Yvonne Shanklin, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Crestview, is sponsoring a workshop, titled "Outsmart the Scammers".
The event is free and dinner will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. July 18 at H…
Category: crime
Crestview man jailed after Fourth of July fight at Twin Hills Park
CRESTVIEW — A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with battery, touch or strike, following a Fourth of July altercation in Twin Hills Park.
Justin Ray Smith of First Avenue allegedly struck a…
Have you seen this escaped inmate?
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's issued this notice:
Just after 10:30 pm on 7-2-16, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call in reference to a missing inmate.
A private transp…
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office: Gulf Power scam resurfaces
SHALIMAR Gulf Power is asking its customers to beware of people impersonating utility company employees.
The con artists have been contacting the company's customers by phone. They tell the custom…
Sexual predator registers Crestview address
CRESTVIEW — A sexual predator has registered a Crestview address, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Robert Earl Cuthbertson, 52, registered the wooded area behind Tom Thumb 81 as …
Florida Criminal Justice executive leadership seminar graduates 20
TALLAHASSEE — A fourth group of executives have graduated from a three-week criminal justice leadership training seminar at Florida Department of Lawn Enforcement Headquarters.
The 20 Florida Crim…
Grand theft, premeditated murder among North Okaloosa arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from June 7-29:
Robert Michael McDonald, 44, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling.
Corte…
Crestview woman accused of attempting to murder her husband
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators say a Crestview woman invited her husband to lie down on the bed — then pulled out a filet knife and stabbed him near the heart.
Gladys C…
Baker man accused of using puppy ploy to lure children, lewd acts
BAKER — A registered sex offender is accused of fondling a child and taking photos under her skirt after using a puppy ploy to get her over to his car.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has cha…
Gathering supports fallen officers' families, pays respect (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
LAKEWOOD — Dozens of retired and active-duty law enforcement officers from several Florida counties paused on a hot summer’s morning to remember their fallen comrades.
Click here for photos from …