May 23, 2025 | News Releases
A traffic stop conducted by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to the arrest of a Niceville man driving a stolen car that was about to be sold. OCSO deputies responded to a tip May 21st from a man attempting to buy a Honda CRV for sale on Facebook...
May 14, 2025 | News Releases
Three people are charged with kidnapping after a break-in at a home on Mooney Road near Fort Walton Beach led to a man being beaten and forced into a car. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say the victims reported a group of masked, armed individuals entering...
May 1, 2025 | News Releases
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him, and also take the deputy’s gun from its holster during a struggle. It began when the deputy was investigating an armed burglary on Auburn...
Apr 30, 2025 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators today arrested a Fort Walton Beach man on charges of Video Voyeurism and Burglary. The victim says she was cleaning the ceiling and wall vents in her home April 11th and noticed a glare in the air vent. When she stood on...
Apr 26, 2025 | News Releases
The OCSO is investigating a shooting that left one man dead today near the intersection of Shirley Drive and Marler Street near Fort Walton Beach. A second person was injured. Deputies were called to the report of shots fired around 2:30 this afternoon. Fort Walton...