April 5, 2018 Niceville, FL – School Resource Officers from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Niceville High School administrators moved students to the football stadium Wednesday afternoon after someone emailed a threat of toxic chemicals inside the school. The threat, believed now to have originated in another country, came in around 1:30 p.m. As a precaution, the Niceville and North Bay Fire Departments ...
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April 3, 2018 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla — A viscous attack leads to the arrest of a Crestview man for aggravated battery, resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. Just before 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2018, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in reference to a physical disturbance on E. ...
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March 31, 2018 Pensacola, FL – Two Santa Rosa Men who were Government contractors on Hurlburt Field have pled guilty to fraud charges relating to Air Force Helicopter Contracts Ryan Romero, 51, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, and Adam W. Fair, 42, of Navarre, Florida, pled guilty Thursday and Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud. Evidence proffered as part ...
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March 31, 2018 Destin, FL – An underage LSU Spring Breaker had a lot more than beer in his possession when an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted him on Regions Way in Destin around 7:30 Friday night. After 20-year old Joel Kinabrew of Gonzales Louisiana was arrested for underage possession of alcohol, a search revealed he also had a sunglass case packed ...
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March 30, 2018 The Walton Okaloosa Council on Aging and the West Florida Hospital Memory Disorder Clinic will be conducting a four-hour seminar on Alzheimer’s. This free seminar will be held on the 21st of April from 9:00 A.M. till 1:00 P.M. at the Walton Okaloosa Council on Aging Main office located at 1154 Baldwin Ave DeFuniak Springs. The seminar ...
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March 29, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla — A man who engaged a 15-year-old for nude photos through a popular smart phone app is now behind bars for traveling to meet a minor for sex. On March 16th deputies learned following a tip of a parent that a 15-year-old Walton County resident had been sending nude photos to a 27-year-old man ...
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March 29, 2018 Eglin Air Force Base, FL – 15 different agencies, including Okaloosa Airports, Eglin AFB Fire Emergency Services, The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office-Airport Security Unit, American Airlines, various military and civil branches at Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Twin Cities Hospital and Destin ER practiced for a worst case scenario: A civilian commuter plane ...
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March 29, 2018 Midway, FL – The suspect that died in an officer involved shooting on Tuesday afternoon has been identified. According to a news release, the deceased suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Isaac white male Isaac Michael Scroggie with a last known address in Pensacola, FL. On Tuesday, March 27th at approximately 12:50 p.m. the Santa Rosa County ...
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March 29, 2018 Ponce De Leon, Fla — Walton County Sheriff’s Office is currently on scene of a fatal house fire on 181-C. Walton County Fire Rescue and WCSO were called to the home at approximately 12:40 AM on Thursday March 29, 2018 following a 911 call. When deputies and fire crews arrived the home was fully engulfed. Two bodies ...
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March 27, 2018 Walton County, Fla — Walton County Fire Rescue crews and other local first responders teamed up with South Walton High School today to highlight the dangers of distracted and intoxicated driving as the school prepares for prom night. Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters and Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were joined by South Walton Fire District, Florida Highway ...
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