Category: crime

SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has added a certified Drug Recognition Expert to its workforce.
A DRE is a deputy trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of d…

CRESTVIEW — Area residents are invited to attend Coffee with a Cop, an informal gathering with Crestview Police Department members, including Chief Tony Taylor.
The next quarterly session is 8-10 a…

Kellie Morgan is trying her best to reconcile two images of her former Fort Walton Beach High School classmate, Jacob Langston.
In one photo, Langston stands up straight, looking calm and confident…

The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Crestview
Dec. 7
●Jessica L. Bozeman, 27, Crestview: making a false report to law enforcement…

PENSACOLA — Law enforcement officials said Monday they believe Jacob Rex Langston had murder on his mind when he confronted Elbert L. Merrick III outside of the home at 179 Peoria Boulevard in Crestv…

HURLBURT FIELD — Three of Shanna McGrath’s former coworkers sat in a tiny office at Hurlburt Field on Monday, struggling to come to grips with the loss of a woman they all loved.
Before she retired…

CRESTVIEW — Bill Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, and Crestview Police Chief Tony Taylor have scheduled a joint press conference 2 p.m. today at the State Attorney's Pensacola o…

CRESTVIEW — Next-of-kin notifications have been made to families of the three people who died in a Jan. 23 Peoria Boulevard shooting.
The deceased have been identified as 47-year-old, Kevin T. McGr…

The Crestview Police Department is investigating a shooting that has resulted in three deaths and a fourth person seriously injured.
Officers were dispatched to the Peoria Drive area in the Sandy R…

CRESTVIEW — Two drivers received injuries after a wreck in front of Walker Elementary School.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol media release, the wreck occurred about 8:27 a.m. Jan. 22 at the …