November 19, 2018 Destin, FL – A 22-year old man is charged in connection with the stabbing death of his son’s mother last night in Destin. Kevin Ordonez-Garcia was located shortly after the stabbing by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office as he walked along Harbor Boulevard. His clothes were covered with blood. Deputies had been called to an apartment at ...
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November 17, 2018 Crestview, FL – Today, Crestview police officers and firefighters came together to assist with cleaning a citizen’s yard on Alabama Street in Crestview. The yard was extremely overgrown with bushes and weeds, leading to the need for some tender loving care. It all began when our first responders responded to an emergency at the home several weeks ago ...
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Crestview, FL — The Crestview Police Department has received multiple inquiries regarding a social media post purporting to warn of an alleged rape in the parking lot of a local business. However, no rape reports have been received by the police. The Friday afternoon post on the “Crestview Crimes and Break-Ins” Facebook page alleged “a friend of our roommate was ...
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November 12, 2018 Crestview, FL – An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was forced off the road to avoid a head-on collision and the driver of the other vehicle has been charged with DUI and child neglect. The OCSO supervisor was driving west on Airport Road near the intersection with Wayne Rogers Road around 4:30 October 10th when a green pickup ...
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Eglin Reservation – The Army’s 6th Ranger Training Battalion, in conjunction with the 96th Test Wing, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County Emergency Services and Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, are scheduled to conduct their annual mass casualty exercise Oct. 3, 2018 between 10 a.m. and noon. The annual training exercise will take place in the northwest portion of the Eglin range ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018 Walton County, FL – On Friday, August 31, 2018 at approximately 11:45 pm the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the intersection of US Highway 98 and State Rd 283 in South Walton County in reference to a two vehicle accident that resulted in three (3) fatalities. According to the FHP news release, 21-year-old Dustin Lee Dupree ...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Milligan, FL – A man arrested for smashing the front door of a convenience store with a large rock caused $700 damage for $10 dollars’ worth of merchandise. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm at the Sunoco Food Mart on Highway 90 in Milligan around 2:43 a.m. today and found the front door ...
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September 16, 2018 Ponce De Leon, Fla — A physical altercation turned deadly early Sunday morning and Walton County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking for the man responsible. Just after midnight, WCSO Deputies and Walton County Fire Rescue responded to 9604 County Highway 183 South in Ponce de Leon following a 911 call. When they arrived, they discovered a deceased victim ...
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September 7, 2018 Niceville, FL – The speed limit on State Road 85 (South Ferdon Boulevard) from north of East College Boulevard to the State Road 293 Interchange near Niceville has been raised from 45 MPH to 55 MPH. New signs depicting the speed limit increase have been installed along the corridor. For more information visit the Florida Department of Transportation ...
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in four counties in September (list follows). 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 pen or pencil ...
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