An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, alongside Okaloosa and Walton Correctional Institution teams, tirelessly tracked a fugitive through a swamp Saturday for several hours before taking him into custody off Bill Lundy Road. K9 Beau and Deputy Tim Patterson, as well as the OCSO Drone Unit, combined their exceptional skills and determination in locating […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched an investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) operating in Okaloosa County, Florida. The DTO was responsible for the transportation and distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana into the area.| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy has resigned in connection with an officer involved shooting that took place November 12th, 2023 near Fort Walton Beach involving the deputy and a supervisor.| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
A Fort Walton Beach man is charged with murder following a shooting which resulted from an argument Wednesday outside Choctaw Village on Gibson Street near Fort Walton Beach. The 35-year old victim, no known address, died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were in the area […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
A Georgia tourist was arrested after shooting a man in the leg August 17th in Destin.| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at 103 Terrell Dr, Crestview July 11th. The search warrant resulted in the recovery of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, a firearm, and associated drug paraphernalia. The following individual was arrested and charged accordingly: 39-year-old Javaris Dawsey – Trafficking (Fentanyl) 4 […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force today executed a narcotics search warrant at 15 Elm Avenue SE, Ft. Walton Beach. That search warrant resulted in the recovery of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and associated drug paraphernalia. The following individuals were arrested : Walter Robinson – Keeping a Public Nuisance Tiffany Scarborough – […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) executed a search warrant today at 2908 Bentwood Lane, Fort Walton Beach. 24-year old Talben Francis, a registered sex offender, was arrested for possession of child pornography, failure to register internet identifiers as a sex offender, and violation of felony probation. Homeland […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force today executed a narcotics search warrant at 715 Tuxedo Drive, Ft. Walton Beach. That search warrant resulted in the recovery of cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and associated drug paraphernalia. The following individuals were arrested and charged accordingly: * 33-year old William McFee – Possession of […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Vigilance by a determined Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy helped nabbed the driver of a stolen pickup truck Sunday within approximately an hour of the crime, 45 miles away. The victim, who lives on Highway 393 near Crestview, reported spotting someone running through his yard on his surveillance cameras around 9 a.m. At the gate […]| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
A Fort Walton Beach area man wanted for questioning in connection with a battery on a 78-year old female barricaded himself inside his Ed Street home Sunday and threatened to shoot responding deputies.| Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office