You could get a cash reward of UP TO $1000! ***ANONYMOUS TEXT TIPPING NOW AVAILABLE*** Text "TIP214 plus your message" to CRIMES (274637). Upon receipt of a tipster's first incoming message, an auto reply with a confirmation containing the caller's unique tip ID will be delivered to tipster's phone. To submit follow-up information the tipster simply replies. Text STOP to 274637 to cancel. Text HELP to 274637 for help. Msg&Data Rates May Apply. INFORMATION SOUGHT IN FWB SHOOTING DEATH The Okaloosa County Sheriff`s Office is investigating the overnight shooting death of a Fort Walton Beach man inside his apartment. 32-year old Paris Quentin Matthews was shot once around midnight on 04/29/2013 at Rene Lynn Apartments, 6 Woodham Street, after two men knocked on his door and barged in when he opened it. The suspects are described as black males who were wearing hoodies and had their lower faces covered. They were last seen running on the north side of the apartment complex. Anyone with any information regarding this incident may contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff`s Office at (850) 651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers anonymously at 863-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com, text "TIP214 plus your tip" to 274637(CRIMES).

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE EMERALD COAST CRIME STOPPERS CRAWFISH BOILS! WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

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Do you have information about a crime? Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.

Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers provides a telephone number and Web Tips to encourage citizens in the community to volunteer vital information helpful to law enforcement agencies to fight against crime.

Callers can remain anonymous and are eligible to recieve a cash reward if the information given leads to an arrest or grand jury indictment of a felony offender.

Rewards range from $100 to $1000 depending on the severity of the crime, the number of offenders caught and the offences cleared up.

Crime Stoppers relies on volunteer Directors and tax deductible contributions from the public in order to operate the administration of the program.

 

ANDREA DURHAM - MISSING SINCE 02/01/1990

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN CRESTVIEW HOMICIDE

 Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward to an anonymous caller who provides information that helps the Crestview Police Department with a homicide investigation.  On January 6, 2006, the murdered body of Melissa Howard was found in her residence. There appears to have been a struggle and some items were stolen from the residence. The Associate Medical Examiner Cameron Snider said Howard was repeatedly stabbed in the neck and showed signs of blunt force trauma to her head.

REWARD OFFERED FOR HIT & RUN DRIVER

The Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward to the anonymous caller who leads authorities to the driver of a vehicle that struck a killed and 15 year old girl in Destin in August 2002.

On August 10, 2002, Michelle "Shelly" Meadors of Louisville, Kentucky was struck by a pickup truck that ran off of U.S. Highway 98 in Destin and onto the sidewalk. Michelle died from her injuries the following day. The vehicle that struck her continued eastbound and left the area without stopping. Witnesses describe the vehicle as a full size pickup truck with extended cab, and pulling a small boat on a trailer.

FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CRIME STOPPERS TRUST FUND