Jul 14, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a Destin antique business Saturday by a man wielding a knife. The employee at Fluterby’s Antiques at 209 Main Street says a man walked in talking on a cell phone and began asking about certain types...
Jul 14, 2014 | News Releases
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy tracked down a Fort Walton Beach burglar who thought he’d gotten away with stealing a .40 caliber Glock firearm from inside a safe. 31-year old John Jackson Lynn of 1 Doe Lane is charged with burglary to a structure and grand theft...
Jul 14, 2014 | News Releases
A 40-year old Tennessee man is being treated after apparently suffering a shark bite to his left ankle while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa Island this afternoon. Deputies and other emergency first responders were called to 900 South Santa Rosa Boulevard...
Jul 9, 2014 | News Releases
A case that earned two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Teams “Medals of Merit” from Sheriff Larry Ashley has now also earned the teams the national “Case of the Quarter” from the U.S. Police Canine Association. Deputies Tim Patterson and Jonathan Duenas were...
Jul 8, 2014 | News Releases
Okaloosa residents continue getting phone calls from a con man posing as an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office employee in an attempt to get money. Variations of this scam have been employed for months and have been reported in Northwest Florida, Georgia, and Alabama....
