The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Crestview
Jan. 21
●Skylar Franklin Feagin, 23, Crestview: grand theft $300-$5,000 and resis…
Category: crime
Craigslist merchants: Beware of this Paypal con
PENSACOLA — If you sell items online, watch out for this con. Scammers are fooling sellers with fake emails that appear to be payment confirmation messages from PayPal.
Paypal scammer look for big-…
Chamber of Commerce scam targets Northwest Florida businesses
PENSACOLA — Northwest Florida residents who own a small business or work for one should beware: A con artist is targeting businesses by posing as the "American Chamber of Commerce."
How the scam wo…
Crestview man accused of damaging a church, resisting arrest
CRESTVIEW — Crestview police arrested a local Feb. 5 for allegedly causing about $2,000 in damage to a church and resisting arrest without violence.
Andrew K. Appleberg, 27, of Crestview, faces cha…
Man arrested after bomb threat at Crestview Whataburger
CRESTVIEW — A Crystal River man was arrested Monday morning following a bomb threat made about 8 a.m. at the Crestview Whataburger.
Robert James Clifford, 35, was charged with threatening to bomb a…
Man sentenced for Crestview teenager's murder
CRESTVIEW — Erich Lenquell Justice, 17, has been sentenced to 25 years prison on second-degree murder with a firearm, racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering.
The charges stem from the J…
Baker owner: Pet goat died of injuries from sexual attack
BAKER — Rachel, a pet goat belonging to Baker resident Susan Matuska, died Monday.
Matuska believes the death was a direct result of a late November sexual attack on the animal by a man.
“It was…
Okaloosa sheriff's office names 2015 Deputy of the Year
SHALIMAR — An officer noted for his "willingness to serve" is the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Deputy of the Year for services rendered in 2015.
On Thursday, Feb. 4, Deputy Travis Topolski rece…
Driving under the influence, grand theft of a firearm among North Okaloosa arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Crestview
Jan. 20
●Elise Carrasquillo, 28, Crestview: battery.
Okaloosa
Jan. 27
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Crestview kidnapping suspect enters plea, faces sentencing
SHALIMAR — William Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced today that Virginia Lynch has entered a plea of no contest to the charges of kidnapping to interfere with a governm…