Category: crime

SHALIMAR — A jury has found a Crestview resident guilty of first-degree murder, according to a media release from the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney's office. Sentencing took place after the t…

CRESTVIEW — Crestview High School received a threat for the second time in less than a week.
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson confirmed Monday night a threat was posted on a girl’s …

SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has selected its 2016 Supervisor of the Year.
A 20-year law enforcement veteran, Cpl. John Jenks has spent most of that time in the patrol category, …

CRESTVIEW — Four local non-profits that provide services to children, disabled adults and families of slain law enforcement officers received $750 each following Crestview Police Chief Tony Taylor’s …

SHALIMAR — The Fort Walton Beach Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office are searching for 20-year old Tony Jerome Byrd, whose last known address is 214 Kennedy Drive in Crestview.
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CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
•Brandon Donnell Bru…

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County sheriff’s investigators have arrested a man for the sexual battery of a 4-year-old child, possession of methamphetamine and heroin, and violating his felony probation.
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CRESTVIEW — The Seniors vs. Crime office in Crestview is one of the places senior citizens can turn to for help if they have customer service issues with a company. The Crestview office gives free su…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Jonathan Blayne Bo…

CRESTVIEW — While other attendees arrived at the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce's Feb. 2 monthly breakfast meeting by personal vehicle, Police Chief Tony Taylor dropped in. Literally.
Taylor ac…