Category: crime

CRESTVIEW — Four new dispatchers joined the Crestview Police Department Thursday morning upon being sworn into office by Mayor David Cadle.

After completing 40 hours of classroom instruction and 2…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is warning residents about the "can you hear me?" scam, following reports from the Better Business Bureau and major news networks.
"Answering in the affi…

CRESTVIEW — Running, jumping walls and hurdles, crawling under piping and dragging a 150-pound dummy are all part of the Crestview Police Department’s obstacle course for applicants. Participants mus…

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Police agencies are experiencing declines in recruit numbers across the country. Some cities are seeing a 90 percent drop in applicants according to an ABC News study published in July…

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative asks its customers to beware of scammers posing as utility companies in Walton and Okaloosa counties.
Scammers reportedly have called member…

The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Jan. 10-17.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Kenneth Adam G…

SHALIMAR, Florida — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has recovered more than $50,000 in stolen guns, jewelry, and coins taken during the December burglary of a Bear Head Road residence in Crestvi…

CRESTVIEW — A Crestview Police Department officer received a minor ankle injury while chasing a suspect with a Laurel Hill address who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from the Walton County Sher…

CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man faces charges of battery, aggravated assault, and child abuse, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office media release.

Eric Culpepper, 39, of 1855 Riverview Dri…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3. Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of l…