For Immediate Release March 20, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— At the end of 2017 the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Posse will have volunteered more than 9,500 hours to the community it serves. The 18 member unit tallied 9,545 hours total… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2018 PANAMA CITY, FLA– “Stay fierce.” It was the common phrase at a discussion panel Thursday. Captain Angie Hogeboom alongside Jessica Proffitt Bracken, of Proffitt PR, and JJ Smith, a YouTube personality, spoke to a… Read More
March 15, 2018 Paxton, Fla—Walton County Fire Rescue crews respond to a structure fire on State Line Road in Paxton to find a home partially engulfed in flames. At 2:54 AM Thursday morning, Walton County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched… Read More
March 14, 2018 Freeport, Fla—A Freeport resident was transported to a burn center after suffering 1st and 2nd degree burns following an explosion on his boat Wednesday night. Just before 8:30 PM, a 911 call promptly dispatched Walton County Fire… Read More
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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