May 8, 2023 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Crestview man on thirty counts of possession of child pornography and other charges following a detailed investigation. In July 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a...
May 4, 2023 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say a Fort Walton Beach man who hit a Beal Parkway store owner revealed after being taken into custody that he left a three year old autistic child at his home unattended. The store owner says 39 year old Ryan Williamson...
May 3, 2023 | News Releases
A Shalimar man wearing upper body armor while carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol early this morning in his neighborhood faces multiple felony charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and firing into a moving vehicle. Okaloosa County...
Apr 28, 2023 | News Releases
A Texas tourist who had just arrived in town drowned this afternoon after being caught in an apparent rip tide in the Gulf of Mexico. The tragic situation unfolded around 1:15 p.m. near the Shirah Beach Access in Destin. A lifeguard noticed the 39-year old in distress...
Apr 28, 2023 | News Releases
A Destin business owner who spotted someone breaking into her business on the Destin Harbor via her surveillance cameras Thursday night called the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office immediately, and deputies were on scene within seconds, detaining a 17-year old...
