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Destin man steals car, rams patrol car, according to Sheriff’s Office

MARY ESTHER, Fla. – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said today that a suspect driving a stolen car fled…

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Florida using cash to attract law enforcement recruits

FLORIDA — New legislation in Florida uses cash to encourage Floridians to join the law enforcement profession and incentivizes out-of-state law enforcement…

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FDLE charges man with selling counterfeit immigration documents

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Special agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) have arrested an illegal immigrant for…

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Suwannee County woman arrested for scheme to defraud

SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents arrested an O’Brien woman and charged her with scheme…

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Niceville man arrested on drug charges, police seize drugs

NICEVILLE, Fla. – A Niceville man has been arrested on drug charges following the execution of a search warrant for…

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WCSO: Man arrested after driving wrong way across Clyde B. Welles Bridge

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – Early this morning Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy William May was driving from Freeport to DeFuniak Springs…

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Woman reportedly shot in the back by 87-year-old

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A woman was shot in the back yesterday at a home on Dale Place near…

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Escambia County man facing 25 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – An Escambia County man has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material, the Florida…

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Shalimar man sentenced to 70 years in federal prison

SHALIMAR, Fla. – Jeffrey W. Boone, Jr., 32, of Shalimar, Florida, was sentenced to seventy years in federal prison on multiple…

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Loan broker arrested for role in alleged fraudulent fee for loan scheme

FLORIDA — The Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) today announced that Sammie Sue Doss, a loan broker operating in Hendry County, was arrested for…

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Walton Sheriff’s Office online undercover investigation leads to arrest

WALTON COUNTY -- A Lake County man has been extradited to Walton County following an undercover online investigation conducted by…

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Florida police officer charged with grand theft

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – An officer with Delray Beach Police Department was arrested for official misconduct and grand theft following…

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Police looking for tips in Fort Walton Beach shooting

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The Fort Walton Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help in the investigation of…

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FDLE arrests Florida acupuncturist again for video voyeurism

SARASOTA, Fla. – Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents arrested Dr. Rene Michael Ng, 62, of Bradenton, for eight…

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Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help in Fort Walton Beach area gunfire incidents

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) is investigating two reports of shots fired at two…

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Office of Agriculture lawmen arrest suspected fuel thieves

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. -- This week, investigators with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) arrested…

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Fort Walton Beach police confiscate meth, fentanyl

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The Fort Walton Beach Police Department (FWBPD) has confiscated methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other drugs and…

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FWC officers intercept commercial vessel with more than 11,000 pounds of illegally harvested shrimp

FLORIDA -- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers onboard the FWC’s Gulf Sentry, an offshore patrol vessel, discovered…

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Teen wanted on pot charges arrested, charged with possession of cocaine

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- A 17-year-old Defuniak Springs resident with an active felony warrant by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO)…

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Robert Bage, FWB Chief of Police, appointed to Justice Standards and Training Commission

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., — Fort Walton Beach Chief of Police Robert Bage has been appointed to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training…

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