Sep 16, 2015
Okaloosa County deputy greets burglar attempting his getaway in Holt
HOLT — Kody Laron Cook, 23, of an unlisted address, has been arrested on burglary and grand theft charges. Deputies also served two additional active warrants to Cook for previous cases involving gra…
Sep 15, 2015
Sexual predator files Baker address with Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
BAKER — Harold Benedict, a sexual predator, has registered a new address of 6188 Old River Road, Baker, with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office or other police organization.
Benedict, 65, a white…
Sep 15, 2015
Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies seek missing Crestview teenager
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for David Brian Kelley, 16, a Crestview resident last seen about 9 a.m. Aug. 26 at his home, 5847 Flamingo Road. He was wearing dark color…
Sep 14, 2015
Flomaton man killed in high-speed chase that ends in Baker
A high-speed chase through several Florida counties left a Flomaton man dead early Monday.
Jermey Montrell Elliot, who was 35, was being pursued by several of Alabama’s Escambia County Sheriff’s Of…
Sep 1, 2015
Baker woman at home during attempted break-in
A Baker woman called 9-1-1 after spotting a man with what appeared to be a crow bar trying to get into her home early this morning.
The 52-year old resident on Etta Garrett Road says she woke up ar…
Sep 1, 2015
Crestview man sought for attempted murder now in custody
CRESTVIEW — James Dakota Ziglar, 20, a North Okaloosa resident, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, thanks in part to multiple tips to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers.
Ziglar was arre…
Aug 26, 2015
Two men arrested in Crestview following execution of narcotics search warrant
CRESTVIEW — Two men were arrested the morning of Aug. 26 in Crestview when the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant this morning at 598 Fifth Ave.
Investigators…
Aug 26, 2015
Crestview self-defense experts offer tips to avoid being an assault victim
Listening to the little voice inside, avoiding distractions and reporting strangers are among self-defense tips offered by local experts following a Crestview woman’s reported assault in her driveway…
Aug 20, 2015
Appeals court rules on former Crestview police major's racketeering conviction
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Aug. 20 that the first District Court of Appeal affirmed the racketeering conviction of Joseph Floyd, former Crestview Police Department major.
Floyd has 15 day…
Aug 19, 2015
Sexual predator files Holt address with Okaloosa sheriff's office
CRESTVIEW — Otis Terry, a sexual predator, has registered a permanent address of 693 w. Leisure Lane, Holt, with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Terry, 42, is a white male, 6 feet tall, with …