Jun 16, 2025
Deputy avoids head-on crash in Destin
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy narrowly avoided a head-on collision Saturday night with a driver who was traveling in the wrong lane and without his headlights on.
Jun 12, 2025
School substitute office worker charged with lewd and lascivious battery
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old Crestview High School substitute office worker in connection with an incident involving inappropriate conduct with a minor.
Jun 11, 2025
Valpy man charged with having child porn
Sixty-five-year-old Valparaiso resident William Andersen, who has had previous complaints reported to police ranging from following children home from the bus stop to throwing teddy bears from his vehicle, has been charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Jun 4, 2025
S.O. seeks suspect(s) who threw concrete, eggs on vehicles on I-10
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several commercial vehicles were damaged and a passenger suffered minor injuries when someone threw pieces of concrete from an overpass along Interstate 10 near Holt this morning.
May 23, 2025
Deputies stop scammer from selling stolen car
A traffic stop conducted today by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to the arrest of a Niceville man driving a stolen car that was about to be sold.
May 5, 2025
S.O. captures suspect near Crestview
A 32-year-old Crestview man wanted on numerous felony and misdemeanor warrants had been on the run from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in recent weeks, but no longer.
May 2, 2025
S.O.: Garden City teen tried to take deputy’s gun
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him and tried to take the deputy’s gun from its holster, S.O. officials said in a news release on Thursday.
Apr 29, 2025
Crestview Police investigate shooting
At 8:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestview Police Department responded to the FLA Convenience gas station at 698 N. Ferdon Blvd. in reference to a person who received a gunshot wound to the lower torso.
Apr 24, 2025
Bomb threat suspect arrested in Oklahoma
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigated a bomb threat that was made on March 28 via the internet, S.O. officials said in a news release on Wednesday.
Apr 23, 2025
S.O.: Man pulled over in traffic stop had fentanyl
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducting a traffic stop on North Highway 189 in Baker on Saturday discovered the driver was a habitual traffic offender with a total of five guilty dispositions for driving with a license that’s been cancelled, revoked, or suspended.