News & Updates

***UPDATE*** Both suspects have been located! The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year old Blake Fitzgerald, a Missouri man wanted by authorities in connection with robberies, carjackings, and kidnappings in several other states, is also a suspect in...

From Niceville High School and the University of West Florida to Platoon Commander in the U.S Marine Corps, Travis Topolski has always been a leader and a high achiever. Since joining the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in 2013, his “willingness to serve” with honor...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man and woman connected to the armed robbery of an Alvin’s Island store in Destin Wednesday. The pair entered the store together shortly after noon February 3rd and walked around looking at items. They met again...

DAVIS ARREST REPORT A Mary Esther resident who poured kerosene in front of a man’s home and yelled racial slurs is charged with a hate crime in connection with an aggravated battery committed January 30th. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 64-year old...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has added a certified Drug Recognition Expert – or DRE – to its workforce – a deputy trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol. Deputy Jose Pereira underwent an...

A man who spotted two suspicious people in the Overbrook subdivision area near Fort Walton Beach took video of their car and now Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators are hoping those images will help catch suspects in a home invasion robbery and aggravated...

BRUNDIDGE ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man is accused of trying to force his way into an apartment early this morning while armed with a handgun. 22-year old Kevin Brundidge of 512 Scott Lane is charged with Home Invasion Robbery, Aggravated Battery, Possession...

PETERS ARREST REPORTS A Fort Walton Beach man who accused an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy of injuring him while using excessive force was arrested for filing a false statement. The deputy’s body worn camera told the true story. 25-year old Matthew Yahve Peters of...

SANDERS ARREST REPORT A Destin teenager is accused of offering to pay a young acquaintance’s video game online fees and to give him cash in exchange for acts of a sexual nature. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 19-year old Tristan Lee Sanders of 4131...

CLEAVON STRIBLING ARREST REPORT CHASITY POWELL ARREST REPORT Two people were arrested and drugs and weapons were seized yesterday (01/21/2016) following the execution of a search warrant at a Niceville home by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics...

MCDONALD ARREST REPORT A burglary suspect who tried to hide in two feet of tall grass found that wasn’t going to work when an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 is on your track. 43-year old Robert McDonald of 286 Anderson Street in Crestview is now charged with...

Sheriff Larry Ashley today presented an award for Exemplary Performance to the entire Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division. Four months ago the OCSO lost co-worker and friend Deputy Bill Myers when he was killed in the line of duty....

BOYD ARREST REPORT SCRUGGS ARREST REPORT Two Georgia residents suspected of shopping with credit card numbers stolen from members of Eglin Federal Credit Union are behind bars after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigator working the crimes spotted them in a...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a battery that critically injured a Fort Walton Beach man. The victim, 56-year old Alan Keith Haller, was attacked sometime late December 19th or in the early morning hours...

JACOBS ARREST REPORT Two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies who found a driver had struck a light pole, power box and tree on Hilary Street in Crestview last night say the man then struggled with them and hit one in the face during attempts to put him in handcuffs....

New temporary address for Robert Cuthbertson of 1091 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview Search: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf

HELLEN ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man charged December 19 with molesting a teenage girl is now facing an additional charge in connection with another juvenile. 59-year old Michael Joseph Hellen was taken into custody last night on a warrant charging him with...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received two reports within three hours of a man in a ski mask roaming in the dark in the Shalimar area. The first call came in December 27th just before midnight from a home on 7th Avenue where a woman reported seeing a light...

If someone claiming to be from a power company shows up at your door make sure you check their credentials and call the company for verification! An elderly Crestview resident says someone claiming to be from a local power company came to her door over the weekend...

A body believed to be a missing paddle boarder was located today on Okaloosa Island. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly before 8 a.m. from someone who spotted a body washed ashore behind a condominium at 670 Nautilus Court. 51-year old John...