December 19, 2017 Baker, FL – A fugitive wanted in Alabama lead deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama on a pursuit through the back roads north of Baker where he wrecked his vehicle and fled on foot. According to news sources, deputies pursued a wanted man into Okaloosa County Florida, where he wrecked his vehicle in the ...
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December 19, 2017 The Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Medical Services Division will offer free transportation (on a space available basis) to local residents who would otherwise be unable to come home for holiday celebrations. The “Home for the Holidays” program is designed to allow patients in skilled nursing and adult congregate living facilities to go home to family members for ...
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December 17, 2017 Niceville, FL – A Niceville woman who was kidnapped Friday night from a hotel in Niceville has been found safe in Valparaiso early this morning. According to a news release from the Niceville Police Department, 24 year old Symone Latee McKnight was taken against her will Friday evening shortly before 9pm from the Comfort Suites located at 148 ...
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December 14, 2017 Bay County Officer Gore was on patrol when he observed a vehicle weaving and failing to maintain a single lane. A traffic stop revealed that the operator appeared to be impaired. Field sobriety tasks were administered and the subject was determined to be under the influence and arrested. The subject was charged with Driving Under the Influence ...
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December 14, 2017 Miramar Beach, FL—The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at CVS pharmacy on South Holiday Road in Miramar Beach. At 10:25 AM on Monday, December 11, 2017, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call regarding a robbery at CVS pharmacy. Witnesses told investigators that a white male ...
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December 13, 2017 Santa Rosa Beach, FL – A Santa Rosa Beach man was arrested Tuesday night after threatening one victim and firing shots at a second victim during an argument. Just before 6:00 PM last night, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a disturbance involving gunshots on Laverne Street in Santa Rosa Beach. The ...
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December 13, 2017 Crestview, FL – An investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of two Crestview men in connection with a sex trafficking operation that prostituted young females in Okaloosa County, including a juvenile. Some of the victims say the pair used threats, battery, imprisonment, and drugs to make them comply. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has ...
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December 7, 2017 At its December meeting in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) took final action to approve several changes to the management of cobia in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico. These changes are based on stakeholder input and concerns from anglers, and will further promote sustainable management of this fishery. Approved changes will ...
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December 7, 2017 Tallahassee, FL – At its December meeting in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the greater amberjack recreational season in Gulf state waters to open May 1-31 and Aug. 1-Oct. 31. This change is similar to pending changes in Gulf federal waters. Greater amberjack is overfished and undergoing overfishing, and the season has ...
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December 7, 2017 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla— A 15-year-old is now behind bars following an investigation into the sale of narcotics. In October of this year, Walton County Sheriff’s Office was notified Brendon Wayne Anderson, 15, was selling a prescription equivalent of Xanax to juveniles in Walton and neighboring counties. An investigation was launched and investigators were able to confirm ...
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