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The Okaloosa County School Resource Officer Unit today was honored as the “Agency of the Year” by FASRO, The Florida Association of SROs. The award was presented this morning at the organization’s Annual Conference in Daytona Beach. FASRO President Jack Garman cited...

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The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a Destin antique business Saturday by a man wielding a knife. The employee at Fluterby’s Antiques at 209 Main Street says a man walked in talking on a cell phone and began asking about certain types...

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy tracked down a Fort Walton Beach burglar who thought he’d gotten away with stealing a .40 caliber Glock firearm from inside a safe. 31-year old John Jackson Lynn of 1 Doe Lane is charged with burglary to a structure and grand theft...

A 40-year old Tennessee man is being treated after apparently suffering a shark bite to his left ankle while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa Island this afternoon. Deputies and other emergency first responders were called to 900 South Santa Rosa Boulevard...

A case that earned two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Teams “Medals of Merit” from Sheriff Larry Ashley has now also earned the teams the national “Case of the Quarter” from the U.S. Police Canine Association. Deputies Tim Patterson and Jonathan Duenas were...

Okaloosa residents continue getting phone calls from a con man posing as an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office employee in an attempt to get money. Variations of this scam have been employed for months and have been reported in Northwest Florida, Georgia, and Alabama....

In conjunction with the City of Destin, The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Safety/DUI Check Point on Airport Road in Destin this Friday, June 27th, between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and midnight. Motorists traveling south on Airport Road may be...

SEXUAL PREDATOR NEW ADDRESS NOTIFICATION: Casey Aaron Thompson – 3209 Cottonwood Drive, Crestview. View Full Press Release

A Fort Walton Beach man faces multiple felony charges after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a domestic battery that took place June 15th. 50-year old Patrick James Conaty of 439 Waterway Lane is charged with domestic battery by strangulation,...

SEXUAL PREDATOR NEW ADDRESS NOTIFICATION: Daniel Govea - 1216 Valley Road Crestview View Full Press Release

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Mike Irwin says a collaborative effort between the Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Assistant State Attorney Robert Elmore helped lead to the indictment of a suspect in an unsolved Okaloosa...

A Holt man has been indicted by an Okaloosa County Grand Jury on a charge of first degree felony murder in connection with the death of an Okaloosa County business owner in October 1981. 55-year old Jackie Long is currently in custody in Alabama. An Okaloosa County...

Sheriff Larry Ashley today announced that the Okaloosa County School Resource Officer Unit has earned top honors as “Agency of the Year” from FASRO, The Florida Association of SROs. “Our mission is to protect and serve and I can think of no more critical public safety...

SEXUAL PREDATOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO 69 6TH Street in Shalimar View Full Press Release

A Crestview teen is in custody after taking a loaded handgun onto a school bus and Crestview High School campus yesterday. 13-year old Jeremiah Murphy of Painter Branch Road says he hid the gun in his boot and rode the bus to Crestview High, where he was supposed to...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an 18-year old reported waking up in a hotel with a stranger after she accepted a drink at a Destin nightspot. The girl says she went to Nightown around 1:30 a.m. May 18th. She accepted a drink from a man and...

A 51-year old man was hospitalized with extensive head injuries May 17th following a severe beating near a vacant home on Richbrough Lane in Crestview. 24-year old Richard Josiah Hanchett of 155 Cabana Way in Crestview is charged with felony battery. The victim,...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jonathan Schlager has added another award to his current list. The agency’s 2013 Deputy of the Year has also been named Okaloosa County’s Top Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2013. Deputy Schlager was recognized...

SEXUAL PREDATOR NEW ADDRESS NOTIFICATION - Donald Ray Jones Change of Address to 4632 Eagle Way Crestview View Full Press Release