Police shortages: Where does CPD stand?
The question
Police agencies are experiencing declines in recruit numbers across the country. Some cities are seeing a 90 percent drop in applicants according to an ABC News study published in July…
CHELCO issues scam alert
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative asks its customers to beware of scammers posing as utility companies in Walton and Okaloosa counties.
Scammers reportedly have called member…
North Okaloosa's Jan. 10-17 arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Jan. 10-17.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Kenneth Adam G…
Crestview men charged in 50K theft case
SHALIMAR, Florida — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has recovered more than $50,000 in stolen guns, jewelry, and coins taken during the December burglary of a Bear Head Road residence in Crestvi…
CPD officer injured while chasing suspect
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview Police Department officer received a minor ankle injury while chasing a suspect with a Laurel Hill address who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from the Walton County Sher…
Crestview man faces assault, other charges
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man faces charges of battery, aggravated assault, and child abuse, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office media release.
Eric Culpepper, 39, of 1855 Riverview Dri…
North Okaloosa's latest arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3. Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of l…
Sexual predator registers Laurel Hill address
SHALIMAR — A sexual predator has filed a permanent change of address with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Elliott Dedon Hutchinson II's new address is 3801 New Ebenezer Road, Laurel Hill. Hutch…
Laurel Hill resident charged with theft from elderly woman
SHALIMAR — A Laurel Hill woman is charged with stealing thousands of dollars over the past 10 years from a woman who is now 94 years old.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office charged 68-year old Wi…
Police: Remove valuables, lock vehicles to prevent burglary
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department urges residents to help prevent vehicle burglaries by removing valuables, including guns, then locking their cars.
"It's a common sense kind of thing," O…















