For Immediate Release March 14, 2018 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— Nine car burglaries occurred overnight in Walton County Tuesday. All nine vehicles affected were left unlocked. Between 11PM and 1AM a suspect or suspects burglarized multiple vehicles in the Botany… Read More
For Immediate Release March 12, 2018 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla—A Walton County Sheriff’s Office K9 has earned another trip to the United States Police Canine Association National K9 Trials in New Jersey. K9 Kayne and handler Sergeant Kristin Pond took… Read More
For Immediate Release March 9, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—A bag of large knives were found within arms reach of a man who said he thought about killing the Deputy that pulled him over. On March 9th a deputy on routine… Read More
For Immediate Release March 9, 2018 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla— Two burglars wreaking havoc in three counties finally slipped up. All because they picked a bad place to park. Deputies patrolling Watersound North community early Wednesday morning came across a… Read More
For Immediate Release March 7, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— If resilience were a color, it would be the same shade as sparks flying off a welding machine. For the last six weeks in a large trailer hidden at the Walton… Read More
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For Immediate Release March 5, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A five-day operation leads to the arrest of eight men for soliciting a child for sex including a registered sex offender out of Escambia County. By monitoring smartphone apps and online… Read More
For Immediate Release March 5, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A suspect in a fatal shooting in Alabama was taken into custody in Walton County Sunday. Just before 12:30pm, WCSO was called in to assist Covington County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama Bureau… Read More
For Immediate Release March 1, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man responsible for wiping out a pharmacy’s entire supply of oxycodone during a robbery in Walton County is traced to Knoxville, Tennessee. On Monday, December 11, 2017, Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott visited Tampa, Jacksonville, and DeFuniak Springs to highlight his action plan to make major changes to help keep Florida students safe, including a $500 million investment in school safety and mental health. “The… Read More
