Sometimes the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is called upon to investigate serious crimes, like murder, or bank robbery. But often it's the smaller incidents that take up all their time, like these two cases:
In Crestview, a 13-year-old boy was...
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Boy nabbed for breaking van window; woman starts fire on beach
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Lawmen say belligerent man arrested over drink
OKALOOSA ISLAND – A man who wanted to leave a nightspot with a drink ended up leaving the nightspot with a trespass charge.
On June 2 an off-duty Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy was working at The Swamp when he encountered a club employee and a...
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Man who tells police he won't be arrested is Tased, then arrested
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who told lawmen he would not be arrested was arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest.
On June 16 a Fort Walton beach Police officer saw the man and a companion on Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority property on...
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Woman tells police boyfriend tried to gouge out her eyes
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman told Fort Walton Beach Police her boyfriend tried to gouge out her eyes, leading to his arrest.
On June 15 police were called to a Cecelia Drive house about a disturbance between a man and woman. When they arrived they...
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Deputy says woman slugged him, tried to knee him
MARY ESTHER - A woman who slugged a sheriff's deputy in the face now faces battery and resisting arrest charges.
The incident happened June 13 at Cici's Pizza on Mary Esther Cut-Off. A deputy was called to the restaurant to settle a disturbance.
When...
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Woman tells deputy she battered her boyfriend with a telephone
CRESTVIEW - A woman told a sheriff's deputy she struck her boyfriend with a telephone. As a result, she was arrested.
On June 7 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a Stallion Drive residence as a result of a 9-1-1 call.
Once there he...
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Lawmen: Foster daughter attacked mom, scratched her, bit her ear
FORT WALTON BEACH - A woman who apparently attacked her foster mother has been arrested on a battery charge.
On May 31 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a house on Mayfair Drive by a woman who said she heard screaming outside her...
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Man calls police, tells them there's an alligator in his yard
NICEVILLE - On June 12 the Niceville Police Department received a telephone call from a Bayshore Drive resident who wanted to report an intruder.
The intruder was an alligator.
The caller said the alligator was in his yard. The call history record...
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Woman drops bag of pot at bait shop
NICEVILLE - If you dropped your bag of pot, the Niceville Police Department would like to have a word with you.
The department was contacted on June 13 by a clerk at the Texaco Bait Shop, who said a lady dropped a small bag containing "a green leafty...
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'That was like seven years ago'
NICEVILLE - A man who was ordered to stay out of all city parks indefinitely was caught at Turkey Creek and arrested.
On June 12 a security person for Turkey Creek told a Niceville Police Department officer he'd seen video surveillance of the man at...
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Resident: 3 older women on bikes stole 'piece of crap' laptop
NICEVILLE - A woman called the Niceville Police Department after she came home to her Linden Avenue house and found three women in her garage.
On June 18 officers were called about the incident. The resident told them she'd been gone about 45 minutes...
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Woman tells detectives she has pills hidden in her genital area
NICEVILLE - A woman faces multiple drug charges after Niceville Police found marijuana in her vehicle and pills hidden in her genital area.
The incident occurred on June 15 when officers stopped a 2007 Honda for speeding on State Road 85. The driver,...
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Man calls police to say there's a chicken in his front yard
NICEVILLE - Looking for chicken? The Niceville Police Department might have found it.
On June 12 the department received a call from a Bullock Boulevard resident who said there was a chicken in his front yard.
The department dispatched an officer,...
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Two young ladies accused in DIY fashion shoplifting spree
FORT WALTON BEACH - Two young ladies were arrested for taking various clothing-related items from the Walmart on Beal Parkway without paying for them.
The alleged shoplifting spree took place on June 14, when store employees saw the two concealing...
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Man busted despite cleverly disguised scale
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man was arrested after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy found marijuana and a cleverly disguised scale in his car.
On June 14 the deputy stopped the man's white Toyota Camry in the Shady Lane area. The deputy smelled...
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Deputies find man in bed with 'one pot' meth production tools
HOLT - A man was arrested after lawmen searched his house and found what they believe was methamphetamines.
Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at a Gilmore Road residence on July 13. Inside, they found Foster Adam Capps Jr. in...
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Deputies nab man urinating in store parking lot
MIRAMAR BEACH - A man who was seen urinating in a convenience store parking lot was arrested on three charges.
On July 22 Walton County Sheriff's deputies arrested the man after he was seen urinating in the parking lot of the Tom Thumb store at 9595...
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Police seek person who stole deceased woman's jewelry
NICEVILLE - Police are searching for a person who took jewelry from a woman who died the day before.
On Jjuly 13 a Niceville Police officer was called to a 17th Street residence about the missing jewelry. A woman said her mother had passed away the...
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Man says he threw away beer and was 'doing nothing wrong'
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man who'd been warned by police to leave his hangout under Brooks Bridge was arrested for trespassing after lawmen returned a short while later and found him still there.
On July 13 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer spotted...
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Man offers to show officer he's not carrying drugs; bag of cocaine falls out of his pocket
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man who pulled out his pants pockets to show a Fort Walton Beach Police officer he wasn't carrying drugs didn't count on a plastic bag of cocaine falling to the ground.
On July 15 an officer was called to the Rancho Alegre bar...
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