SHALIMAR — An Okaloosa County Road Department employee is facing felony charges after allegedly taking heavy duty county equipment to his property, without permission, to remove trees.
The Okaloosa…
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Okaloosa jail ministry banquet is April 14
NICEVILLE — The Good News Jail & Prison Ministry Annual Fundraising Banquet is 6 p.m. April 14 at Crosspoint United Methodist Church Community Life Center.
Attendees will hear inspirational music f…
Crestview Special Olympics Torch Run prepares athletes for April 9 event (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — For Special Olympian Shawn Brown, knowing he has dozens of supporters in the Okaloosa County law enforcement community gives him confidence to compete in the April 9 Okaloosa-Walton Speci…
Crestview man faces arson, insurance fraud charges
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man accused of burning his own vehicle to defraud his insurer faces arson and insurance fraud charges.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle fire at 33…
OCSO issues warning amid string of car break-ins
HOLT — So-called smash-and-grab car burglars have targeted Northwest Florida with a string of incents stretching from Holt to Niceville, Fort Walton Beach and Destin.
What can you do to help preven…
Crestview man gets 15 years for aggravated battery, false imprisonment
James Roscoe Vanlandingham has been sentenced to a 15-year minimum mandatory prison sentence on the charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment, William Eddins, State At…
DeFuniak man accused of exploiting Baker senior citizen
BAKER — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office charged a DeFuniak Springs man with elderly exploitation and grand theft for keeping money for a landscaping job he never performed, and using the cash fo…
Florida Sheriffs Taskforce 2016 Sexual Predator Operation results
TALLAHASSEE — Today the Florida Sheriffs Association Task Force released the results of Operation Predator, a strategic initiative that verified current locations and criminal backgrounds of the over…
Crestview burrito, fork fight ends in felony charges
A Crestview couple is in jail following a fight that started with a burrito, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Hare Str…
Northwest Florida: Beware of this latest IRS scam
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida received several calls March 21 from Pensacola area residents that they are receiving calls from people posing as the IRS.
The ca…