The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Crestview
Jan. 18
•Hamilton Muhamed Williams, 34, Crestview: battery.
Category: crime
Woman fights purse-snatcher
CRESTVIEW — A woman successfully maintained control of her purse after a man attempted to snatch it Jan. 16 in the Publix parking lot.
Crestview school bus hit; at least 3 students reportedly injured
CRESTVIEW — At least three children have been taken to the hospital in connection with a Crestview school bus traffic incident, a Crestview Police Department spokesperson confirmed.
CPD's Friday opening precedes chief's 24-7 public access goal
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department has extended the administration office's hours, opening it 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Investigation continues into Mossy Head murder
An appeal appearing last November on Hayley Bowden’s Facebook page, made by a man identifying himself as her uncle, provides insight into the life of the 16-year-old murder suspect.
Survey sheds light on resource officer programs around the state
Florida school districts might vary in size, population and finances, but they all share one common denominator: school resource officers.
Drunk man vows to walk from Crestview to Fort Walton Beach
CRESTVIEW – A man who became so drunk he was thrown out of Helen Back Again has been charged with disorderly intoxication.
Mossy Head couple arrested in connection with murder
MOSSY HEAD–A Mossy Head couple has been arrested in connection with a 77-year-old man's murder.
Two suspects in custody after body found in Mossy Head
MOSSY HEAD — Two suspects are in custody, after the discovery of a body in Mossy Head, today.
In a statement from the Walton County Sheriff's Office, the two unidentified suspects are being held on s…
Officers urge caution after Crestview senior citizen loses money in scam
CRESTVIEW — Beware of a phone fraud that recently conned a senior citizen out of $1,900.