MOSSY HEAD, FL — Firefighters battle a blaze spreading throughout a mobile home early this morning in Mossy Head. At 6:00 a.m. on Monday, November 14th, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a residence on Elmwood Road following a 911… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, November 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The… Read More
November 7, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An on-duty Walton County Code Compliance Officer is arrested for violating an injunction for protection against stalking. On Saturday, November 5th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Code Compliance Officer Thomas Brennan after he was… Read More
The day he was released from the Walton County Jail a free man, Christopher Carroll walked onto a job site in DeFuniak Springs carrying nothing but a certificate. The next day, he reported for his first shift. “I could have… Read More
October 27, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— More than 3,000 grams of cocaine is seized during a yearlong investigation into drug trafficking in Walton and Okaloosa Counties resulting in the arrest of 21 people. Operation Hans Gruber began in March of… Read More
October 27, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting off Caswell Road in DeFuniak Springs. Deputies responded following a 9-1-1 call Wednesday evening. Witnesses told investigators they were in a vehicle stopped on Caswell Road… Read More
October 21, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The search where skeletal remains were located in Miramar Beach has been completed by Walton County Sheriff’s Office and the District 1 Medical Examiner’s Office Friday. Investigators responded to the scene Thursday, October 21st… Read More
October 21, 2022 The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit has reviewed the June 18, 2022, shooting of Dallas Anthony Francis by law enforcement officers. Francis was shot after he attempted to evade arrest by shooting… Read More
October 20, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man clearing a wooded area in Miramar Beach has discovered skeletal remains. Walton County Sheriff’s Office is on scene at Leeward Drive after a resident found what they believed to be skeletal fragments… Read More
October 19, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— October is National Crime Prevention Month and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is unveiling a new crime prevention-themed patrol car. WCSO is proud to introduce the new design which displays crime prevention tips, beach… Read More
