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
December 10, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 21-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was arrested over the weekend after soliciting who he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex. Between October 25th and December 7th Jason Michael Sharritt, 21, engaged with an… Read More
December 4, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 17-year-old has been missing for more than 24 hours and Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating her. Roni “Kallisa” Gavin Money was last seen at her grandmother’s… Read More
December 3, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office bearded beaus raised in excess of $1400 during No Shave November to go toward a charity created by one of their own. More than 40 employees from the agency participated… Read More
November 30, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County ranks among the top in the state to see a reduction the crime rate. The statistics were published this week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the Semi-Annual Uniform Crime… Read More
