January 31, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—Walton County Sheriff’s Office employee Lee Berry has been awarded the Department of Children and Families Child Protective Investigator Rookie of the Year for the Northwest Region. Berry was nominated by Supervisor Barry Lee for… Read More
January 28, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— More than one hundred thousand dollars is recovered after a sophisticated fraud scheme is reported in Walton County. November 14th a Walton County business reported they had received a request via email from who… Read More
January 28, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A Palm Beach County man has been extradited to Walton County following an undercover online investigation done by the Special Victims Unit at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. On January 16th Mark Anthony Weig, 22,… Read More
January 23, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A Freeport woman has been arrested by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office on felony charges after helping conceal an escaped inmate from authorities on Tuesday. Joshua Handley, 30, ran from detention deputies on an inmate… Read More
January 22, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla—A bronze rifle is ripped from a veterans memorial park in Freeport and now the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in identifying the culprit. On January 21st a resident called deputies after finding… Read More
January 16, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A woman is now wanted after scamming a 77-year-old for nearly 14 months using the names of charitable organizations. Lethia Lynette Garcia, 45, is wanted by Walton County Sheriff’s Office for misleading her landlord… Read More
December 22, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A call for a medical emergency leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs man. On December 21st around 7 PM Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 108 E. Juniper Avenue to assist… Read More
December 20, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man who appeared to be acting as a good Samaritan didn’t fool law enforcement Thursday after he stole a package from a resident in Santa Rosa Beach. Wednesday, a homeowner on Redfish Circle… Read More
POSTED DECEMBER 10, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, FL – Triumph Gulf Coast’s Board has voted to support transformational workforce and entrepreneurial projects in five Northwest Florida Counties. Following Friday’s support to expand workforce industry certification provided by the Walton County Sheriff,… Read More
December 10, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Lost and found property from Walton County now has a new home in an area heavily impacted by Hurricane Michael. More than 40 bikes were donated to the Gulf Coast Council Friday from the… Read More
