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Man sought in double homicide found dead

Fort Walton Beach, Fla. -- Chad Ankenbrand, the man wanted for questioning in a domestic-violence-related double homicide near Fort Walton…

3 years ago

Cold Case Focus: The disappearance of Andrea Durham

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Thirty-two years ago this week, 13-year-old Andrea Durham disappeared from her family's Ocean City apartment…

3 years ago

Standoff ends with arrest

CRESTVIEW, Fla. -- A two-and-a-half-hour standoff took place yesterday morning after fugitive warrants and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office patrol units…

3 years ago

Traffic violation leads to four felony charges

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A traffic stop by an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy who spotted a traffic violation…

3 years ago

Niceville traffic stop leads to arrests for cocaine, methamphetamine

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- A traffic stop for faulty equipment on a pickup truck Tuesday evening led to two arrests and…

3 years ago

Arrests made after shots fired call leads to pursuit

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Three people have been arrested on various charges after deputies responding to a shots fired…

3 years ago

Man charged with domestic violence-related kidnapping, battery

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A woman says a former boyfriend entered her car Monday on Tanager Road near Fort…

3 years ago

Shalimar man charged with stalking a child, attempted kidnapping

SHALIMAR, Fla. -- A Shalimar man was arrested yesterday after a 15-year-old girl reported he followed her around in his…

3 years ago

Public’s help sought in search for Fort Walton Beach murder suspect

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking the public for help in locating a murder…

3 years ago

Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office issues scam alert

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Scammers are spoofing names and the phone number from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and making…

3 years ago

Teen charged with putting rat poison in man’s orange juice

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – A 14-year old Fort Walton Beach area boy was taken into custody Sunday after admitting…

3 years ago

Heroin, fentanyl, and meth seized; three arrested

MARY ESTHER, Fla. –  A search warrant executed by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on January 6 resulted in the…

3 years ago

Niceville police respond to nearly 3,000 calls for assistance in December

NICEVILLE, Fla. – The Niceville Police Department responded to 2,951 calls for police assistance last month, according to an announcement…

3 years ago

Niceville teacher charged with possession of child porn

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- A Niceville man is charged with possession of child pornography following the execution of a search warrant…

3 years ago

Man’s body found in landfill

BAKER, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead in a trash pile…

3 years ago

Destin businessmen charged with organized scheme to defraud

DESTIN, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Destin businessman with two counts of fraud in obtaining…

3 years ago

Georgia teen charged with extortion

SHALIMAR, Fla. -- A Georgia resident who demanded a local woman pay him $1500 to stop him from sending nude…

3 years ago

Witnesses sought for Bluewater Bay shooting

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place in Bluewater Bay Wednesday afternoon…

4 years ago