The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a series of criminal mischief incidents that occurred Friday night between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM in the Paxton area. Approximately 30 residential mailboxes were vandalized on Flowersview Boulevard, Richerson Road, County… Read More
December 12, 2017 Darlington, FL— Firefighters respond to a residential fire to find smoke coming from inside a home in Darlington. Fortunately, no residents were home at the time of the fire. The resident came home to find smoke coming… Read More
For Immediate Release December 11, 2017 Miramar Beach, FL—The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at CVS pharmacy on South Holiday Road in Miramar Beach. At 10:25 AM on Monday, December 11, 2017,… Read More
For Immediate Release December 11, 2017 Freeport, FL— Firefighters respond to a residential fire on McCloud Road and discover a partially engulfed structure, a second structure on the ground and a fully engulfed vehicle nearby. Within minutes of being dispatched… Read More
For Immediate Release December 7, 2017 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla— A 15-year-old is arrested following an investigation into the sale of narcotics. In October of this year, Walton County Sheriff’s Office was notified Brendon Wayne Anderson, 15, was selling a… Read More
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—John Harding, one of two suspects charged in the October Amber Alert out of Walton County, has been extradited and charged with kidnapping. On October 28th Joseph Harding, 35, and Paul Lewis Vaughan, 39, entered a home on Otter… Read More
On Friday, December 1st a gun was discovered on a school bus returning kids home from Maude Saunders Elementary School. Nearing the end of the route, the gun was reported to the school bus driver by a student who saw… Read More
For Immediate Release December 4, 2017 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Inmates in Walton County will now be able to connect with friends and family easier, faster, and more safely. Starting December 7th Walton County Sheriff’s Office will change jail phone system… Read More
For Immediate Release December 1, 2017 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Polk County man is behind bars after soliciting sex with a minor following an undercover sting by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit. The investigation began in October… Read More
For Immediate Release November 30, 2017 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A house fire in rural DeFuniak Springs is discovered days after it claims the life of one victim. Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies and Argyle Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call… Read More
