Jun 13, 2013
Sheriff's office announces new volunteer program, seeks recruits
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, or OSCO, seeks recruits interested in volunteering in the OCSO Reserve Special Volunteer Program, a new volunteer program that assists residents and …
Jun 10, 2013
Cause of Laurel Hill woman's suspicious death remains unknown
PAXTON — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of a woman whose body was found in her home on Clear Springs Road late Friday afternoon.
Jun 10, 2013
Teen sentenced to 25 years in armed robbery, shooting case
CRESTVIEW — James Jamone Jackson, 14, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of attempted robbery with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, burglary of a conveyance and grand th…
Jun 10, 2013
ARREST REPORT: June 10, 2013
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Crestview
May 21
•Valerie Meehan Barrow, 42, Crestview: battery.
•Da…
Jun 10, 2013
Virus scam targeting residents
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A computer virus is locking people’s computers and demanding them to pay a fee within a certain period to regain access, according to northwest Florida law enforcement officials.
Jun 7, 2013
11-year-old Baker resident killed in ATV incident
BAKER — Wyatt Oglesby, 11, died on Wednesday as a result of an all-terrain vehicle incident on William Gary Johnson Road, an official from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said.
May 24, 2013
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office recommended for accreditation
SHALIMAR — The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will meet in June to review assessors’ recent recommendation to provide accreditation to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
May 22, 2013
ARREST REPORT: May 22, 2013
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
May 21, 2013
Crestview woman faces sentencing in toddler’s death
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview woman faces sentencing July 8 after pleading no contest to 10 counts of child neglect and being a principal to a third-degree murder.
May 14, 2013
Okaloosa second to Escambia in prescription drug drive
FORT WALTON BEACH— The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a record amount of unused prescription drugs during a recent drive.