News & Updates

JAMES ARREST REPORT A woman driving south on Beal Parkway around noon yesterday was forced to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting an unsupervised three year old who ran out in front of her on the roadway. Another driver who saw what happened quickly stopped in the...

A Destin man struck by a car on Harbor Boulevard Saturday evening remains in critical condition at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. 60-year old William Trekell of Calhoun Avenue was crossing near 1063 East Highway 98 when he was hit by a woman driving westbound in a...

An undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Shady Lane has resulted in at least 36 arrest warrants and the seizure of nearly $120,000 worth of primarily heroin, along with some cocaine in Okaloosa County. “Operation Shady Lane” began in February 2016 with a...

HOSS ARREST REPORT An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy doing a security check near Santa Rosa Mall around 2:30 this morning spotted a car pulled up to a strip mall on Page Bacon Road in Mary Esther. Inside the car was a man holding a screwdriver in his hand. It turned...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are looking for the public’s assistance in their efforts to identify a man who battered a woman in the parking lot of Santa Rosa Mall during an attempted carjacking April 7th. Deputies were called to the mall around 10:30 a.m....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for additional information in an accident that took place near the intersection of Highway 98 and Palmetto Drive in Destin around 3:45 a.m. May 7th. Deputies initially believed the injuries suffered by 22 year old Tyler...

As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is urging everyone to buckle up. Beginning May 22nd, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2017 national Click It or Ticket seat belt...

A man wanted as a fugitive from justice in connection with a murder warrant issued by the New York Police Department is now behind bars in Okaloosa County. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted 32-year old Audley Wilson walking south on Airport Road in...

A Crestview man shot multiple times at a home off Racetrack Road earlier this month died from his injuries over the weekend. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, which has been pursuing multiple leads in the case, has upgraded the case to a murder investigation....

Heroic actions by employees at Destin’s Holiday Beach Resort this morning saved the life of a five year old child. The boy had been found floating face down in the pool around 10:30 a.m. He was not breathing when he was first spotted, however two employees who began...

A man wanted in connection with several recent car thefts and burglaries is still on the run today after a widespread search by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Okaloosa Correctional Institution K9s and Florida Fish...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching in the Laurel Hill area for a suspect in several recent area car thefts and burglaries who has been on the run since ditching a stolen truck near Baker May 7th. 31-year old Eric Dewayne Russell, no known...

KNAUSS ARREST REPORT At least two cars were damaged Tuesday by a man throwing rocks at vehicles heading down Highway 98 near Mary Esther. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 43-year old Kevin Knauss, no known address, with throwing a missile into a...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a safety DUI Checkpoint this Friday, May 12th, in Crestview. It will take place at 5155 S. Ferdon Boulevard from 10 p.m. to one a.m. Short traffic delays are possible. We regret any inconvenience the Check Point...

An autopsy was conducted today by the Medical Examiner’s Office in connection with the May 6th death of a seven year old Baker child. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators say the evidence points to her death being the result of a tragic accident. The seven...

SANDERS ARREST REPORT Last month the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of grand theft involving an Altec backyard bucket lift, and 20’ utility trailer from Buford’s Tree Service. Buford’s is a tree service contracted by Gulf Power to conduct tree...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the apparent accidental death of a Baker child Saturday evening. Deputies were called to a home in north Baker around 6 p.m. in response to a 9-1-1 call of a child not breathing. The girl’s father says he arrived...

A three hour search for the driver of a stolen truck started after officers with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission reported they were involved in a chase with a man they had attempted to pull over for a traffic stop. The incident began around 2:15 Saturday...

A Destin resident who was recently charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office with numerous counts of forging checks is believed to have stolen some of the checks from mailboxes. The checks were then altered to gain access to cash. 36-year old Neil Annon Mathews...

ARREST REPORTS Attempts by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office to stop a speeding car on Interstate 10 Thursday ultimately led to the arrest of two Orlando residents in possession of more than thirty jeweler’s bags containing suspected heroin or heroin residue as...