Category: crime

CRESTVIEW — Oak Hill Road repairs have been completed and the road is open to the public.
Oak Hill Road serves as a connection between Old Bethel Road and Lake Silver Road areas including several r…

CRESTVIEW — Upon an extensive review of files, a multiple-day observation of jail operations and numerous focused interviews with staff and inmates, the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission f…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on a missing Holt teenager.
John Tracy Horak III was last seen around 5 p.m. Oct. 14, according to an OCSO “Missing Person” flyer.…

CRESTVIEW — The cause of an Oct. 23 Main Street fire is undetermined, according to the Crestview Fire Department.
A CFD unit responded to a call about a trash can fire at 10:56 p.m. Sunday in front…

PENSACOLA— A Milton man faces 15½ years in prison for receipt and transportation of child pornography, and making a false statement to a federal agent.
Andre M. Straughn, 40, also will serve 10 yea…

MILTON — More than 100 hours comprise a typical two weeks for Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies who earn $15.17 per hour, according to Sheriff-elect Bob Johnson and other deputies.
Howeve…

MILTON — A national trend of people dressing as clowns in public began in August and "has grown with scary-looking clowns lurking in woods, appearing on dark roads or driving in cars — some brandishi…

CRESTVIEW — Jack Wayne Williams, a sexual predator, has filed a Crestview address with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
He filed 5552 U.S. Highway 393, Crestview as a permanent address.
Will…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Sarah Leigh Karejwa, 32, Crestview, probation viol…