Crime Archive

SHALIMAR — A Shalimar man trying to flee Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies nearly hit a patrol car before eventually crashing Thursday night. He now faces multiple felony charges. Two passeng…

CRESTVIEW — Crestview Fire Department officials determined a residential fire was accidental in nature.

The alert about the fire — which caused $50,000 in property damage — was 6:47 p.m. May 19 at…

SHALIMAR — A Fort Walton Beach woman is the latest victim of con artists who pretend to represent the IRS.

A media release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office stated the 66-year-old got a ph…

CRESTVIEW — A Baker woman accused of child neglect is set for trial on June 13.

April Lynn Williams, 35, of Ellis Road, was arrested April 1 on a charge of child neglect without great bodily harm.…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department attempted a traffic stop of a vehicle shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday at the intersection of Ferdon Boulevard and Walmart Road in Crestview.

The vehicle…

CRESTVIEW — A May 17 fire at Spring Creek Apartments was unintentional, according to a Crestview Fire Department media release.

The blaze, which occurred about 6:33 p.m. May 17 at 800 Spring Creek…

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CRESTVIEW — A Tennessee man accused of sexually battering a child faces a May 18 court appea…

CRESTVIEW — Brotherhood of Love president and Crestview resident Gary Johnson credits the Lord with healing him after facing possible paralysis.
Johnson wore a cast and a bone-mobilizing neck brace…

In 1981, Okaloosa County lost a lawsuit brought by county jail inmates demanding improvements to their conditions. Faced with chronic overcrowding, county officials are planning steps to expand the U…

CRESTVIEW — The community began a weeklong observance of National Police Week with a memorial ceremony Thursday evening in advance of May 15’s Peace Officer’s Memorial Day, which starts the week.
T…