Nov 22, 2014 | News Releases
An effort to shoplift items ranging from cupcakes and a comforter to a Hello Kitty scooter and a security safe failed when the driver of the get-away car crashed at the WalMart entrance last night in Fort Walton Beach. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says Freddie...
Nov 21, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has recently received information on a number of scams. With the Holidays fast approaching scammers will be working hard to take your money and identity. There are a number of things you can do to protect yourself. The Okaloosa...
Nov 19, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of an armed home invasion at a house in Laurel Hill Wednesday morning. The homeowner fired his gun at the intruder but deputies say there is no indication inside or outside that anyone was struck. The...
Nov 19, 2014 | News Releases
If the following text looks familiar to you, someone is trying to scam you out of your cash. If it doesn’t look familiar but someone sends it your way – ignore it! This is the type of scam email that’s recirculating in Okaloosa County: “Hope you get this on time, We...
Nov 14, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today charged a Shalimar man with lewd or lascivious battery on a person 12 to 16 years of age. 53-year old Larry Michael Thorne, a Chaplain at Abundant Life Church, is accused of committing the sexual acts on numerous occasions...
