Dec 31, 2012
New Fla. law permits headlight flashing warnings
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Flashing your headlights to alert oncoming drivers that police are lurking on the roadside ahead will no longer be illegal in Florida, though a lawyer who has represented tic…
Dec 31, 2012
ARREST REPORT: Dec. 31, 2012
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Dec 28, 2012
Doorless trailer yields meth lab
When Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies went to serve papers on a Laurel Hill man, they discovered a methamphetamines lab in his trailer, according to an arrest report.
Dec 28, 2012
TOP STORIES OF 2012: Scandal rocked Crestview Police Department
CRESTVIEW — A scandal that started at the top of the Crestview Police Department and ran through its Street Crimes Unit was uncovered in 2012.
Dec 28, 2012
Dec. 31 deadline set for 3 percent property tax discount
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County property owners have until Dec. 31 to get a 3 percent discount on property taxes.
Dec 27, 2012
Sheriff’s deputies targeting drunk drivers on New Year's Eve
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies will patrol the area during New Year’s Eve celebrations to support the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” DUI initiative.
Dec 20, 2012
Crestview High teacher faces DUI, drug charges
CRESTVIEW — A math teacher at Crestview High School has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence.
Dec 17, 2012
UPDATE: Student suspended for 'gun' possession false alarm
CRESTVIEW — Another media entity’s report on a man allegedly carrying a gun near Northwood Elementary conflicts with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s account of what actually happened.
Dec 17, 2012
School: Connecticut events were on students' minds
CRESTVIEW — Martha Barton, a response intervention specialist in Northwood Elementary's school’s guidance department and reading resource teacher, said the Connecticut school shooting was on many min…
Dec 14, 2012
ARREST REPORT: Dec. 14, 2012
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
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Nov. 24
• Thomas Samuel Bright, 30, Crestview: retail theft.…