News & Updates

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to alert residents and visitors to a rash of “smash and grab” car burglaries taking place in the county. At least fifteen cases have been reported since March 5th, with the latest taking place last night at the Kmart parking...

JONES ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man who said he wanted to kill the baby of a pregnant woman punched her repeatedly in the stomach in the front yard of a Navy Street home. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 22-year old Tyree Dante Jones of 13...

ROBERSON ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office charged a Defuniak Springs man with elderly exploitation and grand theft for keeping the money for a landscaping job he never performed and using the cash for personal gain. 34-year old Christopher Daniel...

A three-foot alligator was stolen Tuesday night from the tank it shared with three other gators at the Fudpuckers Restaurant on Miracle Strip Parkway, Okaloosa Island. Deputies say two males entered the property after closing hours March 21st through the rear of the...

LITTLE ARREST REPORT An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy nabbed a suspected burglar driving a truck which contained stolen tools and fishing tackle, as well as two bricks. A homeowner on Lloyd Street near Fort Walton Beach contacted the OCSO after noticing a...

STAPLETON ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man is charged with felony child abuse after striking an 11-year old girl in the nose with the back of his hand and causing a nosebleed and bruising. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office served a warrant on 32-year old Earl...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to collect evidence and take statements today as part of its investigation into a fatal shooting in an Okaloosa Island parking lot Wednesday morning. Investigators say a disturbance began outside the Red Rose...

A two-year joint narcotics operation in south Okaloosa County has led to the recent arrests of at least 17 individuals. Additional arrests are pending. Many of the wanted individuals were rounded up this week. “Operation Cagney & Lazer” was spearheaded by the...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have spent the day interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence in connection with a fatal shooting on Okaloosa Island Wednesday morning. 32-year old Dustin Edward Jones of Valparaiso died after suffering a gunshot...

An early morning shooting on Okaloosa Island involved an off-duty Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy and followed a disturbance with individuals outside a nightspot on Santa Rosa Boulevard. The off-duty deputy and another man were injured during the altercation,...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred on Okaloosa Island early this morning. A 911 call was received at 4:50 a.m. reporting a shooting near 106 Santa Rosa Boulevard. At least two people were taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical...

Participants with the 9463 Foundation for Florida’s Fallen Officers Memorial Ride stopped at the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office headquarters today to remember OCSO fallen hero Deputy Bill Myers and to honor his family. The State Ride is an annual, week long...

ARREST REPORTS A Crestview couple was arrested early this morning after the wife hit her husband in the back of the head with a burrito during an argument over his alcohol consumption. The husband responded by stabbing his wife in the hand with a fork. The fork’s four...

PACHECO ARREST REPORT A former Destin resident is charged with sexual battery in connection with multiple molestations of a child when she was eight and nine years old. The sexual battery warrant was served on 35-year old Roy Anthony Pacheco of Ashville Alabama on...

Three vehicles parked at the Holt Academy on Highway 90 in Holt were burglarized Tuesday evening. The thief or thieves got away with several purses. Windows were smashed on two of the vehicles and the third had been left unlocked long enough for the victim to go into...

A Fort Walton Beach woman was killed Tuesday night after she was hit by a tractor trailer truck in the eastbound lanes of Highway 98 in Mary Esther, about 150 feet east of Doolittle Boulevard. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of 29-year...

Shalimar:  A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive April 26 to examine all aspects of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Sheriff...

TOUCHTON & CRIST ARRREST REPORTS Two Fort Walton Beach men have been arrested as the result of a narcotics search warrant executed today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit. 26-year old Dillan J. Touchton of 147 SE Brooks Street is charged with...

Spring Break is officially underway and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Beach Unit made nearly two dozen arrests over the weekend. Twenty-one of the 23 arrests were for underage possession of alcohol. All involved individuals between the ages of 18 and 20....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a man who says he was smoking a cigar on his front porch when he was attacked and robbed at gunpoint last night. The 49-year old victim says he was outside 148 B Rickey Avenue when a red car pulled up in...