Police Blotter
- Crestview and north Okaloosa crime reports
- Crestview Police Dept. reports
9/3: DEVAUGHN BLACKWELL, 41, of 353 W. James Lee Blvd., Crestview, was charged with battery, touch or strike, and breach of peace.
9/5: JAMES JUNIOR JACKSON, 31, of 548 S. Savage St., Crestview, was charged with... Full story
- North Okaloosa crime reports
- Staff Reports | Crestview News Bulletin
- North Okaloosa crime reports
Crestview Police Dept. reports
8/5: KIMBERLY MESSICK DEGRAAF, 35, of 598 5th Ave., Crestview, was charged with burglary and grand theft. • ANTHONY WAYNE BOLES, 56, of 544 N. Main St., Crestview, was charged... Full story
- Sisters stab, Mace man who refuses medical treatment
- Wendy Victora | Florida Freedom Newspapers
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CRESTVIEW -- A 24-year-old Crestview woman was arrested Jan. 5 in connection with a late summer stabbing at a local bar.
During the Aug. 17 incident, police arrived at Pete Lee's Place and
found the victim splashing water on his face and... Full story
- Woman hurls water bottle at deputy, charged with assault
- Wendy Victora | Florida Freedom Newspapers
- CRESTVIEW -- A 25-year-old Baker woman was charged with assaulting a
law enforcement officer after she threw a water bottle at an Okaloosa
County Sheriff's Deputy who was trying to interview her sister.
The deputy had gone to the jail at about... Full story

- Robbery suspect apprehended in Crestview (UPDATED)
- Ann Spann | Crestview News Bulletin
- Justin Franklin Colson, 19, of Niceville, was arrested Thursday morning in Crestview in connection with an early-morning string of robberies in the county, according to a Crestview Police Department release.
Colson and two other men were stopped... Full story

- Big turnout at Escape School
- Ann Spann | Crestview News Bulletin
- The Dignity Memorial Escape School presented Wednesday at Central Baptist Church had about 220 children and parents in attendance, the program’s largest turnout to date. The church teamed with the Crestview Police Department and Oak Lawn... Full story

- CPD officer recounts explosive situation at local restaurant
- 'Mentally incompetent' man claimed to have live grenades
- Brian Hughes | Crestview News Bulletin
- A potentially explosive situation was averted June 26 when members of the Crestview Police Department Street Crimes Unit apprehended a man who brought a pair of training hand grenades and a Samurai-style “katana” sword into the local... Full story

- New officers bring CPD to full staff
- Ann Spann | Crestview News Bulletin
- The Crestview Police Department is now fully staffed with the addition of five new officers who were sworn in during ceremonies in the city council chambers on Thursday.
“We are very excited to have such a diverse group of officers come... Full story
- Police Blotter, June 12
- Brian Hughes | Crestview News Bulletin
- More interesting tales from local law enforcement reports.
Steak Out
On a recent afternoon, two Crestview gentlemen, one 45 years old and one 42 years old, casually departed a supermarket toward the south end of town.
Apparently it was an... Full story

- New council member spends day with police, fire departments
- Brian Hughes | Crestview News Bulletin
- Entering the job in mid-term, Crestview’s newest city councilman, Charles Baugh, wasted no time getting a feel for the job.
Friday morning found Baugh patrolling the streets of the city with Crestview Police Sgt. John Cook.
On Saturday... Full story