CRESTVIEW — While many people were enjoying Fourth of July holiday festivities, first responders, like deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a stream of calls — contending with everything from disturbances and fireworks complaints to reckless vehicles and traffic crashes.
Last night, the OCSO also got called out to the shoreline on a section of Gulf Shore Drive in Destin around 11 p.m. after an estimated gathering of nearly 200 primarily juveniles congregated on the beaches.
A security guard at Inlet Reef Club requested that the crowd leave the beach. Many ran from the scene once law enforcement arrived.
Three teens were arrested on charges ranging from trespassing and resisting an officer without violence to underage possession of alcohol.
Here’s a sample of some of the other calls that came in to the OCSO from midnight Friday July 1 to 1 a.m. July 5:
●33 Disturbances
●16 Thefts
●5 Car Burglaries
●11 Family Disturbances
●40 Fireworks Complaints
●12 Impaired Driver Complaints
●8 Batteries
●3 Distressed Swimmers
●6 Stolen Vehicles
●31 Traffic Crashes
●14 Reckless Vehicles
●13 Noise Complaints
●4 Shots Fired
●5 Missing Juveniles
●12 Suspicious Activity or Suspicious Vehicles
In addition, deputies made 96 traffic stops and conducted 111 security checks during that period.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: A recap of Okaloosa Sheriff's deputies' busy Fourth of July weekend