Safetypup makes his community debut at Antioch day care
CRESTVIEW — There’s a new top safety dog in town, and Monday morning, he made his community debut at Antioch Elementary School’s summer day care center.
Police communications center moving to Whitehurst Municipal Building
CRESTVIEW — The Police Department’s communications center is about to make another move, rejoining the rest of the department in the Whitehurst Municipal Building by summer's end.
Sexual predator reports temporary Crestview address
CRESTVIEW — Daniel Govea, a sexual predator, has registered a temporary address of 1216 Valley Road, Crestview with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Police launch $30K fund drive to buy and train K-9s
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department seeks residents and businesses' assistance to raise $30,000 to restore its K-9 unit.
Last year’s health-related retirement of K-9 officers Rex and Edo r…
Dept. of Children & Families: More than 1,900 NWF elder abuse cases reported
Since June 1, 2013, the Florida Abuse Hotline has received almost 45,000 reports of alleged abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly or disabled adults statewide, according to a Department of Childr…
Okaloosa school resource officer program wins state award
Next month, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office will be named the agency of the year by the Florida Association of School Resource Officers.
Collaboration, perseverance credited for solving 1981 murder case; Holt man charged
A collaborative effort between the Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Assistant State Attorney Robert Elmore helped lead to a Holt man's indictment in connection with an …
Better Business Bureau warns consumers of popular summer scams
PENSACOLA —Summer is a great time to take that long-overdue vacation or make much-needed home repairs, but as the weather heats up, so do scams. Better Business Bureau serving Northwest Florida is wa…
Okaloosa's boat accidents down in 2013
Okaloosa County reported fewer boating crashes in 2013 than in 2012, although the number of fatalities stayed the same, according to a report released Friday.
Crestview man threatens mother over loss of game privileges
CRESTVIEW — A 29-year-old man is charged with assault with intent to commit a felony after allegedly threatening his mother with a knife when she threatened to revoke his game privileges.














