News & Updates
JOINT EFFORTS LEAD TO CAPTURE OF HIT AND RUN DRUNK DRIVING SUSPECT
A suspected hit and run drunk driver in Destin who tried to make his getaway was eventually found hiding in a Fort Walton Beach backyard due to the combined work of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, and an OCSO K9 Unit. The...
SCAM ALERT: TRIO TRIES TO SCAM ELDERLY RESIDENT WITH PHONY ROOF WORK
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn area residents about a recent roof repair scam that targeted an elderly Fort Walton Beach resident. The 92-year old victim says three men attempted to cheat him out of more than six-thousand dollars for fake roof...
OCSO SOLVES MARY ESTHER BUSINESS BURGLARY AND RECOVERS THOUSANDS IN STOLEN JEWELRY
A joint effort by Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Investigations, Road Patrol, the Street Crimes Unit, and a local citizen helped solve a Mary Esther burglary that had netted 18-thousand dollars in jewelry. A majority of the stolen items from last month's break-in at...
