News & Updates

Members of the OCSO School Resource Officer Unit were recognized in the Florida House of Representatives this week for their "excellence in service and dedication to protecting students". At the request of Rep. Mel Ponder, the House recognized the Unit for being named...

ARREST REPORT A Pensacola man who thought he had arranged a meeting to buy 250 grams of cocaine instead found himself under arrest by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for trafficking in cocaine and using a two way communication device to facilitate a felony....

A human smuggler from Honduras apprehended by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10 last year has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Edwin Tercero and five other occupants of his vehicle were pulled over...

Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office attended specialized training recently on diversity, inclusion, and the practical application of engaging diverse populations in partnerships and problem solving efforts. The classes focused on “increasing awareness...

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man who ran from deputies during a welfare check attempt was taken into custody a few hours later and charged with pawning stolen items at a local pawn shop.The victim says 36-year old Chase Shipp of Country Club Road had stolen several pieces...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating smash and grab car burglaries that took place outside fitness centers in Destin this week during morning hours. In the first occurrence on the morning of February fourth, someone broke out windows of three vehicles...

ARREST REPORT A Niceville man who attempted to steal a truck at knife-point is charged with five felonies after being captured last night by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and an OCSO K9. 39-year old Shawn Clifford Chaplin of Hampton Circle is charged with...

ARREST REPORT A Baker area resident being held in the Covington County Alabama Jail on an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Aggravated Assault warrant and other charges is also suspected of setting his home on fire during the incident. 40-year old Thomas Findley of L G...

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar woman is charged with aggravated child abuse after being captured on a home surveillance video repeatedly punching, kicking, shoving, and screaming at a young girl under the age of ten. 33-year old Amy Lavandier was arrested today by the...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Crestview Police Department joined forces Tuesday to execute a narcotics search warrant at a vacant business on West Cobb Avenue in Crestview, leading to the arrests of eight individuals on various misdemeanor charges. The...

ARREST REPORT An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who attempted to stop a man for several traffic offenses around 4 a.m. had to give chase after the driver took off instead of pulling over. When the deputy put on his emergency lights on Martin Luther King Jr....

ARREST REPORT A Destin resident who is a convicted felon is being held on multiple charges after a traffic stop for speeding early this morning turned up a loaded gun, drugs, and thousands in cash in his car. A back-up deputy who arrived after the 1:39 a.m. traffic...

Billy Morrison to 564 W James Lee Boulevard, Crestview

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man released from federal prison last October after serving time for narcotic trafficking offenses is back in jail, held without bond on drug and weapons charges. Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the U.S...

A family of four is safe after their single engine plane was forced to land in an open field short of a runway at Bob Sikes Airport near Crestview this afternoon due to an engine problem. The incident happened around 4 p.m. and no one was injured. Additional details...

A teen wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a Panama City man has been located in Georgia and is being detained on an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office active warrant for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The OCSO has been searching for 16-year old...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting that injured a Panama City man Saturday afternoon east of Niceville. 16-year old Richard Grice of 1489 Cat Mar Road has an active OCSO warrant for aggravated battery with a...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that injured one person this afternoon on Cat Mar Road east of Niceville. The OCSO received a 9-1-1 call around 2:41 p.m. in reference to shots being fired. One person is currently undergoing treatment...

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man is charged with trying to attack another man with a hatchet after using the weapon and his feet to bust down a bathroom door. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 39-year old Jason Godwin Christmas Day for aggravated assault with...

Henry Erickson to 107 Harding Rod #D in Niceville & Scott L Erickson to 1564 Percy Coleman Rd. in Fort Walton Beach