Nov 27, 2024 | News Releases
The OCSO received notification of a bomb threat referencing former Congressman Matt Gaetz’s supposed mailbox at a home in the Niceville area around 9 a.m. this morning. A family member resides at the address but former Congressman Gaetz is NOT a resident. The...
Nov 22, 2024 | News Releases
During the month of November, members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section conducted an undercover operation targeting adults looking to meet minors online for sexual encounters. “Operation Cold Turkey” is part of an on-going effort...
Nov 22, 2024 | News Releases
An investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a Fort Walton Beach man on charges of sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12, more than 30 counts of promoting the sexual performance of a child, and more than 30 counts of...
Nov 18, 2024 | News Releases
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Special Response Team, executed a narcotics search warrant at 8087 Third St., in Laurel Hill November 8th. During the execution of the search warrant,...
Nov 15, 2024 | News Releases
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who made a traffic stop near Crestview early this morning charged a Georgia man with human smuggling. The deputy spotted MIchael Frost of Columbus Georgia driving northbound in the southbound lanes of State Road 85 near Airport Road...
