News & Updates

Around midnight the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was advised of six to eight individuals long overdue from a tubing trip down the Blackwater River. There was little information to follow-up on as members of the group did not adequately plan and/or provide...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a convenience store robbery early this morning that involved a man writing his demand for cash in text on a phone and showing the message to the clerk. The employee says a man walked into the Tom Thumb at 1096...

A Crestview man is charged with attacking his former girlfriend at her home, then fleeing through the neighborhood. Deputies eventually found 29- year old Timothy Jermaine Lowe hiding in bushes after a man called the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office to report someone...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a Fort Walton Beach area man early this morning. The victim is identified as 39-year old Jimmy Lee Dodd of 4 Marty Lane in Wright. Deputies responded to Dodd’s mobile home around 5:30 this...

Someone burglarized a Crestview pharmacy early Wednesday morning, shattering the front door before entering to steal medications. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to the location of the Crestview Pharmacy at 1116 North Ferdon Boulevard around 5:22 a.m....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a homicide in the Wright area of Fort Walton Beach. Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call around 5:30 a.m. this morning from a home in an area off Green Acres Road. An individual was found deceased outside the...

An active investigation continues into a home invasion Thursday that prompted gunfire at a home in the Fort Walton Beach area. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators working to unravel the chain of events say 28-year old Timothy Acoff reported that an armed...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office is trying to identify a burglar caught on surveillance video after he broke into the Harvest House in Destin sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday night and 3 a.m. Thursday morning. Deputies say the man smashed the front door window,...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported armed burglary attempt today that resulted in two suspects being shot. A resident at 406 Carmel Drive in the Fort Walton Beach area says a man armed with a gun tried to force his way into his home around...

A theft suspect trying to flee from an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy collided with a mailbox in Mary Esther, ripping off his car’s entire rear bumper with the license tag still attached. Deputies were able to identify, and then locate the suspect, 20-year old Devin...

In conjunction with the City of Destin, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is conducting a Safety DUI Checkpoint on June 20, 2015 at 726 Legion Dr. in Destin from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Deputies will be checking drivers for signs of intoxication and impairment as well as...

Change of Address Notification for Timothy Bodie to 294 Abderson Street in Crestview Search: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf

Change of Address Notification for Michael Zehfus to 1586 Cedar Street in Niceville Search: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a Fort Walton Beach woman reports being forced into a car and sexually battered around one in the morning on June 15th. Deputies were called to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center around 11:20 yesterday. The...

Michael Hagan Arrest Report A Niceville man is accused of going on a shopping spree at the Destin Walmart with no intention of paying for his thousands of dollars in merchandise. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 30-year old Michael Hagan of 1493 Pine...

Smith & Lucero Arrest Report The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office tracked down two teenage burglary suspects early Saturday after getting reports of “suspicious persons” spotted around houses and hiding behind columns in the area of Ridge Lake Road near Crestview....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a Crestview woman said she woke up around midnight June 13th to find two teens inside her home. The 44-year old says she awoke to her dog barking at the home she shares with her 18-year old son at 1221 E....

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and North Okaloosa Fire Department rescued four adults and three children last night after the group became stranded for several hours while tubing down the Shoal River from Highway 90 in Crestview. Deputies say the boating trip...

The near drownings of two children over the weekend serve as urgent reminders that vigilance is mandatory around the water. The first incident took place Saturday around five p.m. at Marler Park along Choctawhatchee Bay. A five-year old Niceville girl required...

Xiaohong Ren Arrest Report The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested a Fort Walton Beach woman yesterday following an undercover investigation at Déjà vu Chinese Massage located at 114 Palmetto Avenue in Destin. 36-year old Xiaohong Ren is charged...