Feb 17, 2016 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case involving the latest local victim of a scam that’s been around nearly a decade. A 77-year old Mary Esther resident reports that she got a phone call February 8th from a person identifying himself as her...
Feb 15, 2016 | News Releases
Thirty-two years after a Christmas tree salesman was bludgeoned to death near Fort Walton Beach, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is officially closing the case due to the death of the murder suspect in a Texas prison. The body of 78-year old Glynn Jernigan of...
Feb 12, 2016 | News Releases
****UPDATE*** The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will be involved in investigating last night’s fatal plane crash of a Piper aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the Destin Airport. The plane was registered to a company called Electrical...
Feb 11, 2016 | News Releases
Update: PLANE DEBRIS LOCATED OFFSHORE OF DESTIN The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirms an extensive amount of debris connected to the crash has been located in the waters off the coast of Destin between Henderson Beach State Park and the Walton County line....
Feb 8, 2016 | News Releases
CHIRINOS-CALIX ARREST REPORT A Destin resident says two men forced their way into her apartment, held a gun to her head and a knife to her throat, and demanded money while ransacking her home. One suspect is in custody. The 33-year old victim told deputies with the...
