Crime
- Men caught sleeping in Destin shed
- Wendy Victora
- DESTIN -- On the afternoon of Jan. 22, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office was asked to investigate reports of two people trespassing at a Harbor Boulevard address.
Both men had been cited for trespassing there two days earlier. One was 53 and the... Full story
- Argument outside Red Door leaves handprint on woman's back
- Wendy Victora
- A 23-year-old Santa Rosa Beach man who was "extremely intoxicated" told police his girlfriend was hallucinating and that he never hit her across the back.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy who investigated the 2 a.m. call on Jan. 17 saw a... Full story

- Destin man charged with interference of child custody (with MUG)
- Jeff Barker, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- DESTIN – A 32-year-old man has been charged with interference of child custody after deputies found a missing boy at his home, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office press release.
The boy’s mother called police after... Full story

- Former 'Hot Destin Girls' escort arrested, charged with drug possession (MUG)
- Wendy Victora, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- FORT WALTON BEACH — A 24-year-old woman whose former occupation was working as an escort for Hot Destin Girls was arrested Dec. 23 after Okalooas County Sheriff's Office deputies received a tip that she had outstanding warrants for her arrest.... Full story
- Report: Couple fights over lack of sex, woman throws mouthwash, picture at boyfriend
- Angel McCurdy, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- DESTIN – A 33-year-old man was arrested Jan. 1 on charges of battery.
The Destin man and his live-in girlfriend began arguing over the lack of sex between them, said an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s report.
The man became hysterical and... Full story
- Purple pick-up truck speeds through Destin, driver flees on foot
- Wendy Victora
- DESTIN -- The driver of a purple Toyota pickup was arrested Jan. 5, after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy caught him speeding and discovered he was driving with a suspended license.
William Christopher Waitzman, a 47-year-old Destin man,... Full story
- Destin home invasion rattles neighbors
- Angel McCurdy
- DESTIN — Residents on Spring Lake Drive are waiting for a suspect in a home invasion and assault last week to be caught.
“I’m concerned,” said a 74-year-old man who asked not to be named because he feared for his safety.... Full story
- Shoplifter: I did steal the items and put them in my purse
- Wendy Victora
- DESTIN -- After loss prevention officers at Walmart watched a 23-year-old woman take items off the shelf and put them in her purse, he confronted her after she walked past the cash registers without paying for the items.
When interviewed by the... Full story
- Homeless man: There's someone outside who wants to kill a waitress
- Wendy Victora
- DESTIN -- A homeless man walked into the Golden Corral in Destin on Dec. 29 to report there was a man sitting outside with a knife who told him he intended to kill a waitress.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy arrived to find a man... Full story
- Police arrest man who stole van, caused wreck
- Wendy Victora
- DESTIN -- A man who caused a serious wreck on Okaloosa Island while fleeing law enforcement was arrested Dec. 30 after he got of the hospital.
Lloyd Poole, a 22-year-old Shalimar man, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding law enforcement,... Full story