A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit brought by a woman who lost her unborn child when former Crestview Police Maj. Joseph Floyd ran into her vehicle with his patrol car.
Category: crime
Sheriff seeks funds to keep deputies in elementary schools
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley on Tuesday asked county commissioners to help pay a portion of the $1.5 million needed to keep deputies in every elementary school through the end of …
Man charged with careless driving for rear-ending bus
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man was charged with careless driving for hitting the back of a school bus that was loaded with students heading for a basketball game.
Woman says boyfriend broke picture frame over her head
CRESTVIEW – A woman told Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies her boyfriend struck her with a baseball bat and broke a picture frame over her head.
No DUI deaths, few arrests reported
CRESTVIEW — No DUI-related deaths occurred over the New Year's holiday and Crestview Police and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department reported single digits for driving under the influence arrests.
Compensation email scam making rounds in Okaloosa
SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to beware of a fraud that recently targeted someone in a traffic incident.
New Fla. law permits headlight flashing warnings
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Flashing your headlights to alert oncoming drivers that police are lurking on the roadside ahead will no longer be illegal in Florida, though a lawyer who has represented tic…
ARREST REPORT: Dec. 31, 2012
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Dec. 31 deadline set for 3 percent property tax discount
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County property owners have until Dec. 31 to get a 3 percent discount on property taxes.
Doorless trailer yields meth lab
When Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies went to serve papers on a Laurel Hill man, they discovered a methamphetamines lab in his trailer, according to an arrest report.