Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

A 30 year old man died today after being ejected from his scooter on Scenic Highway 98 in Destin. The individual’s specific address is not yet available but his next-of-kin was located in Shreveport Louisiana. The driver reportedly hit an embankment and struck a fixed...

A Fort Walton Beach man says someone forced him into his townhome on Villa Palm Circle Friday night, rummaged through the family’s belongings, and stole cash. The 57-year old victim says he was in his garage around 6:30 p.m. when he was approached by a man dressed in...

STILLIONS ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach teacher is charged with four counts of child abuse in connection with treatment of an autistic child while she was employed at Kenwood Elementary School. The former principal and a school district employee also face charges...

A Baker family says two men came into their Hilton Road home Sunday morning and stole a car and cash. One of the victims says two white males entered the house around 10:30 a.m. and took a wallet with cash, then stole a 2005a black Lincoln Town Car containing a...

LASSALLE ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office captured and arrested a Texas man last night following an unprovoked knife attack on a stranger at a Destin business. 24-year old Francis Paul Lassalle of Spring Texas is charged with aggravated battery with...

YAWN ARREST REPORT A 17-year old Destin teen has been charged with shooting a passenger in another car August 21st around midnight near Airport Road and Twin Lakes Drive. The victim, 19- year old Tyjuan Lee, was struck in the head, but the bullet was removed his scalp...

HEBERT ARREST REPORT A half dozen citizens alarmed by a reckless driver on Highway 98 Saturday afternoon wasted no time calling to report the dangerous motorist to law enforcement. A witness says the driver even hit a guardrail near Hurlburt Field. An Okaloosa County...

REZZARDAY ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today charged an OCSO civilian employee with grand theft of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. 40-year old Deidra Rezzarday, a Property Room Technician,...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Safety/DUI Check Point at 749 Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach this Friday, September 1st, between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M.  Motorists traveling in this area may be stopped and checked for...

PULLEY ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting at a home in Mary Esther last night. While at the scene a resident was arrested on felony drug charges. Deputies responded to a home at 841 Blvd De...