A 16-year-old was arrested Feb. 7 after he allegedly stole items including a violin and a SUV along Live Oak Church Road.

Jerry Lee Bankhead, of Crestview, faces multiple charges in Okaloosa County for stealing items and fleeing officers in two separate incidents.

A Crestview woman with warrants in both Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties allegedly slammed the door on law enforcement officers and refused to come out for several hours as they attempted to detain her.

Heather Sutton, 33, of Crestview, was arrested Jan. 23 for outstanding warrants and resisting an officer.

A Crestview man was arrested following an investigation into an incident involving a dog being shot and killed. The incident, according to Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, took place on Oct. 31 in the 1100 block of Farmer St. Willie Ray Gibson, 76, allegedly shot a neighbor’s dog after it had escaped the neighbor’s home sometime between 8 a.m. and 1:24 p.m. According to the warrant report, the dog was shot as it was running across Farmer St., away from Gibson’s residence. The dog died as a result.

A Winter Garden (Fla.) man was arrested in earlier this month following a yearlong investigation into an illegal gambling house being operated in Crestview. According to Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Lin Zhuo, 56, kept and permitted a gaming room and slot machines at The Lucky Pearl Internet Café, located at 779 North Ferdon Blvd. for the purpose of gambling. The warrant report for Zhou states the offenses occurred from Jan. 18, 2021, to Nov. 12, 2021.

An investigation by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office involving the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on a laptop led to a storage unit in Crestview and the arrest of a registered sexual predator.

Crestview Police found a bloody scene when they responded to a call on Aug. 16 involving two men, a woman and a mechanic’s tool.

A Crestview man was taken into custody Aug. 24 after allegedly threatening his girlfriend and her family.

A Crestview man was arrested and charged with soliciting an undercover officer who was posing as an underage girl.

A Holt man tried to lead Okaloosa County deputies on a “high speed” chase Saturday morning on a riding lawnmower.