Category: crime

CRESTVIEW — Jon J. Jacobs, 52, of Hilary St., Crestview, is charged with one count each of  driving under the influence and battery on a law enforcement officer after a Jan. 5 accident.
An Okaloosa…

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative is warning Crestview and Northwest Florida residents about criminals posing as power company employees.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office…

CRESTVIEW — Robert Earl Cuthbertson, a sexual predator, has filed a new temporary address of 1091 Ferdon Blvd. N., Crestview with the Okaloosa Sheriff's Office.
Cuthbertson, 51, is a white male wit…

CRESTVIEW — Three vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction traffic accident around 2:35 p.m. Monday on Ferdon Boulevard North and Texas Parkway.
Crestview Police and Fire Department units and an …

On Dec. 20 after church, we went to Live Oak Memorial Park Cemetery. We visit often, as my son and husband have been buried there since 2006.
We had many statues out there in remembrance of our fam…

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is ramping up efforts to crack down on drunk and impaired drivers during the holidays.
Christmas to New Year's Day posts one of the highest rates of impaired dr…

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Dec. 14
●Rex Dwayne King, 40, DeFuniak Springs: petit larceny, passing forged or altered instrument and forgery of altered bank…

CRESTVIEW — If someone claiming to be from a power company knocks on your door, check his or her credentials and call the company for verification.
A Crestview senior citizen says someone claiming …

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is planning a new Citizens Safety Academy class.
Area residents age 16 and up can sign up for classes, which start Feb. 23 at the CPD, 201 Stillwell Blvd…

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Michael Card has graduated from the FBI’s National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia.
Internationally known for its academic excellence, the p…