February 6, 2018 Milton, FL – A new twist to an old scam has shown up in Santa Rosa County where a person claiming to be an officer will call informing you, you have a warrant for your arrest for non-compliance to a jury duty summons. A Santa Rosa County resident received a phone call on February 5th from a ...
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February 6, 2018 Crestview, FL – If there’s one thing about which Crestview Police Chief Tony Taylor is adamant, it’s the right of every law-abiding American to keep and bear arms. So it was music to his ears when Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam announced Jan. 30th that his office was expediting the concealed weapons permit applications of 100,000 veterans ...
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February 6, 2018 Niceville, FL – A Niceville area woman and her disabled son are fighting for their lives after being attacked by a family member armed with a metal mallet around 6 a.m. this morning. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 76-year old Judson Wood of 1911 Benton Avenue with two counts of attempted premeditated murder. OCSO Investigators say ...
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February 6, 2018 Crestview, FL – A Crestview man who beat his wife with his fists and a wooden table leg, then fired a shotgun at two other family members, has been charged with attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to 6253 Barnes Road around 2:45 p.m. Monday after getting reports of a ...
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February 6, 2018 Fort Walton Beach, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a review after a School Resource Officer inadvertently left her service weapon inside a faculty bathroom off-limits to students. The weapon was there less than five minutes before the officer realized she had not put it back on her belt after placing it on a shelf approximately ...
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February 6, 2018 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in two additional counties in February and march. Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them. All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a ...
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February 6, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla — A new K9 has joined the Walton County Sheriff’s Office family and wasted no time making an impact on drug enforcement. K9 Jester, a Netherland born one-year-old Belgian Malinois recently joined the revamped K9 Unit at WCSO. Walton County Sheriff’s Office made the decision in October to pursue certification through the Florida Department of ...
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February 6, 2018 Fort Walton Beach, FL – An investigation by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers (SRO) led to the recovery of a loaded handgun hidden on an AMI Kids school bus in Fort Walton Beach this afternoon. A Snapchat video was sent to an SRO in Crestview depicting what appeared to be a student brandishing a firearm ...
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February 6, 2018 Crestview, FL – A Crestview area man was taken into custody shortly after four p.m. Monday in connection with a domestic violence related incident at his home on Barnes Road. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies say 72-year old Thomas Davis Sr. of 6253 Barnes Road battered his wife earlier in the day with a wooden leg coffee table ...
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February 5, 2018 Okaloosa Island, FL – A Santa Rosa County man faces three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting of three people at an Okaloosa Island nightspot in May 2016. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year old Nkosi Albertie Chamberlain on Wednesday January 31st at his Navarre home. Investigators say Albertie-Chamberlain ...
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