Dec 21, 2025 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal shooting that took place at a residence on Kanuha Drive Saturday night, December 20th. Kanuha Drive is located off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard north of Mary Esther. A 9-1-1 call was received shortly after...
Dec 7, 2025 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with numerous traffic violations including DUI, as well as child neglect, after a hit and run on Okaloosa Island Saturday night. A motorist on Okaloosa Island reported a white Ford F-150 pickup truck hit his...
Oct 29, 2025 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of financial losses in excess of 1.1 million dollars from two separate victims due to fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scams during the month of October alone. These scams often begin when victims are...
Oct 29, 2025 | News Releases
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit have spent the past two weeks conducting undercover operations designed to identify and arrest online child predators. They dubbed this latest effort “Operation Dark Harvest”...
Oct 10, 2025 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators responding to a series of complaints and Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers tips arrested a New York woman on a charge of prostitution Thursday at a business near Fort Walton Beach. 30-year old Suping Wu of Flushing New York...