SANTA ROSA COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Sheriff Wendell Hall

Sheriff's Office Asking for Public's Help in Locating Wanted Suspect

The Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a Santa Rosa man that is wanted for Grand Theft. Paul Leroy Grimes, W/M (41 years old) is wanted by the Sheriff's Office for an incident that occurred in February 2009 in Milton. During that incident, Grimes went to the victim's home in Milton, along with his wife who is a nurse. Grimes' wife was a contract nurse that was attending to the bed-ridden victim. While the victim was being attended to, Paul Grimes went into the victim's shed and removed a generator. Grimes contacted the victim a few days later and told the victim that Grimes “needed the generator for work”. The victim demanded that Grimes return it, as he didn't have permission to take it. Grimes never returned the generator, which was valued at $3200.00. Investigators later located the generator at a Pensacola pawn shop and it had been pawned by Paul Grimes. Grimes is also the suspect in numerous other thefts in both Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. Investigators are asking anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Grimes to contact the Sheriff's Office at 983-1190 or Santa Rosa County Crime Stoppers at 437-STOP. Information provided to Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest of the suspect can result in a cash reward of up to $1000.00. A photograph of Grimes is attached to this email.

Wanted Suspect: Paul Leroy Grimes

Press Release By:

Sgt. Scott Haines

Media Relations Unit

(850) 981-2136 or shaines@srso.net