News & Updates

Twelve people ranging in age from 16 to 66 are in custody after the execution of multiple search warrants early this morning on Hickory Street off Lovejoy Road near Fort Walton Beach. The undercover operation, conducted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, along...

BOWES ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man is charged with burglary, grand theft, and criminal mischief after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigator linked him to the theft of more than $12,000 in sunglasses from an Okaloosa Island business. 48-year old Jeffrey Todd...

ARREST REPORTS Two Mobile Alabama residents are charged with going on a shoplifting spree that hit multiple businesses. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigators say the case is ongoing. 21-year old Tyra Booker is accused of grand theft in connection with...

A 50 year old Texas man drowned in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday while attempting to rescue his children, who were struggling in the water off Scenic Highway 98 in Destin around 3 p.m. Alejandro Velazquez of Little Elm was pulled to shore by Destin Beach Safety...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the apparent drowning of a Mississippi teenager last night off Okaloosa Island. The 19-year old Sara Sebren from Pearl Mississippi was swimming with friends near the Seventh Beach Access off Santa Rosa Boulevard...

GRAPPY ARREST REPORT It’s tough to steal an ice cream truck and make a getaway that no one notices. But Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say 30-year old William Grappy made an attempt anyway, taking a pink and white ice cream truck from outside 216 Angler...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at a Baker automotive shop on State Road 4 Tuesday. A deputy responding to 5445 State Road 4 around 9 p.m. spotted four males run from the south rollup door of the business and take off in separate...

RUIZ ARREST REPORT Work that began last April culminated in May with the arrest of a suspected Fort Walton Beach drug dealer on a long list of charges ranging from fleeing and eluding with disregard for the safety of others and possession of a firearm by a convicted...

REDIKER ARREST REPORT A six year old Crestview boy left alone while his caretaker worked said he would open the door for strangers, did not have anyone to play with, and watched movies on his laptop all day. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 26 year old...

FLORES ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after deputies say he attacked his girlfriend’s estranged husband with a knife. 35-year old Alejandro Jose Flores is accused of cutting Brent Griffin multiple times...

A Texas man pulled from the water on the southwest side of Destin’s Marler Bridge July 14th died two days later at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center as a result of drowning. A friend told Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies he tried unsuccessfully to talk 28-year...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team this morning recovered the body of a Pensacola teen believed to have drowned last night at Crab Island. Units had responded Saturday evening around 5 p.m. to the area of Crab Island regarding multiple 911 calls in...

MORRIS ARREST REPORT A Crestview man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Crestview nightspot is in custody after being located outside his girlfriend’s home today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 43-year old Tyrone Morris of McClelland Street is charged...

CORBITT ARREST REPORT A Valparaiso man wanted on charges of using a computer to solicit a child, and use of a two way communication device to commit a felony, is now behind bars after being arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 43-year old Dallas Corbitt...

HILDEBRANT ARREST REPORT A man who fled an attempted traffic stop Thursday night and sparked a pursuit from law enforcement faces five felony charges and a misdemeanor after he was eventually located hiding in a back yard. Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s...

ROBINSON ARREST REPORT Home video surveillance, social media, and a vigilant citizen helped catch a burglary suspect who broke into a Fort Walton Beach area home July 3rd. A second suspect who has yet to be identified was captured on camera as well. The Estival Street...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a disturbance at a Crestview area bar early this morning and later learned someone had been shot during the incident. Deputies were called to the Split Oaks Saloon at 892 West James Lee Boulevard around two...

The body of a Destin man was located this morning by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team in waters off the west side of the Destin Bridge, not far from where he was last seen Wednesday evening. The 20 year old Brazilian, who was unable to swim, was...

WHITNER ARREST REPORT A woman who spotted a man wearing all black sneaking around cars in a parking lot at Belvedere Commons contacted law enforcement, ultimately leading to the arrest of a car burglar who had stolen a handgun, knife, and other items. An Okaloosa...

ANDERSON ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a former taxi cab operator with an open count of murder in connection with the June 24th shooting death of an Uber driver on Okaloosa Island. 35-year old Timothy Layne Anderson of Bayou Drive in...