Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

Public Safety

Two teens charged in swatting incident at Baker School

Traffic

Destin struggles with ongoing speed problems, gets grant dollars for additional law enforcement

Giving Back

‘Operation Bundle Up’: Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office collecting cold weather gear for students

Police Blotter

Suspect in custody following shooting in Fort Walton Beach

Military

Eglin mourns Air Force instructor pilot’s tragic death off Destin coast

Public Safety

Authorities recover body of diver who went missing in the Gulf of Mexico in Destin

Public Safety

2 critically injured in Destin crash involving Jeep, low-speed vehicle

Public Safety

Okaloosa renews contract with Sheriff’s Office for continued security at all 3 airports

Police Blotter

Man killed after firing at Okaloosa County deputies responding to domestic call

Crime

Man shot multiple times in parking lot of Okaloosa Island business, expected to recover

Crime

Two arrested with 500-grams of fentanyl-laced Oxycodone pills in Fort Walton Beach

Public Safety

Woman identified as Okaloosa County victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’ 29 years later

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