News & Updates

A Crestview man quickly found himself wearing handcuffs after he picked the wrong truck to burglarize. A Walton County Deputy who lives in Crestview caught a man in the act of trying to steal a Yeti cooler valued at $400 out of the back of his personal vehicle around...

A Destin man has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill in connection to a domestic violence incident Thursday morning. 57-year old Cyron Marler of 528 Kelly Street was taken into custody following an investigation that began...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a 13-year old Laurel Hill boy who was reported missing around 6:41 this evening. The child, who has mental challenges, is believed to have walked away from his home on Fisherman’s Lane sometime after 6...

A child reported missing from his Laurel Hill was located shortly before 9 p.m. this evening. A citizen spotted Jacob Edge on Cosson Circle and contacted his family. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy quickly responded and took the 13-year old boy, who was not...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the early morning robbery of a convenience store located on Highway 98 in West Okaloosa County. The Tom Thumb at Parish Point was held up around 3:30 a.m. The clerk believed the individual had a weapon but says he...

A Destin man wanted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on charges of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation on a Juvenile and Battery is currently being held in Anchorage Alaska as a Fugitive from Justice. Investigators with the OCSO say 39-year old Eli Long Malave of...

A Destin man picked up in Anchorage Alaska has been extradited back to Okaloosa County on charges of battery and lewd and lascivious molestation of a juvenile. 39 year old Eli Long Malave was brought back to the Okaloosa County Jail December 6th and has been released...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies caught a car burglar in the act early this morning but the suspect tried to make a quick getaway. A witness called the OCSO after spotting a suspicious man trying to get into parked cars at Chez Elan apartments on Racetrack Road...

A Crestview man is charged with trespassing within a school safety zone following an investigation by School Resource Officers into a report of a suspicious person near a Crestview Elementary School Thursday morning. A staff member had spotted a man standing in the...

A fight between two Crestview men just before midnight last night has left one of the participants unconscious and unresponsive in a Pensacola hospital. 32- year old Doug Dockery was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital with head injuries. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s...

A Crestview man accused of shooting his firearm during a road rage incident on the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector Road is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 77-year old Ted Simmons of 429 Mara Drive was arrested today by the Okaloosa County...

Four teens ranging in age from thirteen to seventeen face numerous charges following a disturbance at a facility on Mar Walt Drive. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Gulf Coast Treatment Center shortly before midnight September 14th. They...

On September 11th, members of the Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, along with State Probation and Parole Officers, conducted an investigation at 160 Kit Drive in Crestview. The investigation, prompted by a tip to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers, led to the...

A Niceville man has been charged with eighty counts of possession of child pornography following an undercover investigation initiated by the Pensacola Police Department. 26-year old Jonathan Arn Bryant of 518 22nd Street was arrested September 6th by the Okaloosa...

A two-year old Fort Walton Beach boy remains in critical condition following a near drowning Monday evening near the Marler Bridge in Destin. Jayden Cartagena of 20 Moriarity Street was pulled from the water on the bridge’s western end, near where bridge pilings start...

Two Chicago men believed to be part of a large scale theft ring were arrested August 25th in Destin by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. An active multi-jurisdictional investigation into the scheme is underway. 18-year old Kristopher Charles Leake and 25-year old...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing endangered adult. 39-year old Marvin Guy Guarin was last seen around 6:20 p.m. August 25th at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was wearing blue jeans and a brown T-shirt...

The Okaloosa-Walton Medical Examiner’s Office says a forensic autopsy will be needed to positively identify the remains of a pilot who died in a single engine plane crash near Laurel Hill Saturday. The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash that took place around...

SEXUAL PREDATOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTIFICATION: Michael Banks to 1402 Beverly St. Apt. 2-B Fort Walton Beach. View Full Press Release

An 8-year old rescued Labrador Retriever is now serving as a narcotics detection K9 for the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office award-winning Youth Services Division. K9 “Kilo”, who’s been with the OCSO about six years, was most recently putting his skills to work with...