News & Updates

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team this morning recovered the body of a Pensacola teen believed to have drowned last night at Crab Island. Units had responded Saturday evening around 5 p.m. to the area of Crab Island regarding multiple 911 calls in...

MORRIS ARREST REPORT A Crestview man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Crestview nightspot is in custody after being located outside his girlfriend’s home today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 43-year old Tyrone Morris of McClelland Street is charged...

CORBITT ARREST REPORT A Valparaiso man wanted on charges of using a computer to solicit a child, and use of a two way communication device to commit a felony, is now behind bars after being arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 43-year old Dallas Corbitt...

HILDEBRANT ARREST REPORT A man who fled an attempted traffic stop Thursday night and sparked a pursuit from law enforcement faces five felony charges and a misdemeanor after he was eventually located hiding in a back yard. Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s...

ROBINSON ARREST REPORT Home video surveillance, social media, and a vigilant citizen helped catch a burglary suspect who broke into a Fort Walton Beach area home July 3rd. A second suspect who has yet to be identified was captured on camera as well. The Estival Street...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a disturbance at a Crestview area bar early this morning and later learned someone had been shot during the incident. Deputies were called to the Split Oaks Saloon at 892 West James Lee Boulevard around two...

The body of a Destin man was located this morning by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team in waters off the west side of the Destin Bridge, not far from where he was last seen Wednesday evening. The 20 year old Brazilian, who was unable to swim, was...

WHITNER ARREST REPORT A woman who spotted a man wearing all black sneaking around cars in a parking lot at Belvedere Commons contacted law enforcement, ultimately leading to the arrest of a car burglar who had stolen a handgun, knife, and other items. An Okaloosa...

ANDERSON ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a former taxi cab operator with an open count of murder in connection with the June 24th shooting death of an Uber driver on Okaloosa Island. 35-year old Timothy Layne Anderson of Bayou Drive in...

PERSON OF INTEREST The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office looking for a person of interest in connection with an early morning shooting death of an Uber driver on Okaloosa Island. 29-year old Filip L. Kirilov, believed to be a Destin resident, suffered a gunshot wound...

A man used a firearm to commit suicide this morning in a parking lot outside the Angler’s restaurant. Okaloosa Island and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office personnel are on the scene. Deputies responded to a call of an armed person at 1030 Miracle Strip Parkway around...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting death on Okaloosa Island this morning. A man was found dead inside a vehicle at 656 Santa Rosa Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Investigators are currently at the scene and additional details will be...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a man seen outside Islanders Coastal Outfitters at the Okaloosa Island BoardWalk on June 9th just prior to a burglary that took place at the store. Surveillance video shows the man, who was...

A former Fort Walton Beach resident pled guilty to manslaughter this week in connection with her role in a 2015 fatal overdose of a Shalimar military veteran. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office had charged 25-year old Darian Caldwell with homicide resulting from...

A group of local teens ranging in age from 14 to 17, along with one adult, face felony charges in connection with vandalism inside a closed Destin movie theater in November 2017. The owners of Destin Cinema at 759 Harbor Boulevard says the damage exceeds $118,000. It...

KESAIAN ARREST REPORT A Panama City man faces multiple felony charges after using fake credit cards to withdraw cash from an ATM machine in Destin early this morning. 57-year old Gagik Kesaian is charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office with grand theft,...

ARREST REPORTS An early morning traffic stop by an Okaloosa County Deputy on Mattie M Kelly Blvd. Saturday led to the arrests of three people and the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Upon identifying two back seat passengers, deputies determined 28...

COOPER ARREST REPORT Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies responding to complaints about lots of activity at a Destin hotel room found drugs in a bucket and a sock full of cash in the room. 56-year old Robert Cooper of Miami is charged with possession of cocaine with...

MYRES ARREST REPORT A tip to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers Monday led to the arrest of a Fort Walton Beach woman on a charge of sexual battery by a custodian with a victim under the age of 18. 25-year old Lauren Myres admitted to having a sexual relationship with a...

ARREST REPORTS Calling it the largest seizure of heroin and fentanyl in Okaloosa County’s history, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today outlined a ten month undercover investigation dubbed “Operation PayDirt” that led to fifteen arrests on charges ranging from...