Apr 15, 2023 | News Releases
During the month of April, 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 April’s Fools” is part...
Apr 13, 2023 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was conducting enforcement operations on Interstate 10 around 9 a.m. this morning when a stop was conducted for a traffic violation. The driver, 44-year old Jose Figueroa of Beaufort, South Carolina was transporting two...
Apr 7, 2023 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the tragic drowning of a 13-year old tourist from Kentucky in the Gulf of Mexico this morning. Deputies were called to 3690 Scenic Highway 98 around 11:30 for a distressed swimmer. Surfers had helped rescue...
Apr 4, 2023 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal balcony fall that took place at a Destin condominium early this morning. A person staying at a neighboring condo noticed a body on the ground near an entry way outside a building at 500 Gulf Shore...
Mar 25, 2023 | News Releases
An Illinois man is charged with attempted murder after an Okaloosa Island condominium security guard says the man tried to drown him in the property’s swimming pool. 33-year old Seth Beavers of Sterling Illinois, a former Naval rescue swimmer, is currently being...
