News & Updates

Deputy Sheriff Langer began his law enforcement career with the OCSO in 2017 and upon completion of his Field Training was assigned to the Central Patrol District, Delta Shift. Deputy Langer immediately began to demonstrate his willingness to learn by studying agency...

During the week of January 14th deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department pulled together and organized a volunteer project within the Sylvania Heights community. This effort was to support "The...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce it has received a $30,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to help address speeding and aggressive driving. Sgt. Jason Fulghum says the money will be used to supplement traffic enforcement...

ARREST REPORTS A traffic stop in Destin led to the arrests of all four occupants in the car on charges ranging from trafficking in methamphetamine to possession of drug paraphernalia. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy checking a license plate on a gold Buick...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged three Fort Walton Beach teens in connection with a robbery last night. The 19-year old victim says he was walking down McFarland Avenue around 8 p.m. when 16-year old Ny Riaun Dykes approached him on a bicycle and...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report that a woman was sexually battered at a home on Denton Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. yesterday. The victim says she was in a bedroom of her home when a tall, very thin, black man with a goatee grabbed her by...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies executing a search warrant found two young children home alone in a house on Oak Street which had multiple drugs and two firearms inside. Deputies say the guns and narcotics, located in a master bedroom nightstand and closet,...

Smash and grab car burglars have been targeting parking lots at area apartment complexes off Racetrack Road near Fort Walton Beach and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone to lock your car, take your keys, and remove your valuables. OCSO...

A Fort Walton Beach man who went inside a Tom Thumb to pay for his gas then watched as someone climbed into his vehicle and sped away. It happened at the Tom Thumb on Highway 98 west of Mary Esther around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is...

ARREST REPORTS A Crestview woman is charged in connection with the theft of more than $45,000 in rings stolen from her place of employment. A manager at the Kay Jewelers at Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther discovered ten rings missing and contacted the Okaloosa County...

SMITH ARREST REPORT An Ohio youth soccer coach on the run since Halloween is now in custody as a fugitive from justice after being located by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Last October, 41-year old Justin Smith of Germantown was on trial in Montgomery County...

A Defuniak Springs man pulled over by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for driving recklessly on State Road 85 is charged with DUI and deputies say the man’s blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit. 20-year old Michael Singletary was stopped shortly...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to an apartment complex on Norwood Court in Fort Walton Beach around 6:30 p.m. last night after receiving a call from a pizza delivery driver who stated that a man had just tried to rob her. The victim said she had...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report that a man armed with a knife sexually battered a woman on Spencer Drive Wednesday morning. The victim says the assault happened after she answered her front door and a tall black male wearing a black...

A Fort Walton Beach businessman is out nearly $2000 after con artists somehow got their hands on an actual overdue past Gulf Power bill and mailed it to him, telling him to pay up immediately or face having his electricity turned off. He followed the directions to...

DIXON ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today charged a Mary Esther man in connection with the false imprisonment and beating of his live-in girlfriend who is also the mother of his two children. The 24-year old victim showed up at work December 2nd...

TOUCHSTONE ARREST REPORT “If you see something, say something” is the common law enforcement mantra – and a Niceville area resident who did just that helped the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office nab an armed burglar who now faces four felony charges. The OCSO responded...

ARREST REPORTS Word that several individuals could be planning retaliation against a teen who was shot twice in one week led to an attempted traffic stop overnight that resulted in a high speed chase and four arrests. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received word...

An 18-year old struck in the head by a bullet during a shooting at a Mary Esther car wash November 23rd was at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center again last night, this time for a gunshot wound to his finger. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the...

MACK ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man found unconscious at the wheel of his car while it was still in drive was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 30-year old Camrin Mack is charged with possession of heroin with intent to sell, possession of a...