Crime Archive

An accurate estimation of people with serious mental disorders who are booked into U.S. jails each year is difficult to find, but one solid figure from Psychiatric Services puts it at 2.1 million. Th…

The American Federation of Police & Concerned Citizens presented the Law Enforcement Order of the Purple Heart Award to Crestview Police Department Officers Shane Kriser and Beau Baier.

The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.

A Crestview man is behind bars following a Thursday night Wal-Mart robbery, Crestview Police stated.

CRESTVIEW — Local authorities have closed State Road 85 due to icy conditions, Crestview Police Department officers report.

CRESTVIEW — Road conditions were so severe in the Crestview area Wednesday that county and local law enforcement officers shut down the city's main north-south artery.

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is investigating a case involving an 18-year-old man who was shot in the leg Friday night.

For the second consecutive year, crimes including assault, robbery, theft, burglary and rape have increased, according to a recent National Crime Victimization Survey published by the Bureau of Justi…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a second reported church burglary in north Okaloosa County.

Be Scam Smart, a series of workshops for senior citizens, is being held statewide.