Crime Archive

CRESTVIEW — Despite an across-the-board pay raise in the Crestview Police Department, the agency entered the 2015-16 fiscal year 12 officers short of its authorized strength.

Police Chief Tony Tay…

CRESTVIEW —  A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will arrive Aug. 16-18 to evaluate all aspects of the Crestview Police Department’s policies and procedu…

CRESTVIEW — Following the success of the Crestview Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy, the agency is starting its first summer youth academy.

Monday morning, as many as 50 local kids ages…

CRESTVIEW — If you keep a gun in your car, lock the doors. That’s the lesson from a string of gun thefts in Okaloosa County.

Since June 26, more than a half-dozen firearms reportedly have been sto…

CRESTVIEW — An Okaloosa County sex offender has registered a Crestview address.

Timothy Bodie, 47, has registered 147 E. 3 rd Ave., Crestview as a permanent address. He previously registered 321 C…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking retailers to carefully check their money to ensure it’s authentic.

This month, two area retailers reported counterfeit $100 bills passed …

CRESTVIEW — A Crestview teen on Wednesday allegedly crashed a stolen car into a tree near Laurel Hill while trying to elude Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

D’Aaron Chance Taylor, 15, wa…

LAUREL HILL — A suspect accused of stealing a vehicle is behind bars after attempting to flee lawmen.

The suspect, whose name has not been released, fled today upon seeing law enforcement officers…

CRESTVIEW — While many people were enjoying Fourth of July holiday festivities, first responders, like deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a stream of calls — contending …

A Hurlburt Field employee faces five years in federal prison for receipt, possession and access with intent to view child pornography.

Douglas J. Plate, 53, of Navarre, also must register as a sex…