Florida man arrested for running gambling house in Crestview
On Monday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that a Winter Garden man was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanor charge of keeping a gambling house on North Ferdon
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Okaloosa Sheriff gives update on Destin shooting, says it was domestic violence-related
On Thursday, Okaloosa Sheriff Eric Aden gave an update on the officer-involved shooting that took place inside the Regatta Bay community in Destin. Sheriff Aden praised the composure and training of two Okaloosa
OCSO: 1 person dead following officer-involved shooting in Destin’s Regatta Bay community
An armed disturbance led to an officer involved shooting on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, one person is dead after deputies responding to a call of shots fired
High School student arrested for brandishing knife, threatening classmate
On Monday, September 13, 2022, a student at Choctawhatchee High School was taken into custody after a classmate reported that he threatened her verbally and with a pocketknife. The Okaloosa County
Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office & DEA partner in multi-year drug investigation, 10 individuals sentenced
Beginning in 2018, the DEA and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office partnered in an investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization responsible for distributing kilogram amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport employee charged for stealing more than $16,000 worth of luggage
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Airport Security Unit launched an investigation after they became aware of suspicious activity that ultimately led to the arrest of a Mary Esther man in connection
Shalimar plant nursery continues to have plants stolen
The Wildwood Garden Shoppe and Nursery in Shalimar was once again a target of burglary over the weekend and is now reaching out to the community for help identifying the perpetrators.
Sailboat stolen out of Destin has turned up abandoned near Pensacola Beach
A sailboat that was reported stolen out of Destin on July 18, 2022 has turned up abandoned, being battered by waves near Pensacola Beach. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office,
Okaloosa Deputies investigating apparent murder-suicide of young couple in Fort Walton Beach
On Monday, June 11, 2022, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apparent domestic-violence related murder-suicide in Fort Walton Beach. Deputies found the bodies of a young couple in
Two 15-year-olds arrested in fatal shooting at Fort Walton Beach Rec Center
On July 7, 2022, at approximately 3:45 PM, three subjects arrived at the Fort WaltonBeach City Recreation Center located at 132 Jet Drive and parked. The victim, Sean Yadriel Burgos-Jimenez,
EMS Chief awarded for heroic actions during machete attack on Okaloosa Island
On June 6th at about 8:30am, Okaloosa EMS Chief Darrel Welborn was parked at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island in his county emergency vehicle, providing command assistance to his lieutenants during
Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office investigating sexual assault in Destin
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report that a woman was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning in Destin. The victim told deputies the assault happened as she was walking to