well, but that there is no evi-dence that this was the case. Thecollege said it has not received anycomplaints from students.

Some vendors—fewer than 40,Handy said—who are paidthrough electronic funds transfersmay also have had account infor-mation taken, but that remainsunknown.

Handy said the college is work-ing to set up a website by the endof the week which will includeinformation and updated postingon the issue.

College officials began to sus-pect it had been hacked whenabout a dozen employees in recentweeks reported some degree ofidentity theft.

A memorandum sent by GaryYancey, vice president for admin-istrative services at the college, toemployees via e-mail Sept. 27 wasthe first acknowledgment of theproblem. The memo stated that asof that time, five employees hadbeen affected and complained of“irregularities” in their bankaccounts.

On Oct. 12, a subsequent e-mail was sent, raising the total ofemployees who have been victim-ized to 12, which Yancey wrote,“makes us suspect that Collegeinformation has somehow beencompromised.”

An Oct. 13 Yancey e-mail,titled “Good News—and Bad,”said that “after further research onour Network Logs, IT has discov-ered FTP Logs from May 21stthrough September 24th that con-firm that the College was hackedfrom an outside source.”

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By Daniel ElsesserCorrespondent

The Niceville-ValparaisoRegional Sewer Board hasapproved a method for most accu-rately billing the City of Nicevillefor sewage service in August,when Niceville’s recordingmeters malfunctioned.

The measure, passed Oct. 3,requires the regional wastewaterplant which the board owns toproportionately bill the three enti-ties it services for the month ofAugust based on historic flows.The billing will also apportion thepercentage increase of the totalsewage plant flow during August,compared with August 2011.

The three entities serviced bythe wastewater facility, the City ofNiceville, the City of Valparaiso

and Okaloosa County, will eachpay 29 percent more than they didin August 2011, because totalsewage flow for the facilityincreased from 72 million gallonsin August 2011 to 93 million gal-lons in August, an increase ofapproximately 29 percent.

Sewer plant manager Rick

Helms Jr. said the meters thatrecord the plant flow used by theCity of Niceville malfunctioned inthe second week in August andrecorded that Niceville had gener-ated 114 million gallons ofsewage during the month, a figureHelms knew was wildly overstat-ed.

Helms expressed concern onoverbilling the City of Nicevillefor plant usage and asked theboard to help him devise thefairest possible billing method.

After the board discussed afew potential methods, includingone that involved basing thebilling on the readings from thecorrectly functioning Valparaisometers, Valparaiso Mayor andSewer Board member BruceArnold proposed the method ofbilling the three entities equallybased on total plant flow.

Helms said the large increasein plant flow was due to the 21inches of rainfall OkaloosaCounty received in August. Muchof the runoff or groundwaterwinds up in sewers that flow intothe plant.

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The Okaloosa County Sheriff’sOffice raided a Niceville "headshop" for the second time thisyear.

No charges were filed.On Friday, sheriff's deputies,

with help from the DrugEnforcement Administration, theFlorida Department of LawEnforcement, the Niceville PoliceDepartment and the FloridaDivision of Alcoholic Beveragesand Tobacco, raided theWoodstock store, 311Government Ave., as well as threeother specialty shops aroundOkaloosa County that wereallegedly selling controlled sub-stances commonly known as“Spice” and “bath salts,” accord-ing to a statement from the sher-iff's office.

A fifth search warrant was exe-cuted at the home of store ownerPatrick Anderson, 615 BirkdaleCircle, Bluewater Bay, accordingto the sheriff's office.

In addition, the Walton CountySheriff’s Office conducted a simi-lar raid on a business there.

"Law enforcement officers,"said the sheriff's statement, "have

purchased substances from thebusinesses that have been con-firmed by the Florida Departmentof Law Enforcement as being con-trolled substances, or analogs ofcontrolled substances as defined inFlorida State Statute 893.0356."

According to the sheriff'soffice, "Okaloosa County, the

State of Florida, and the UnitedStates are plagued with specialtyshops and internet sites that areselling synthetic cannabinoids,which are designed to mimictetrahydrocannabinol/THC (THCthe primary psychotropic chemi-cal found in marijuana) and syn-thetic cathinones, which are

designed to mimic cocaine,methamphetamine and other con-trolled stimulants." The statementdid not specify whether any ofthese substances were sold at theraided shops.

"In some instances," accordingto the statement, "these untestedand uncontrolled substances are500 to 2000 times stronger thanthe actual illicit substance. Somepeople that are buying these sub-stances and ingesting them believethat they are legal and safe.However medical professionalsare advising otherwise. "

The sheriff's office provided alist of other locations raided:

Haight Ashbury, 1 HarborBoulevard, Destin

Woodstock, 329 Mary EstherBoulevard, Mary Esther

Woodstock, 118 Miracle StripParkway, Fort Walton Beach

The Niceville shop, as well asnine others, were also raided inMarch, and their inventory confis-cated. No charges were filed atthat time. The Niceville shopreopened shortly thereafter.Anderson denied any wrongdoingat that time. He could not bereached for comment on the latestraids.

non-homestead property; andprovides an additional home-stead exemption. Owners ofnon-homestead or commercialproperty would have theirassessment increases capped at3 percent per year.

The amendment wouldreduce the allowed property-taxincrease for non-homesteadproperty, such as rentals, stores,and business fixtures and inven-tory, to 5 percent a year, from 10percent.

Also, the amendment wouldinclude an additional homesteadexemption for first-time buyers,equal to 50 percent of the medi-an home price in the countywhere the home is located. Thatadditional exemption would begradually reduced, expiring infive years. It would not apply totaxes in support of publicschools.

Passage of the measure, oneof 11 proposed amendments ona long and complicated ballotfor the general election Nov. 6,would require 60 percentapproval by Florida voters. Itwould take effect Jan. 1.

Price, speaking in favor ofthe amendment, said it wouldprohibit “recapture” of propertytaxes by local taxing entitiessuch as cities and counties.Under recapture, local propertyappraisers may increase the tax-able value of property eventhough the actual market valueof the property has declined, inorder to claw back earlier taxbenefits granted under the SaveOur Homes Amendment.

Price said the amendmentwould also give some tax reliefto first-time home buyers, help-ing to encourage people to moveto Florida, including senior citi-zens seeking to retire here.

Price also said the amend-ment would put a cap on yearlyassessment hikes on non-home-stead property, reducing costsfor businesses. He said thiswould help to create about20,000 jobs in Florida over thenext four years, and increasepersonal income by about $5.3billion.

Price said the amendmentwould encourage more homesales, and would “restore fair-ness for all taxpayers.” The realestate industry lobbyist also

encouraged people to look atrecent television ads in favor ofthe amendment, which humor-ously refer to current tax rulesthat “tax your assets off.”

Speaking against the amend-ment, Hughes, a League ofCities lobbyist, said the pro-posed amendment would makethe state tax system even morecomplicated.

“Florida already has the mostcomplicated tax system in thecountry,” Hughes said, "and thiswould make it worse." She saidAmendment 4 would be “justanother band-aid” on a tax sys-tem in need of “true tax reform”rather than piecemeal fixes.

Hughes said the proposedcaps on assessment hikes forexisting businesses would put anunfair burden on new businessesand on businesses that try torelocate to new locations. This,she added, would create a disin-centive for new business start-ups or expansions, actually hurt-ing the economy and preventingsome new job creation.

Hughes said Amendment 4would have unintended conse-quences. By reducing local taxrevenue, she said, it would forcelocal governments to cut servic-es, raise overall property taxesor do both. “If you push a bal-loon in one place,” she said, “itjust pops out somewhere else.”

During a question andanswer session, the speakerswere asked whether a change inproperty tax rules is an appro-priate subject for the state con-stitution, or should more proper-ly be addressed as regular legis-lation.

“I couldn’t agree more,” saidHughes. She said that by pro-posing a constitutional amend-ment, the state legislature issimply avoiding a difficult issueby passing it to voters.

Price, however, said theexisting Save Our Homes lawalready made property taxes aconstitutional issue, so anythingthat might change such rulesmust be done through a consti-tutional amendment.

When the Beacon asked whatshe meant by “true tax reform,”Hughes replied that she favors acomprehensive rewriting ofFlorida tax law that would be“fair, equitable, fairly adminis-tered, understandable, and sim-ple.”

Price said that although theproposed amendment is long

and complex, it had to be word-ed that way because earlier ver-sions were not allowed on theballot because of oppositionfrom “unions and other ‘takers’

in local government.” He saidthat this time, the legislature“used legalese” in order to cre-ate a proposal that would stay onthe ballot.

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Following is the FloridaSecretary of State's official sum-mary of a proposed amendmentto the Florida Constitution des-ignated as Amendment 4 on theNov. 6 general election ballot.See story, page A-1.

C O N S T I T U T I O N A LAMENDMENT

ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS4, 6

ARTICLE XII, SECTIONS27, 32, 33

(Legislative) Ballot Title: PROPERTY TAX LIMITA-

TIONS; PROPERTY VALUEDECLINE; REDUCTION FORNONHOMESTEAD ASSESS-MENT INCREASES; DELAYOF SCHEDULED REPEAL.—

Ballot Summary:(1) This would amend Florida

Constitution Article VII, Section 4(Taxation; assessments) and Section6 (Homestead exemptions). It alsowould amend Article XII, Section 27,and add Sections 32 and 33, relatingto the Schedule for the amendments.

(2) In certain circumstances, thelaw requires the assessed value ofhomestead and specified nonhome-stead property to increase when thejust value of the property decreases.Therefore, this amendment providesthat the Legislature may, by generallaw, provide that the assessment ofhomestead and specified nonhome-stead property may not increase if thejust value of that property is less thanthe just value of the property on thepreceding January 1, subject to anyadjustment in the assessed value dueto changes, additions, reductions, orimprovements to such propertywhich are assessed as provided for bygeneral law. This amendment takeseffect upon approval by the voters. Ifapproved at a special election held onthe date of the 2012 presidential pref-erence primary, it shall operateretroactively to January 1, 2012, or, ifapproved at the 2012 general elec-tion, shall take effect January 1,2013.

(3) This amendment reduces from10 percent to 5 percent the limitationon annual changes in assessments ofnonhomestead real property. Thisamendment takes effect uponapproval of the voters. If approved ata special election held on the date ofthe 2012 presidential preference pri-mary, it shall operate retroactively toJanuary 1, 2012, or, if approved at the2012 general election, takes effectJanuary 1, 2013.

(4) This amendment also author-

izes general law to provide, subject toconditions specified in such law, anadditional homestead exemption toevery person who establishes theright to receive the homesteadexemption provided in the FloridaConstitution within 1 year after pur-chasing the homestead property andwho has not owned property in theprevious 3 calendar years to whichthe Florida homestead exemptionapplied. The additional homesteadexemption shall apply to all leviesexcept school district levies. Theadditional exemption is an amountequal to 50 percent of the homesteadproperty's just value on January 1 ofthe year the homestead is established.The additional homestead exemptionmay not exceed an amount equal tothe median just value of all home-stead property within the countywhere the property at issue is locatedfor the calendar year immediatelypreceding January 1 of the year thehomestead is established. The addi-tional exemption shall apply for theshorter of 5 years or the year of saleof the property. The amount of theadditional exemption shall bereduced in each subsequent year byan amount equal to 20 percent of theamount of the additional exemptionreceived in the year the homesteadwas established or by an amountequal to the difference between thejust value of the property and theassessed value of the property deter-mined under Article VII, Section4(d), whichever is greater. Not morethan one such exemption shall beallowed per homestead property atone time. The additional exemptionapplies to property purchased on orafter January 1, 2011, if approved bythe voters at a special election held onthe date of the 2012 presidential pref-erence primary, or to property pur-chased on or after January 1, 2012, ifapproved by the voters at the 2012general election. The additionalexemption is not available in the sixthand subsequent years after it is firstreceived. The amendment shall takeeffect upon approval by the voters. Ifapproved at a special election held onthe date of the 2012 presidential pref-erence primary, it shall operateretroactively to January 1, 2012, or, ifapproved at the 2012 general elec-tion, takes effect January 1, 2013.

(5) This amendment also delaysuntil 2023, the repeal, currentlyscheduled to take effect in 2019, ofconstitutional amendments adoptedin 2008 which limit annual assess-ment increases for specified non-homestead real property. This amend-ment delays until 2022 the submis-sion of an amendment proposing theabrogation of such repeal to the vot-ers.

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Street Situation Date TimeLancaster Dr. .............................Vehicle accident.........................10/1/12..................07:00N. White Point Rd. ....................EMS call .....................................10/1/12..................13:28E. Hwy. 20 .................................Dispatched & cancelled.............10/2/12..................09:29Hwy. 20 & Bluewater Blvd........Vehicle accident.........................10/2/12..................16:10N. White Point Rd. ....................EMS call .....................................10/2/12..................22:54Merchants Way .........................Medical assist ............................10/3/12..................13:50Bluewater Point Rd...................EMS call .....................................10/3/12..................20:12Ida Coon Circle .........................Medical assist ............................10/4/12..................04:39Olde Post Rd.............................EMS call .....................................10/4/12..................12:08Wright Circle..............................Dispatched & cancelled.............10/4/12..................12:52Hwy. 20 East .............................EMS call .....................................10/4/12..................15:08N. White Point Rd. ....................EMS call .....................................10/4/12..................16:27Bermuda Circle .........................EMS call .....................................10/4/12..................21:06Hwy. 20 & Bluewater Blvd........Dispatched & cancelled.............10/5/12..................12:24St. Kitts Cove & Bay Dr. ...........Vehicle accident.........................10/6/12..................09:51The Crossings...........................EMS call .....................................10/6/12..................14:43W. Parkwood Ln........................Medical alarm activation............10/6/12..................15:52Glenlake Circle..........................EMS call .....................................10/6/12..................18:46Pine Street.................................Unauthorized burn.....................10/6/12..................21:53N. White Point Rd. ....................Medical assist ............................10/7/12..................00:28Parkwood Ln. ............................Unintentional transmission........10/7/12..................18:35Newcastle Ct. ............................EMS call .....................................10/8/12..................15:05

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committee members are: BryanCampbell, Mike Harris, JimmyHarrison, Dennis Samac, andLynwood Knowles.

Actual appointments to thecommission will be made at alater date.

During Monday's meeting,Mayor Bruce Arnold also saidthat the city is seeking volun-teers to serve on its planningcommission, which currentlyhas two vacancies. He saidpotential volunteers should con-tact city hall for informationabout the positions.

City attorney HaywoodDykes told the commissionMonday that he has been in con-tact with Mike Chesser, theattorney for Anthony Bradley,and asked to convene a closedcommission meetingWednesday to discuss theresults of his discussions with

Chesser. He made no furthercomment about whether a possi-ble settlement to the lawsuit willbe discussed.

In other business Monday,the commissioners were pre-sented a draft of a new city char-ter prepared by the Institute ofSenior Professionals, who havebeen studying the current citycharter in order to recommendchanges and improvements.

The ISP draft calls for thecity to adopt a city managertype of city government, ratherthen the current form of govern-ment in which executive author-ity is parceled out among theelected city commissioners,with each commissioner incharge of one or more depart-ments within the city, such aspolice or public works.

Commissioners did not dis-cuss the ISP recommendation indetail during Monday's meeting,but plan to do so during theirnext regular meeting, at 6 p.m.,Nov. 13.

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wall" that permitted the accesswas closed Sept. 24, Yancey’s e-mail said. He added that the col-lege is working with lawenforcement in an attempt tocatch the culprits.

“Hackers are difficult tocatch,” said Capt. ArnoldBrown of the sheriff'sEconomics Crime Unit, whichis probing the thefts. “Lawenforcement has to stay currentwith the changing technologiesand trends associated with com-puter crimes. As long as there isa trail to follow (IP addresses,e-mail addresses, telephone

numbers, etc.) it is likely wecan gather enough informationto identify the source. Thetrends now seem to be that sim-ilar crimes tend to originate inother countries where we do nothave jurisdiction to investigate,which often leads to the casesbeing closed.”

“It’s too early in the investi-gation to consider the odds ofsolvability or even identify thehacker,” Brown said. “Theseinvestigations are very time-consuming and it all boils downto the information that was leftbehind by the offenders.”

The thefts were publiclyacknowledged Monday afterinquiries by reporters.

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According to the FDLE, Whitehad allegedly taken some marijua-na from a police locker and used itto falsely establish probable causefor a residential search warrant.

The arrest report stated that inMay 2010 White was assigned tothe Street Crimes Unit of theCrestview Police Department,where he conducted a narcoticsinvestigation of a Crestview resi-dent.

White made three "trash pulls"at an address on Oakview Place,Crestview, seeking evidence for a

warrant to search the home. Eachone, apparently, came up empty.

In a search warrant affidavitdated May 17, 2010, White statedthat a fourth trash pull had beendone at the residence, and that sus-pected marijuana residue wasfound that tested positive as beingthe drug. According to aCrestview Police Departmentproperty receipt, White submittedthe marijuana into evidence.

White obtained the warrant,but it was never executed, accord-ing to the FDLE.

The FDLE arrest affidavit stat-ed that under questioning on Feb.24 and Sept. 13, 2012, White

admitted to state agents that hetook marijuana from a police lock-er and submitted it into evidence,as if he had found it in a fourthtrash pull, to support his bid forthe search warrant.

White also admitted that he fal-sified the probable cause state-ment in his search warrant affi-davit, according to the arrestreport. White also admitted to twoother people that he fabricated evi-dence during the investigation,according to the report.

According to the OkaloosaCounty Jail, White was releasedon $3,500 bail on Oct. 4, the sameday as his arrest.

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College is ‘military friendly,’ president saysBy Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

Northwest Florida StateCollege had 2,177 active-dutymilitary members among its stu-dents last fall, more than one-third of its total enrollment,according to Ty Handy, presidentof the college.

In addition, the college teach-es many military spouses, andchildren of military families,Handy said last week in a talk tothe Northwest Florida MilitaryOfficers Association.

Handy said that military per-sonnel and veterans often do bet-ter than more traditional studentswhile in college, as they tend tobe more focused, self-disci-plined and used to adult-leveltraining and education.

Handy discussed howNWFSC can help military per-sonnel and their familiesadvance their careers andenhance their lives.

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college, which had a total of6,061 students in fall 2011, is a“military-friendly” institution,and he discussed how membersof the local military communitycan take advantage of education-al programs at the college whilesaving money by avoiding high-er tuition and fees at other col-leges and universities.

Handy made a point of rebut-ting claims he said have beenaired by some national newsmedia, that the cost of a collegeeducation has gotten so high thata college education is no longerworth the cost, which allegedlyleaves many college graduatesburdened with excessive studentloan debts as they attempt tostart their careers.

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Overall, Handy said, collegeeducation is more affordablethan negative reporting wouldlead one to believe. In addition,college graduates continue tohave much higher rates ofemployment and higher earningsthan people with only highschool educations.

Handy also said that NWFSChas a better than 90 percent jobplacement rate for its graduates,in jobs related to a student’sfields of study, even during thecurrent economic slowdown.

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—NWFSC two-year gradu-ates who transfer to four-yearcolleges and universities, saidHandy, have slightly highergrade point averages than“native” sophomores startingtheir junior year at such four-year schools. This, he said,refutes a common myth thatcommunity colleges do notattract top-level students.

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Beacon photo by Mike GriffithOver one-third of NorthwestFlorida State College studentsare in the military, according tofigures presented by Ty Handy,president.

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The Kiwanis Club ofNiceville-Valparaiso held itsannual awards and installa-tion banquet on Sept. 27, atNorthwest Florida StateCollege. The club installedtheir 2012-2013 officers.Fom left: President-electStan Claypool, PresidentSteve Baldock, andImmediate Past PresidentSharon Conley. VernMcGraw (not pictured) wasawarded the distinction ofKiwanian of the year.

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Eliza Riley, a Niceville HighSchool senior, is passionateabout foreign affairs and theconflict in and around Uganda isat the top of her list.

As president and founder ofthe NHS Invisible Children’sClub, ICC, Eliza is calling atten-tion to the plight of childrenwho have been abducted andforced to fight as soldiers in acentral African civil war since1987.

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young man from Uganda, isscheduled to speak at the show-ing about his life during the con-flict.

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“I figured starting this clubwould be a great way to meetother people passionate abouthelping international affairs,”Eliza said. “Our major fund-rais-er last year, Change for Change,raised more than $1,260.”

Melody Kortbein, ICC’ssponsor and math teacher atNHS, sent the proceeds to thechildren of Uganda through herbrother, Jade Acker, who lives in

Courtesy photoThe NHSʼ Invisible Childrens Club officers from left: Eliza Riley, president, Leann Ngyuen, officer,Emily Ngyuen, officer, and Madison Riley, co-president.

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The estimated cost of the proj-ect is $300,000 and with the helpof recent donations the committeehas raised more than half thefunds needed.

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Students visit Sterling HouseMs. Chlebowskiʼs first grade visited the residents at Sterling House as part of their unit, “Learningto contribute to their community.” Bluewater Elementaryʼs students each brought a favorite bookto read to the residents. The children also sang songs including, “You are my Sunshine” and“Away In a Manger.”

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At the project site from left: Bernard Johnson, Lee Lewis, NicevilleHigh School Principal Marcus Chambers, ASA President ChadHamilton, Ruckel Middle School Principal Dr. Debra CollinsGoolsby, NHS Tennis Coach Chris Poate, and Joe Fagundes.

Kampala, Uganda, with his wife,Shelah, and two girls.

Kortbein took an interest inthe club because of Acker’s self-less actions to take in and care for10 refugees. He adopted the twoyoungest refugees. It inspiredKortbein to do more.

Kortbein said adoption wasn’tpossible for Acker until SouthSudan became an independentnation this year. The boys nowattend Mercer University inMacon, Ga., while Acker and hiswife run their nonprofit organiza-

tion, Refuge and Hope, whichhelps war refugees in Uganda.

The ICC started last fall as away to getpeople to lis-ten and hasturned into a70-memberclub hostingmajor eventsand fund-raisers.

“ W em a d eposters, soldT-shirts, showed film clips andmade announcements,” Elizasaid about her first club meetingwith her twin sister, Madison

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“I find it shocking that some-thing so severe has been going onfor over 12 years and … if some-thing half as bad were going onin our country, the media wouldbe all over it and we would bedoing all we could to stop (it),”Eliza said.

Donations can be made byplacing cash or checks in thebucket by the auditorium door atthe event.

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Archaeology at Heritage ParkThe Fort Walton Beach Heritage

Park and Cultural Center continuestheir lecture series in honor of theIndian Temple Mound Museum’s 50years as an entity. On Oct. 10, 6p.m., James Morehead of PrenticeThomas and Associates will present“Lithic Artifacts from 8OK6, TheFort Walton Temple Mound.”

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Garden club meetingValparaiso Garden Club will

meet Oct. 10, 9-11:30 a.m., at theValparaiso Community Library, 459

Valparaiso Pkwy,Valparaiso. The programfor this month,“Grandmother’s Garden,will be hosted by Marie

Harrison. Participants will receive abooklet that outlines old-fashionedgarden plants that are still populartoday. Visitors and new memberswelcome. Contact 678-2842 ormarieharrison@valp.net.

Sesame Street showSesame Street is partnering with

the USO to bring a special perform-ance to the local military communityOct. 11-12, at Enlisted Heritage Hallon Eglin Air Force base.Performances at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.on Thursday and 9:30 a.m. and 1p.m. on Friday. Doors open 30 min-utes prior to performance.

This year’s 70-stop tour show-cases the power of friendship whenElmo and his pals help Katie as shedeals with moving to a new base andmaking new friends. The 40-minuteshow offers special giveaways andoutreach materials for attendees.Admission is free.http://www.uso.org/sesame.

Aglow meetingFort Walton Beach Aglow will

meet Oct. 11, 10 a.m., at MarinaBay Resort, 80 Miracle StripParkway, Fort Walton Beach.October Speaker will be JanetGerman. Coffee and Fellowship at9:30 a.m. Contact Barbara Williams,678-1335 orfwbaglow@yahoo.com.

Twin Cities meetingTwin Cities Senior Citizens will

hold their monthly meeting Oct. 11,1 p.m., at 268 Glenview Ave.,Valparaiso. Anyone 50 plus is wel-come and to bring a covered dish toshare. There will be bingo, food andfun. Contact 543-0869.

Painting workshopArts and Designs Society hosts a

one-day floral acrylics class withLoretta Menendian Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-4p.m., at the Art Center, 17 FirstStreet SE, Fort Walton Beach. Costfor members is $150 and $165 fornon-members. Students provide

their own materials. Contact 244-1271 or www.artsdesignsociety.org.

Rotary golf tourneyReservations are being taken for

the Niceville-Valparaiso RotaryClub Golf TournamentThursday, Oct. 11, 1p.m., Rocky BayouCountry Club. The tour-nament will fund schol-arships for local students. The goalthis year is $10,000. Corporatesponsor: $350, four player and holesign. Individual player: $90. Holesign only, $100. Info: JimmieBoisjolie, 699-0045,jimgirl@cox.net, or nicevalro-tary@yahoo.com.

NHS club hosts eventNiceville High School’s Invisible

Children Club premiers their head-quarters new film Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m.,at NHS’ auditorium. There will alsobe a Ugandan speaker, KonakechLawrence. No admission fee.Invisible Children is a nation-wideorganization raising money to helpwith the conflict in Uganda, wherechildren are abducted and forced tofight as soldiers.

For more information contactelizariley77@gmail.com or 512-745-6248.

Green Corn FestivalVolunteers needed at Bluewater

Elementary School for the annualGreen Corn Festival on Friday, Oct.12 from 4-7 p.m. Student volunteersneeded to help run booths and activ-ities from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Boothsinclude face painting, a basketballtoss, beanbag throw, and muchmore. For information and to volun-teer contact Ashley Toohey at ash-ley2e@yahoo.com.

Eglin Golf Tourney The Air Force Association, Eglin

Chapter, will host the 40th annualDoolittle Scholarship Open golftournament Oct. 12, 8 a.m., at theEglin Golf Course, 1527 FairwayDrive. All proceeds fund scholar-ships for local area high school and

college ROTC students and a contri-bution goes to the Air ForceAssociation’s Aerospace EducationFoundation.

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Church rummage saleHoly Name of Jesus Catholic

Church will hold its fall rummagesale and Christmas Shoppe Oct. 12-13, 7 a.m.-noon, at 1200 ValparaisoBlvd. Items include furniture, appli-ances, clothing, jewelry, kids corner,electronics, householditems, paintings, plants,baked goods and col-lectibles. Donationsaccepted Oct. 8-11. Contact 678-7813.

Eglin parking lot saleEveryone with base access is

invited to shop or sell at Eglin’s Fallparking lot sale Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m., atGeorgia Ave, Eglin Air Force base.Look for flags and signs across theEglin Bowling Center and BX MiniMall. A $5 display fee will be col-lected from sellers once the event isunderway. No registration needed.

Sellers may park in any availablespace in either lot, then use the adja-cent space to display their goods.Please note sellers can’t offer liveanimals or guns for sale. www.eglin-forcesupport.com. Contact 882-1482.

Womenʼs ConferenceThe “DIVAS” women of All

God’s Children and Living WordWorship Center will host theirAnnual Women’s Conference Oct.13, 10 a.m., at 40 S. John SimsPkwy, Valparaiso. The guest speakeris Pastor Brenda Blackmon of theGospel of the Kingdom Ministries.Lunch will be served. Contact 678-7632.

Rummage sale fundraiserThe Ruckel Middle School will

hold a rummage sale Oct. 13, 8 a.m.,

in the front school parking lot, 201N. Partin Dr. Eighth grade studentsare fundraising and accepting dona-tions to help the cost of theirNovember trip to Washington D.C.Contact Mrs. Eller 678-1455.

Genealogical society meetingThe Genealogical Society of

Okaloosa County holds their month-ly meeting Oct. 13, 10 a.m., at theHeritage Museum of NorthwestFlorida, 115 Westview Dr.,Valparaiso. Guest speaker will beBeverly Gross, who’s an accom-plished genealogist and instructoron the subject at the Center forLifelong Learning. Visitors are wel-come. A Dutch Treat lunch will fol-low at a local restaurant. Contact678-2023.

Aquatic speakerThe E.O. Wilson Biophilia

Center hosts “Marine Touch Tanks”with Mike Kay, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. and1 p.m., at 4956 State Hwy 20 East,Freeport. Mike Kay is a saltwaterfish expert and will talk about theimportance of aquaculture and itsinfluence on the conservation ofcoral reefs. Standard admission ratesapply. Contact 835-182 or visitwww.eowilsoncenter.org.

Beer festival to help CICThe third annual Destin Beer

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Run for FundzPlew Elementary hosts its second

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John A. Larson1935-2012

John Larson 76, of Niceville,FL passed away Sunday, Sept.30, 2012, at Fort Walton BeachMedical Center. He was born onDec. 31, 1935, in Worcester,Mass. to Arthur and Rita Larson.

He was preceded in death by

his son; Paul Larson. John is sur-vived by his loving wife Patriciaand daughter; Linda LeeRamsdell of Brandon, Fla.; fourgrandchildren; Jennifer andJeffrey Ramsdell and Olivia andHailey Larson of Ill., and broth-er; David Larson of Worcester,Mass.

John retired from the USAFas a Master Sgt. in Mass. Later in1992 he moved to Niceville, Fla.and became owner of HairIllusions Beauty Salon along

with hisw i f ePatricia.

He liveda full lifeand lovedh u n t i n g ,fishing, andwas sur-rounded bymany won-d e r f u lfriends.

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Beacon photo by Sarah ClausonNicevilleʼs Marquis Daniel and others stop a Mosley runner cold. The Eaglesʼ strong defense helpedensure that Nicevilleʼs two-game losing streak would end Friday.

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Eagles stop brief loss streak with 42-10 victory

Wednesday, Oct. 10Ruckel at Baker, volleyball, 4Destin-Meigs, volleyball, 4Lewis-Davidson, volleyball, 4Ruckel at Pryor, cross coun-try, 4Destin at Lewis, cross coun-try, 4Thursday, Oct. 11Destin-Bruner, football, 6:30Lewis-Ruckel, football, 6:30Niceville at Fort WaltonBeach, golf (Indian Bayou), 3Friday, Oct. 12Rocky Bayou ChristianSchool at Port St. Joe, foot-ball, 7Saturday, Oct. 13Niceville-Autumn Breeze,cross country, NWFSC, 9Monday, Oct. 15Destin-Bruner, volleyball, 4Lewis at Ruckel, volleyball, 4

By Sarah ClausonBeacon Correspondent

The Eagles hit the road lastweek to face off against theMosley Dolphins and they camehome with a resounding victory.The 42-10 district win undoubted-ly bolstered their confidence andrecharged their determinationafter two consecutive district loss-es.

The first quarter looked similarto most of the season’s previousgames, ending with a 7-7 tie. TheEagles edged ahead at the start ofthe second quarter with a quarter-back keeper by Ashton Hooker,which gave the Eagles a lead thatthey would not give up. TheDolphins scored a field goal mid-way through the second quarter,and were shut out for the rest ofthe game.

Niceville’s defense certainlystepped up in the Mosley matchupand allowed the offense to suc-

cessfully run plays, and rack upthe points. After the Mosley fieldgoal the Eagles took possession ofthe ball and after first downs byTyree McCants, and TayjonCulley, Devin Vazquez scored atouchdown after a mere one-minute drive to bring the score to21-10.

The defense continued toshine with an interception late inthe second quarter and then a crit-ical stop on an attempted fourthdown conversion early in thethird. The offense did its part andput another 7 on the board after ahandoff from Hooker to Vazquez.The action continued into thefourth quarter with an impressivecompletion by Austin Campbell,who broke a tackle, hugged thesidelines, and made it into the endzone, 35-10.

The Dolphins took possessiononly to have a pass picked off byBrandon Kucera. The turnover led

to the Eagles’ final score of thenight, a completion to JalenDouglas to bring the score to 42-10.

The improvements on defenseplayed a big role in the victory.

“Without a lot of emotion andpassion we aren’t very good ondefense,” said head coach JohnHicks. “When we play with thosetwo things then we’re pretty good.I guess it just took a game likeChoctaw to make them realizethat.”

The game showed the Eaglesability to use the pride of theirwinning tradition to learn fromtheir losses and continue to fightand improve. As Hicks put it,“Adversity brings you together,and we definitely had some adver-sity.”

After an open week the Eagleswill host the Fort Walton BeachVikings on Oct. 19 at EagleStadium.

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5 earn yellow belts at UMCFive martial arts students at Niceville United Methodist Churchhave been promoted to the rank of Yellow Belt by instructorJoseph Novak. From left: back, Melissa Penny, Novak andWilliam Mozina; front, Gwen Thompson, Jadediah Penny andAnnalise Thompson.

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