Crestview man charged with domestic violence following 4-hour standoff
CRESTVIEW — A man is in Okaloosa County Jail following a four-hour standoff with the Crestview Police Department’s SWAT team.
Crestview PD accepting applicants for Citizens Safety Academy
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is accepting applications for a program that prepares residents for public safety volunteering opportunities.
ARRESTS: Sept. 23, 2013
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Sharp corner, 3 converging streets breed traffic problems
CRESTVIEW — Silver Springs Estates residents are frustrated that speeders and stop-sign-runners on Lake Silver Road are threatening their peaceful country way of life.
Southside Center temporarily locked down as police search for suspect
CRESTVIEW — The Southside Center was temporarily locked down Wednesday morning as Crestview Police Department officers searched for a suspect who had a warrant issued for his arrest. The lockdown was…
Okaloosa Sheriff's Office: Protect your mail from thieves
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has received recent reports of mail stolen from residents’ mailboxes.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office seeks leads on 32-year-old killing
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is re-opening a cold case to identify the killer of Bert Eldon Gross, a Fort Myers man who packed his pickup truck and left his home on Feb. 22, 1981 for a fresh …
Two Crestview police officers fired in Floyd trial aftermath
Two Crestview police officers have been fired following Police Chief Tony Taylor’s review of sworn testimony in former Maj. Joseph Floyd’s trial and subsequent investigations, Taylor said.
OCSO: Lake Silver Road canvassing seems legitimate after all
CRESTVIEW — Despite earlier reports that a man driving a white truck was canvassing the Crestview area for a non-existent “Tax Appraiser’s Office,” it seems that the visits were legitimate, the Okalo…
Suspicious man from fake 'Tax Appraiser's Office' canvassing area
A man is impersonating an official from a non-existent county office, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, which has received such reports from the Lake Silver Road area near Crestview.












