Aug 28, 2013
Woman arrested for DUI charged with trying to steal deputy's patrol car
Okaloosa County – A Laurel Hill woman arrested for DUI last night now faces numerous additional charges after trying to take off in an OCSO patrol car.
In addition to DUI, 24-year old Sara Ashley …
Aug 28, 2013
Deputies: Three men use tire iron to attack musician at Oops Alley
Three men wearing masks, armed with tire irons, allegedly attacked one victim after a music event at a local bowling alley in Pace, around 1:15 a.m. Aug. 18, according to a Santa Rosa Sheriff's Offic…
Aug 27, 2013
Pace man extradited on sexual battery charges
A Pace man was picked up by the US Marshal's Task Force this week and extradited to Mississippi to face sexual battery charges.
That's what officials with Biloxi Police Department are saying. Crim…
Aug 27, 2013
Meth bust yields drugs and four arrests
A Santa Rosa County Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on an East Milton home, revealing a methamphetamine operation resulting in the arrest of four people, according to Sheriff's reports.
Dan…
Aug 27, 2013
Homeowner fights fire on propane tank
Lightning struck a mobile home in East Milton, sparking a fire that engulfed a propane tank, prompting a man to use his experience and bravery to hold off an explosion until help arrived.
Wayne Ho…
Aug 23, 2013
Truck stuck in mud leads to arrest of Pace man
A man was caught at the scene of a burglary with his truck stuck in the mud and full of stolen property from a vacant home in Pace, according to a Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office report.
Reports say M…
Aug 23, 2013
Video Link – UPDATE: Arkansa Sheriff says two more arrested in capture
A multi-state manhunt for an Arkansas prison escapee has ended near Jay in Santa Rosa County with the arrest of a prison escapee, the woman who allegedly helped him and two other people.
Sheriff's…
Aug 23, 2013
UPDATE: Details of escapee's capture released – Prison's escape video link
A multi-state manhunt for an Arkansas prison escapee has ended near Jay in Santa Rosa County.
Sheriff's officials say Derrick Estell and Tamara Upshaw were captured at a vacant house in the woods …
Aug 23, 2013
Details of escapee's arrest released by Santa Rosa Sheriff
In late July of this year, Derrick Glen Estell was in jail in Garland County Arkansas. He escaped through a window and was seen on camera running out of the jail. It is believed he was assisted by hi…
Aug 22, 2013
Law Enforcement 'students' find $512,000 in pot plants
The Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are currently conducting a class called Outdoor Cannabis Investigations School/Aerial Detection School …