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SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit’s newest member, K9 “Forg,” has earned certification in patrol work and narcotics detection. He’s continuing his training. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit members have won multiple awards and the Case of the Quarter honor, following last month's United States Police Canine Association’s Region One Field Trials. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, or OSCO, seeks recruits interested in volunteering in the OCSO Reserve Special Volunteer Program, a new volunteer program that assists residents and the sheriff's office. READ MORE
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PAXTON — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of a woman whose body was found in her home on Clear Springs Road late Friday afternoon. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — James Jamone Jackson, 14, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of attempted robbery with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, burglary of a conveyance and grand theft auto, William Eddins, state attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced. READ MORE
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A computer virus is locking people’s computers and demanding them to pay a fee within a certain period to regain access, according to northwest Florida law enforcement officials. READ MORE
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BAKER — Wyatt Oglesby, 11, died on Wednesday as a result of an all-terrain vehicle incident on William Gary Johnson Road, an official from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will meet in June to review assessors’ recent recommendation to provide accreditation to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A Crestview woman faces sentencing July 8 after pleading no contest to 10 counts of child neglect and being a principal to a third-degree murder. READ MORE
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FORT WALTON BEACH— The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a record amount of unused prescription drugs during a recent drive. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department has identified the skeletal remains, which were found in a wooded area near Pandora Drive on March 28, as those of Damian Matthew Andrews. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Mayor David Cadle has proclaimed May 12-18 Law Enforcement Appreciation Week and May 15 Police Officer Memorial Day. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A majority of Okaloosa County’s convenience stores has joined Sheriff Larry Ashley's agency in an effort to combat synthetic cocaine sales. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A 24-year-old man was charged with careless driving after he caused a wreck on State Road 85 late Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A 45-year-old man who was stabbed Saturday night has been charged with domestic battery. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A 28-year-old man has been charged with child abuse after allegedly sexually abusing a child during a three-year period. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Crestview police officers are investigating a traffic collision that occurred this morning at the Tom Thumb gas station on South Ferdon Boulevard. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Former Crestview Police official Marvin Bass Jr. 66, is currently in critical condition following a traffic incident which occurred earlier today. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW -- Southbound traffic is again flowing through the site of a morning wreck in which a vehicle traveled through the intersection by the Robinson Street Tom Thumb and struck another vehicle whose owner was pumping gas. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has signed an agreement with Civil Air Patrol Eglin Composite Squadron FLWG 423, or CAP, stating the squadron will assist with aerial search and rescue missions. Member help is limited to passive assistance. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly made 337 arrests and issued 220 notices to appear for underage possession of alcohol.
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The Local Emergency Planning Committee, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management members and Okaloosa, Escambia and Bay emergency responders next week will receive hazardous materials training. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Officials have added more charges for a man accused of sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office stated. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — In 2013’s first quarter, officers responded to 167 traffic incidents, a 5 percent increase from last year, the Crestview Police Department stated in a newly released report. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office asks residents to report swindle attempts following two south county incidents. READ MORE
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PENSACOLA — At least 50 Escambia County fugitives reportedly have been arrested, following a sweep led by U.S. Marshals and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, with Okaloosa’s assistance. The effort targeted sex offenders who failed to abide by state-mandated registration requirements as registered sex offenders. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will arrive May 7 to examine Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office policies, procedures, management, operations and support services, Inspector Robert Norris said. READ MORE
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SHALIMAR — Many scams circulating this tax season regard rebates, refunds, tax law changes and audits, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office stated. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Law enforcement officials investigating human remains found behind a low-income housing development say they’re treating the incident as a suspicious death at this time. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Crestview Police Department officers and Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents are on the scene where a group of teenagers discovered human remains in the woods behind a low-income housing development southwest of Lake Jake. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
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Mike Coup, the former chief deputy of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, has been ordered to report to the county jail on April 9 to begin serving a four-year prison term. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A 31-year-old man was convicted Thursday of trafficking methamphetamine while staying at the Hilton Motel. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — A man was arrested early Tuesday after he was accidentally stabbed by his girlfriend, according to Crestview police. READ MORE
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TALLAHASSEE — In an apparent first in Florida law, a state appeals court ruled Monday that posting threats on one’s personal Facebook page can be prosecuted under state law. READ MORE
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An ethics complaint filed against Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley in January 2012 has been dismissed. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW – A man who was found sleeping on a couch in a house trailer that wasn’t his was busted for drug possession after he was found with a needle and a container of “Roxy,” lawmen say.
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A sixth person has been arrested in connection to the January kidnapping of a 23-year-old Niceville woman. READ MORE
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The First District Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the convictions and sentences of Michael Coup, Sandra Norris and David Yacks for their role in former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris’ bonus kickback scheme. READ MORE
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NICEVILLE – A nursing home nurse is accused of stealing patients’ medication, according to an arrest report. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Last September, Police Chief Tony Taylor inherited a department mired in scandal and divided in its loyalties. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — March 6 is the deadline to claim property that Crestview police obtained during investigations. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Kenneth Ben Williams will spend 25 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. READ MORE
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The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication. READ MORE
