Monday, December 05, 2022 Evergreen, AL – A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:35 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, has claimed the lives of a man and woman from Brewton. Jewell W. Smith, 57, was fatally injured when the 2009 Ford Escape she was driving was struck in the rear by the 2015 International tractor-trailer driven by Kevin L. Turner, 56, ...
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Milton Man Arrested For Federal Child Sex Crimes Committed In Fiji
Saturday, December 3, 2022 Milton, FL – A former preacher who led missionary trips in Florida, throughout the United States, Canada, and Fiji, has been arrested by FDLE & Homeland Security in Milton. Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) arrested 42-year-old Jason Moore of Milton, following an investigation involving child sexual abuse. ...
Read More »FDLE Arrests Former Missionary Preacher in Milton
Saturday, December 03, 2022 Milton, FL – A former missionary preacher from Milton was arrested on Friday, December 02, 2022, following an investigation involving sexual abuse of a child. Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) arrested 42-year-old Jason Robert Moore of Milton, following an investigation involving child sexual abuse. Moore was a ...
Read More »Citizens Firearm Class in Santa Rosa County
Registration is now open for 3 classes on 9/9, 9/30 & 11/4th. Check out the Event page or facebook page of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff Dept.
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Washer in very good shape, asking $495
Read More »FWC Commission Approves Changes to Statewide Alligator Hunt
May 03, 2022 At their May 3-4 meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners approved increasing hunting hours for the statewide alligator hunt and adding precharged pneumatic airbows to the legal methods of taking an alligator. Increasing hunting hours from the current 17 hours a day to 24 hours a day on most areas will provide those with an alligator ...
Read More »CHELCO Annual Meeting Returns To In-Person Format
May 03, 2022 DeFuniak Springs — After a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CHELCO hosted its first in-person Annual Meeting since 2019 on April 9 at Freeport High School. During the meeting, CEO Steve Rhodes discussed the growth CHELCO has experienced over the past several years and provided updates on the co-op’s high performance in safety, reliability and cost ...
Read More »Crestview Fentanyl Overdose Leads to Homicide Charge
Tuesday, May 03, 2022 Crestview, FL — A Crestview area resident who sold fentanyl to a man who later died from an overdose is now charged with homicide resulting from the unlawful distribution of fentanyl. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 58-year old William “Dean” Lively of Cavalier Drive today, Tuesday May 5, 2022, on an active warrant stemming from the ...
Read More »Holt Man is Charged With Negligent Manslaughter Following Domestic Incident
Thursday, August 26, 2021 Holt, FL — A Holt man is charged with negligent manslaughter following a domestic incident at his home on Wilkerson Bluff Rd. Wednesday night. Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office were called to 4314 Wilkerson Bluff Rd around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a male victim dead ...
Read More »WCSO Investigators Exhume Body From Property In Crestview
Tuesday, August 25, 2021 Walton County, Fla — Walton County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a body from a shallow grave on a property in Crestview. The joint investigation with Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office kept investigators and crime scene technicians out into the early morning hours Wednesday on Chapperal Street. Investigators believe the body to be an adult male. In order ...
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