Crime Archive

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old Crestview High School substitute office worker in connection with an incident involving inappropriate conduct with a minor.

Sixty-five-year-old Valparaiso resident William Andersen, who has had previous complaints reported to police ranging from following children home from the bus stop to throwing teddy bears from his vehicle, has been charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several commercial vehicles were damaged and a passenger suffered minor injuries when someone threw pieces of concrete from an overpass along Interstate 10 near Holt this morning.

A traffic stop conducted today by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to the arrest of a Niceville man driving a stolen car that was about to be sold.

A 32-year-old Crestview man wanted on numerous felony and misdemeanor warrants had been on the run from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in recent weeks, but no longer.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him and tried to take the deputy’s gun from its holster, S.O. officials said in a news release on Thursday.

At 8:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestview Police Department responded to the FLA Convenience gas station at 698 N. Ferdon Blvd. in reference to a person who received a gunshot wound to the lower torso.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigated a bomb threat that was made on March 28 via the internet, S.O. officials said in a news release on Wednesday.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducting a traffic stop on North Highway 189 in Baker on Saturday discovered the driver was a habitual traffic offender with a total of five guilty dispositions for driving with a license that’s been cancelled, revoked, or suspended.

A Shalimar man was charged with child neglect after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday located a young boy who said the defendant was not caring for or feeding him.