Police arrest suspected bank robber
The suspect in the December armed robbery of First National Bank and Trust in Crestview has been arrested, city police officials said on Tuesday.
Texas man sentenced in ’22 death of a deputy by Laurel Hill
Tristan Cole Parker of Midlothian, Texas, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for charges stemming from a vehicle crash that killed an off-duty deputy just east of Laurel Hill a little over two years ago.
Police: Crestview man arrested after trying to kill a woman
Julius Tawun Sledge, 42, of Crestview, was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted premeditated murder after he shot a woman several times, city police said.
Charges against Laurel Hill man include drug trafficking
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Special Response Team, executed a narcotics search warrant on Nov. 8 at 8087 Third St. in Laurel Hill.
S.O.: Georgia man was paid to smuggle men into Crestview
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy who made a traffic stop near Crestview early this morning charged a Georgia man with human smuggling.
Deputies arrest Holt man at campground in Baker
David Johnson, 38, of Holt, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on domestic violence battery and other charges at a county-owned campground.
Drug bust in Crestview
Three people were arrested on Thursday after the execution of a narcotics search warrant at 663 Lee Ave. in Crestview by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force.
Two arrested in Destin as part of possible nationwide fraud ring
Two New York residents believed to be part of a nationwide scheme involving stolen and fraudulent returns at businesses were arrested on Sept. 4, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Eight men thought they were meeting a 14-year-old for sex, instead were arrested by law enforcement during undercover operation
Eight men were arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after a multi-agency internet chat operation where they agreed to meet an underage individual for sex, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson. All eight individuals thought they were meeting a 14-year-old female and instead ended up being arrested by a sheriff’s deputy, […]
Three woman charged with animal cruelty after dogs found severely mistreated
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)rescued dozens of animals after performing a welfare check at a home on Florida Avenuenear Crestview last month. 44-year old Jarah Lee, 46-year old Bonnie Sue Hahn, and 20-year old Eveland Colbert werecharged with 14 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 14 counts of animal […]















