Wednesday, December 04, 2019 Crestview, FL — A fatal accident that involved three vehicles Wednesday afternoon has claimed the life of a 38 year old Laurel Hill man. According to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), 38 year old Michael Gambert of Laurel Hill, FL was traveling north bound on North Ferdon Blvd, Hwy 85 N, in ...
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Friday, November 08, 2019 For those wondering about the presence of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FDLE, early this morning in Baker, FL just north of 19th Street, here is the latest information we were able to obtain. According to their Public Information Office (PIO), FDLE was in the area conducting a search for evidence in an active long-term ...
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Sunday, October 20, 2019 Milligan, FL – A Milligan man has been arrested and charged with the first degree premeditated murder of his girlfriend’s landlord. On June 23, 2019, shortly before 6:00 pm, the Okaloosa County Sherriff’s Office received a 911 call of a man down at 1775 Dad’s Rd in the Milligan Community which is located just west of ...
Read More »If you want to help feed the hungry in Florida’s Panhandle this year, you can donate peanut butter during the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, coordinated by UF/IFAS Extension. Through this annual challenge, food pantries from Pensacola to Monticello will receive thousands of jars of donated peanut butter this December. From October through Nov. 27, you can donate unopened jars of peanut ...
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report Northwest Region Cases Escambia County Officer Specialist Clark and Officer Long found bush hooks along the side of the river while on patrol on the Perdido River in the Perdido Water Management Area. The hooks were not marked and were baited with pieces of bream. Officer Specialist Clark saw ...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Crestview – FL — The Crestview Police Department has made two arrests in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at around 10:15 a.m., Sunday, October 13, 2019 on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Crestview Police Department has arrested and charged 41 year old, Thomas Junior Adams, of Haines City, Florida, and 39 year old, ...
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Sunday, October 13, 2019 Crestview, FL – The Crestview Police Department is looking for three suspects involved in a shooting incident that occurred just before 10:30 a.m. this morning. An altercation occurred at an abandoned residence located near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue and Wilson Street in Crestview. One person was transported for a gunshot to the ...
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October 12, 2019 Crestview, FL – Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections will hold Candidate University on Wednesday, November 6, and Thursday, November 7, 2019. The class is for anyone interested in running for public office or wanting to learn about the candidate process. Two sessions are available: 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Wednesday. November 6, 2019, in Crestview at the Supervisor ...
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Washington, DC — A ham radio operator who was repeatedly warned not to deliberately interfere with other amateur radio operators has been slapped with a $17,000 forfeiture. Commission’s rules are clear on the issue: Amateur radio licensees may not monopolize the ham radio frequency for their exclusive use. Yet the Enforcement Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission said New York ...
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October 11, 2019 Santa Rosa / Okaloosa / Walton Counties, Fla — A drug ring supplying meth and heroin to three Northwest Florida Counties has been dismantled thanks to the work of VICE/Narcotics Investigators across multiple agencies. The multi-agency effort has resulted in multiple arrests along with the recovery of firearms, large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cash in Okaloosa, ...
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