February 15, 2018 Milton, FL – The City of Milton Fire Department will offer a series of classes on Restaurant Fire Safety & Portable Fire Extinguishers to help educate restaurant employees on fire safe practices, fire safety equipment design, maintenance and operation, and proper procedures for response to fires and similar emergencies. The class, which will be held at the City ...
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February 15, 2018 Shalimar, FL – Sergeant Michael Rader was assigned to the Special Operations Division Street Crimes Unit in December 2016 and tasked with setting up the new unit. Although not fully staffed until June 2017, the SCU has made a year’s worth of impact in its six months of existence. Sgt. Rader spent six months working with the Narcotics ...
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February 16, 2018 Fort Walton Beach, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fort Walton Beach man who was spotted waving what appeared to be a gun near Pryor Middle School yesterday afternoon. 23-year old Charles Burke, no known address, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and breaching the peace. The OCSO got a call around 1:10 ...
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February 15, 2018 Destin, FL – A Pensacola man was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 98 early Thursday morning and died at the scene. The victim is identified as 41-year old Alfred Trimble Jr. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators say Trimble was crossing near the intersection at Stahlman Avenue around 3:49 a.m. when he was hit by a commercial ...
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February 14, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, FL — A 26-year-old is behind bars after stabbing his half-brother six times and sending him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At 6pm Monday Walton County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at Healthmark Regional Medical Center in response to a stabbing. The victim, Ryan Miller, 19, had been stabbed a half a dozen times and had a ...
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February 13, 2018 Okaloosa County, Fla. – Get vaccinated today! For those who have still not received a flu shot this year, it’s not too late! Annual vaccinations are safe and provide protection for each flu season. Getting vaccinated helps protect you and your loved ones. Getting vaccinated yourself also protects people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious ...
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February 11, 2018 Crestview, FL – The Crestview Fire Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Wedgewood Lane earlier this afternoon for a reported structure fire and discovered the home was struck by lightning however found no fire. Firefighters responded to 214 Wedgewood Lane at 12:14 p.m. this afternoon for what was reported as a structure fire. ...
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February 10, 2018 Chipley– Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. Okaloosa County U.S. 98 west of Wright Parkway in Fort Walton Beach Turn Lane Construction- The eastbound, left turn lane at Wright Parkway will be closed through 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb 13 as crews perform construction activities. State ...
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February 10, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla — An exercise aimed at analyzing law enforcement’s response during a child abduction is complete. Walton County Sheriff’s Office hosted a C.A.R.T (Child Abduction Response Team) exercise Friday; an event spanning more than eight hours. The scenario was played out from start to finish including a staged child kidnapping, the formation of incident command ...
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February 10, 2018 Baker, FL – A total of five individuals has now been charged in connection with a home invasion robbery that took place in Baker on September 10, 2017. Two men entered the house through a window and demanded money and guns. They got only a wallet before fleeing but stole a car that contained nearly $5,000 in cash, ...
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