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*[[Ocotber 18]] - An [[Wikipedia:Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF-1]] [[October 2007 tornado|tornado]] touches down near [[NAS Pensacola]] and travels through [[Warrington]], the western half of [[downtown Pensacola]], and the area around [[Cordova Mall]].  
*[[October 15]] - Former [[ECSO]] deputy [[James Sullivan]] is sentenced to 24 months' probation for his destruction of evidence related to a [[December 29]], [[2004]] incident of alleged excessive force.
*[[October 10]] - [[The Brass Polisher]] is lost to fire.
*[[October 5]] - [[Roy Atchison]], assistant U.S. attorney for the [[Northern District of Florida]], commits suicide while being held in federal prison in Michigan.  Atchison was facing various charges after he allegedly flew to Michigan with the intent of having sex with a 5-year-old girl.
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