Aug 20, 2016
Crestview man faces child sex abuse charges
CRESTVIEW — Chad Theodore Dillon, 44, of Crestview, has been indicted on 11 counts related to the sexual abuse of children, according to a media release from United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley III…
Aug 18, 2016
Crestview man charged with sexual battery of a child
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department has arrested a suspect in a sexual battery of a child that occurred in the parking lot of a local business on July 27.
Police received a tip from Emeral…
Aug 17, 2016
Okaloosa grads complete leadership training
PANAMA CITY, Florida — The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the Aug. 12 graduation of 35 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy.
These graduates serve in …
Aug 16, 2016
Crestview man recovering from assault; roommate arrested
CRESTVIEW — A heated argument between two men turned violent Monday night after one of the men allegedly fired a weapon at the other and then put the gun in his mouth before telling him he would “blo…
Aug 15, 2016
Juveniles charged with Okaloosa detention employee attack
CRESTVIEW — Five inmates at the Okaloosa Youth Development Center near Crestview are charged with attacking an employee who wouldn’t give them his cell phone.
According to an Okaloosa County Sheri…
Aug 12, 2016
Jay man sentenced for fatal crash with Baker resident
MILTON — A Jay man faces 41 years in state prison for a 2014 crash that killed one person and seriously injured another.
Melvin D. Hawthorne, 36, caused the crash Aug. 17, 2014, just 12 hours afte…
Aug 12, 2016
Mustang club shows support for Crestview police (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — While distrust of law enforcement has risen in some cities, those events have drawn Crestview residents closer to their police.
Chief Tony Taylor said outpouring of local support reinf…
Aug 10, 2016
Sexual battery of, cruelty to a child among North Okaloosa arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from June 25 to Aug. 9:
●Frederick Hunt, 43, Crestview, sexual battery of a child and…
Aug 4, 2016
Crestview boy thanks officers, deputies (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa County’s youngest leader in the Blue Lives Movement wanted to spend his birthday celebrating law enforcement. His wish came true, but the Crestview boy also received a surp…
Aug 4, 2016
Battery on officer, destroying evidence among North Okaloosa arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from July 26-Aug. 3:
●Henry Eugene Jackson, 40, Crestview, battery on officer, firef…