For Immediate Release June 8, 2017 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— A group of teenagers are arrested on felony charges after a suspected gang related incident at a facility contracted through the Department of Juvenile Justice. At approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday,… Read More
FAMILY COMMENDS WCSO DEPUTY AFTER DEATH OF LOVED ONE For Immediate Release June 6, 2017 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— A deputy responds to a home in Walton County after a family’s plea to check on a loved one. When their worst… Read More
For Immediate Release June 5, 2017 Miramar Beach, Fla— A scam targets an elderly Walton County woman, defrauding her of thousands. Now, Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be aware and educate their loved ones. June 2nd… Read More
For Immediate Release June 5, 2017 Freeport, Fla— For the second time in less than a month a vehicle is stolen with the keys still inside at a Walton County gas station. On May 31, 2017 the Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
For Immediate Release June 3, 2017 A kayaker struggling to come ashore for several hours is rescued by Walton County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit. The man told dispatchers he had been fighting against the current to get to shore, but… Read More
For Immediate Release May 31, 2017 Miramar Beach, Fla— A registered sex offender is back behind bars following an investigation by a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Investigator. Todd Hunter Griffith, 52, is charged with lewd and lascivious molestation on a… Read More
GUN, PILLS, AND METH CONFISCATED AFTER DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT For Immediate Release May 23, 2017 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— Two men are behind bars on drug charges after running a red light late Monday night. A motorist driving a black… Read More
A family visiting from out of state recently made their yearly stop in the Florida Panhandle along beautiful 30a. “My name is Samantha McNamara and I’m a resident of Alabama,” she wrote to Walton County Sheriff’s Office. “I wish I’d… Read More
For Immediate Release May 25, 2017 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— A man pens a Letter to the Editor at the Northwest Florida Daily News complaining mail is not being delivered to his wife; a woman currently incarcerated at the Walton County… Read More
For Immediate Release May 25, 2017 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla— Two burglaries are solved after a search warrant on S. 4th Street in Walton County; landing one man behind bars. On May 23rd a burglary report was taken from a… Read More
