Jan 18, 2016
Child neglect, battery and larceny top North Okaloosa arrests
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Jan. 10
●Joshua Allan Purvis, 30, Baker: driving with suspended license.
Jan. 11
●Gary Johnson, 62, Crestview: dealing in s…
Jan 15, 2016
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies and K9 earn awards
SHALIMAR — Deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office are being rewarded for their efforts locating an 86-year-old Laurel Hill resident with dementia in December.
For their work as a team i…
Jan 15, 2016
Crestview hit-and-run car found, but no charges filed
CRESTVIEW — Authorities believe they have the car involved in an Oct. 21, 2015 hit-and-run, but that's not enough to charge the probable driver.
A 2004 silver Toyota hit Kelly Osmon as she walked u…
Jan 14, 2016
Okaloosa Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division wins award
SHALIMAR — Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley today presented the OCSO award for exemplary performance to the entire Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division.
The award f…
Jan 14, 2016
Holt man gets life sentence, sexual predator designation
SHALIMAR — A Holt man faces a lifetime prison sentence on charges of sexual battery and molestation.
Circuit Judge Michael Flowers on Jan. 13 sentenced Joseph Cain Johnson to life in prison without…
Jan 13, 2016
BBB warns Northwest Florida residents to avoid Powerball scams
PENSACOLA — With Powerball now breaking records for the largest lottery jackpot in history, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers that scammers will be taking advantage of the situation to tric…
Jan 13, 2016
Sexual offender notice issued for Crestview resident
CRESTVIEW — Garrett Scott Teal, a sexual offender, has registered a new address of 2609 Palamino Trail, Crestview, with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Teal, 23, is a white male with b…
Jan 11, 2016
Florida Highway Patrol sets January as 'Move Over Month'
TALLAHASSEE — For the month of January, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is commemorating Move Over, Florida by reminding all motorists to "move over" for emergency and ser…
Jan 11, 2016
North Okaloosa arrests: Jan. 11
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Crestview
Jan. 5
● Jimmy Scott Sykes, 42, DeFuniak Springs: leaving the scene of a crash with…
Jan 11, 2016
Okaloosa sheriff's office investigator spots credit card fraud suspects at Crestview Walmart
CRESTVIEW — Riverdale, Ga. resident Schnikia Scruggs, 44, and Atlanta, Ga. resident George Edward Boyd Jr., 45 are charged with defrauding a financial institution after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's O…