Category: crime

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent domestic violence related murder/suicide at a home north of Baker.

According to an OCSO media release, deputies responded to a cal…

CRESTVIEW — Santa Claus brought Sonic, one of the Crestview Police Department’s K9 officers, a whole boxful of new toys.
Sonic’s partner, Ofc. Jay Seals, had contacted Kong Company of Golden, Color…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Matthew Jay Heaton…

It appears 2017 will draw to a close for the family of Calandra Stallworth with few answers as to what has become of her.
“This holiday is going to be very, very hard to deal with, with her not bei…

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Michael Lee Lewis, 5…

CRESTVIEW — For one of the two partners in the Crestview Police Department’s newest K9 unit training in Northport, Alabama, the daily drills and instruction are a case of "been there, done that, got …

A jury on Thursday found Karl Ronald Menz guilty of sexual battery of a victim under 12 years of age; sexual battery of a victim over 12 years of age but under the age of 18, while in a position of f…

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigation has led to the arrest of two Crestview men in connection with a sex trafficking operation that allegedly prostituted young females, including a juven…

BAKER — Terry Brackney in court Thursday morning faced the suspects who allegedly planned to rob his family and kidnap his daughter.
It was exactly one month since the teens went to the Brackney ho…

CRESTVIEW — Not long ago, it would take two or more police officers armed with cameras and measuring tapes an hour or more to map an accident scene.
If traffic were heavy, travel lanes or an entire…