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OCSO NAMES 2013 DEPUTY OF THE YEAR

In less than two years with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jonathan Schlager has already made a tremendous impact on the agency’s busiest district, the Central District which covers the Shalimar, Fort Walton Beach, and Mary Esther areas. Today Deputy...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: OCSO URGES RESIDENTS TO STAY OFF ROADS

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office continues to urge residents to stay off area roads. Hazardous conditions continue across roads and bridges and both the Brooks Bridge and Mid-Bay Bridge remain closed at this time. OCSO deputies and other first responders are being...

THIEVES TARGET EXPENSIVE PURSES AT DESTIN STORE

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at a Destin store early Sunday morning, January 26th which resulted in up to $75,000 in stolen merchandise. An alarm went off around 5:40am yesterday at LuxExchange, located at 36150 Emerald Coast...

MARY ESTHER TEEN CHARGED IN BASEBALL BAT ATTACK

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Mary Esther teenager with aggravated battery after he struck a man in the head with a baseball bat during an altercation. 18-year old Darrell Wayne Hopkins of 499 Cypress Street is accused of getting into an argument...

ANOTHER NORTH OKALOOSA CHURCH BURGLARIZED

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a second  reported church burglary in north Okaloosa County. Deputies were called to First United Methodist Church of Baker on North State Road 189 after a church member arriving at the church yesterday discovered...