Fleeing police, grand theft auto among North Okaloosa arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these felony arrest reports from June 4-21:
Brennan S. Dickison, 23, Holt: battery on officer, firefighter, EMT, etc. …
Mossy Head infant's father charged with second-degree murder
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — An arrest has been made in an investigation stemming from the December death of a 2-month-old infant.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical assist on Decembe…
More than $10,000 worth of umbrellas reported stolen from beach
Someone stole nearly $10,000 worth of beach umbrellas from beach boxes located near the O’Steen Beach Access off Gulf Shore Drive in Destin Sunday night and threw a portion of them into a nearby pond…
Operation Dry Water launched against boating under the influence
TALLAHASSEE — An annual three-day, heightened awareness and enforcement campaign, Operation Dry Water, focuses on deterring people from boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Law enforce…
Okaloosa Sheriff's Office: 2 K9 handlers earn their paws
SHALIMAR — Deputies Joseph Trimboli and Zachery Putnam have joined the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit.
K-9 handlers make up less than 1 percent of the sheriff’s office — and law enforce…
Niceville man leads high-speed hay field chase outside Crestview — gets handcuffs
CRESTVIEW — A Niceville man on felony probation for fleeing and eluding and multiple drivers’ license suspensions led an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy on a high-speed chase through a hay fi…
Sexual predator reports Crestview address
CRESTVIEW — A registered sexual predator has registered a Crestview address with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Craig Alan Swinarski, 45, reported 110 Feldon Drive for an address, according…
Woman charged with child neglect; floor at home covered in feces
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — An 11-year-old boy is found living in “deplorable conditions” and now a DeFuniak Springs woman is behind bars.
In March, the Department of Children and Families began an invest…
Crestview man charged with sexually battering a child
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department has arrested 39-year-old Nate Arteze Moorer of Crestview and charged him with sexual battery of a child under 12 years of age, which is a capital felony.
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Pensacola man accused of tossing counterfeit money during I-10 high-speed chase
CRESTVIEW — A Pensacola man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a pursuit on Interstate 10 in Okaloosa and Walton counties this afternoon that ended when the suspect crashed his vehicle…















