Jan 9, 2013
Sheriff seeks funds to keep deputies in elementary schools
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley on Tuesday asked county commissioners to help pay a portion of the $1.5 million needed to keep deputies in every elementary school through the end of …
Jan 9, 2013
Man charged with careless driving for rear-ending bus
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man was charged with careless driving for hitting the back of a school bus that was loaded with students heading for a basketball game.
Jan 4, 2013
Woman says boyfriend broke picture frame over her head
CRESTVIEW – A woman told Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies her boyfriend struck her with a baseball bat and broke a picture frame over her head.
Jan 3, 2013
No DUI deaths, few arrests reported
CRESTVIEW — No DUI-related deaths occurred over the New Year's holiday and Crestview Police and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department reported single digits for driving under the influence arrests.
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 31, 2012
Compensation email scam making rounds in Okaloosa
SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to beware of a fraud that recently targeted someone in a traffic incident.
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 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.