News & Updates

SEXUAL PREDATOR NEW TEMPORARY ADDRESS NOTIFICATION Ronny Foret to 504 N Spring Street, Crestview Search: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf

A Kentucky man camping with his family has died after being struck by lightning outside his tent last night at the Wilderness Landing Campground off Corduroy Road in Baker. 35-year old Jeremy Harper of Cloverport was camping with eight others in his family, including...

A Holt man is safe thanks to the efforts of K9 Teams from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Okaloosa Correctional Institution, as well as other first responders. The 48-year old individual was reported missing from Leisure Lane around noon Sunday by family...

(OCSO Capt. Ted Pecot, Florida SRO of the Year Deputy Demeika McClendon, Rep. Mel Ponder) The School Resource Officer serving Niceville High School has just been announced as the Florida Association of School Resource Officer’s SRO of the Year! Okaloosa County...

First responders including the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Destin Fire Department, and EMS were called out to Mattie Kelly Park and Nature Walk on Beach Drive in Destin this morning after two people walking a dog found a small suspicious item around 9 a.m. The...

A seven-week-old baby who was found deceased after being left in a family vehicle for nearly eight hours July 2nd is identified as Timothy Christopher McCoy of Romana Lane, Mary Esther. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation and will...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a seven week old baby was left in a family vehicle Sunday for approximately eight hours. The OCSO received a 9-1-1 call around 9:30 pm when the baby was discovered dead inside a van at a family member’s home...

Less than 48 hours after a transient was murdered in a small park, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Destin man in connection with the slaying.OCSO Investigators were able to develop 36-year old William Joffre Reed of 547 Driftwood Lane as a suspect...

A murder victim whose body was discovered at Destin’s Harbor View Park Saturday morning has been identified as 31-year old Robert "Nick" Mayall, a transient believed to be from somewhere along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the apparent murder of a man whose body was found around 6:15 this morning at a small area called Harbor View Park, 700 Harbor Boulevard in Destin. Investigators say a homeless man discovered the body of a so far...

Update: The individual shot has been identified as 27-year old Eddie Moore of Chestnut Avenue in Crestview.  Injuries were not expected to be life-threatening An investigation is underway into a shooting that took place at an apartment on Okaloosa Island around 7:15...

Update: Victim identified as 22-year old Jacob Montague of 203 Dominica Circle. A Niceville area man says he was shot in the foot during a home invasion robbery Friday. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to Twin Cities Hospital around 3:15 p.m. after the...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that deputies believe took place at a nightspot on West James Lee Boulevard in Crestview earlier this morning. Deputies were called to the Split Oaks Saloon around 2:30 a.m. in reference to calls of...

A man armed with a revolver demanded money from the clerk at the Shell Gas Station on Green Acres Road and ordered the clerk onto the floor before he fled after being interrupted by the arrival of a newspaper delivery woman. The incident took place around 4 a.m. at...

Summer is the season most associated with the use of fireworks, and it is important to use caution and to remember that fireworks can be dangerous when used improperly. In fact, Florida firefighters responded to nearly 200 fireworks-related incidents in 2014 and...

JOHNSON ARREST REPORT A Georgia man who thought it would be funny to push a four year old and an eight year old into a swimming pool at a Destin resort is now charged with two counts of child abuse. 58-year old Bruce Johnson of Macon was at the Pelican Beach Resort,...

COLEMAN ARREST REPORT A man receiving medical treatment at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center ended up in handcuffs after he battered two staff members trying to help him. 32-year old Keith William Coleman of 101 Water Street, Fort Walton Beach, is charged with...

A Texas woman who says she hired a man she found in a Craigslist ad to fix her car but instead of getting her back on the road, he deliberately disabled it. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Destin Walmart Wednesday evening in reference to a...

The woman struck by a car and killed while trying to cross Highway 98 in Destin has been identified as 40-year old Margaret Beck of Lake Charles Louisiana. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal accident which took place shortly after 3 a.m....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that took place around 3:10 a.m. on Highway 98 in Destin. A 40-year old female was unresponsive when deputies arrived at the scene near the intersection with Stahlman Avenue. Eastbound...