NICEVILLE - A man who'd been given a ride decided to take the car for a spin while while his benefactors shopped. He ended up wrecking the car and damaging three others.
On July 14 Niceville Police were called to Palm Plaza. There, they found the...
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Man hitches ride, takes car for spin, wrecks it
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Man finds girlfriend in bed with another man, attacks
FORT WALTON BEACH - Lawmen say a man attacked another man with a knife after he found the other man in bed with his girlfriend.
On July 5 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a Tanager Drive residence about a disturbance. There, he...
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Woman seeks work through Craig's List, finds scam artist instead
NICEVILLE - A woman who sought work through an online classifieds site found a scam artist instead, lawmen say.
On July 13 a woman arrived at the Niceville Police Department and filed a complaint about the alleged scam artist. She said she posted an...
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Two trespassers seen drinking Natural Light in park
FORT WALTON BEACH - Two men who were seen handing a beer back and forth at a city park were arrested for trespassing.
The Fort Walton Beach Police Department reported on July 17 an officer spotted the two at Chester Pruitt Neighborhood Park on...
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Man OKs search of residence; deputy finds cocaine container lying in plain view
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man who gave an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy permission to search his apartment left a container full of cocaine residue in plain view in his bedroom.
On July 13 the deputy contacted the man at his Cypress Street residence....
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Fort Walton Beach Police bust men for drinking, trespassing
FORT WALTON BEACH - Police have been busy lately citing transients drinking at various locales around town, arrest reports indicate.
On July 9 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer was called to 11 Eglin Parkway N.E. about transients drinking alcohol on...
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'I'm going to cut you, I'm going to cut you bad'
DESTIN - A man has been arrested for robbery with a weapon after he allegedly pulled a knife on store employees who tried to stop him from shoplifting.
On July 23 Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Maui Nix store at Destin Commons...
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Woman charged with twisting fellow inmate's nipples
CRESTVIEW - An inmate at the Okaloosa County Jail says another inmate grabbed her breasts, twisted her nipples and poked fingers into her genital areas.
On July 9 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to the jail to hear the alleged victim's...
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Deputy asks woman if she knows how to spell her name
MARY ESTHER - A woman was arrested in a shoplifting incident and added to her charges by refusing to spell her name for a deputy.
On July 26 the Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to the Sears store at Santa Rosa Mall after a loss prevention...
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Cook arrested for putting 'roach' between his legs
NICEVILLE - A cook at a local diner was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office after a deputy spotted him putting something between his legs and discovered it was marijuana.
On July 27 the deputy spotted the man behind a local diner. As the...
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'I'm going to tear your throat out'
BAKER - Lawmen say a man threatened to beat up his neighbor and threatened him with a gun, necessitating his arrest.
On July 29 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was summoned to a Lunnie Barnes Street residence about the incident, which happened...
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'That looked like four ounces, was that four ounces of marijuana?'
NICEVILLE - A 48-year-old Niceville woman was arrested at the Post Office for receiving a parcel filled with jars of marijuana.
On July 23 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy intercepted Karen S. Cuchens as she was leaving the post office and...
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Man, woman take turns hurling sculpture
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man and woman were both arrested after they took turns throwing a piece of sculpture at one another.
On July 25 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a Hickory Street address to investigate a disturbance. One there...
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Man accused of battering woman with high-heeled shoe
FORT WALTON BEACH - Lawmen say a man punched a woman with his fist and whacked her in the face with a high-heeled shoe during an argument.
On July 26 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a Colonial Drive residence in Fort Walton...
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Husband, wife quarrel over cell phone
DESTIN - "There are currently deep-rooted trust issues in this relationship."
That's how an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy described a Destin couple who quarreled after the wife demanded to see the husband's cell phone and he refused.
On July 22...
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Man jumps into Cinco Bayou to escape knife-wielding woman
FORT WALTON BEACH - A woman has been charged with aggravated assault after she chased a man with a knife, forcing him to jump off a dock and into Cinco Bayou to avoid being stabbed.
On July 27 at 4:34 a.m. an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was...
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Golf cart rider busted for possession of marijuana
DESTIN - Callers informed the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office on July 18 that two men riding in a golf cart on Scenic Highway 98 were smoking marijuana. At least one of the men ended up being arrested for possession.
The incident occurred July 18...
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Knife-wielding man causes other to flee
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man who charged his cousin with a 6-inch kitchen knife has been accused of aggravated assault.
The incident happened July 12 at about 11:17 p.m. when the two men, who live together at a Cypress Street apartment, became...
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Man trespasses so he can get arrested
MARY ESTHER - An Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a convenience store after the clerk reported a trespasser.
Turns out, the deputy was the one who had issued the trespass warning to the man.
"(The man) admitted he knew he was not...
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Man arrested for touching woman's groin area
DESTIN - The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Hurlburt Field serviceman for groping a woman at a local nightspot.
The incident took place July 22 at AJ's on Destin Harbor. The woman told lawmen a man spilled his drink on her and she...
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