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Crestview man charged following pursuit, search on State Road 85
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Crestview man is facing several charges following a multi-agency pursuit Wednesday in Okaloosa County. Malik Humphries, 24, is in the Okaloosa County jail on charges of fleeing and resisting arrest, among other things, including a hold on a charge out of Georgia. Florida Highway Patrol...
Okaloosa County Sheriff responds to local NAACP’s demands in airman shooting death
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Branch of the NAACP issued several demands Monday after members watched the body camera footage of the shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson. An Okaloosa County deputy shot and killed Fortson at his apartment on May 3 after authorities were called there following an alleged disturbance. […]
Frustration grows in Okaloosa County following two questionable officer involved shootings
Okaloosa County community activist Debra Riley has had enough of aggressive and what she sees as racially biased policing in the place she calls home. "I'm so tired of being tired of this," said the one-time Fort Walton Beach City Council candidate. "I can tell you the community is very frustrated. They feel it."
Local law enforcement memorialize 35 officers who died in the line of duty
As National Police Week begins to wrap up around the country, local law enforcement agencies memorialized and celebrated former officer who died in the line of duty. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office and Pensacola Police Department each held their own memorial services to pay tribute to their...
Lifeguards not yet staffed at beach in Fort Pickens where drowning occurred
FORT PICKENS, Fla. -- Lifeguards were not staffed at the beach where a person drowned Wednesday on Santa Rosa Island. It happened at 4:40 p.m. on Langdon Beach inside the Fort Pickets gate at the Gulf Islands National Seashore. First responders pulled the person out of the water and tried...
Fallen Walton, Okaloosa officers honored at memorial service in Niceville
NICEVILLE, Fla. (WMBB) — Law enforcement from across the region gathered at Northwest Florida State College Wednesday for Peace Officers Memorial Day. A memorial candle lit service on campus honored law enforcement officers killed in action from both Okaloosa and Walton counties. “They left behind grieving families, friends, and a community that relied on them […]
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