Firefighters pull one patient from a burning home overnight in the Villa Tasso community. At 2:14 a.m., the Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a 911 call reporting a structure fire on Winfield Street. The caller stated there were… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— Every single day, dispatchers across the country quite literally answer the call to serve their communities through 911 telecommunications. Now, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is offering a way for the community to give back to the… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— In a colorful celebration of local talent, four high school art students have been awarded scholarships for their exceptional work featured at Helen McCall Park as a part of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Art in the… Read More
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS CANCELED FOR APRIL 3, 2024 The collective bargaining negotiation meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (CST) has been canceled. There will be a collective bargaining negotiation meeting on Wednesday, April… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA—Until further notice, Walton County Sheriff’s Office plans to suspend beach access from County Road 283 S to the Bay County line beginning at 7 pm. In anticipation of the large influx of crowds of teenagers from April… Read More
TALLAHASSEE, FLA— A Lieutenant from Walton County Sheriff’s Office graduates from a prestigious leadership school. On Friday, Lieutenant Ben Dowdy was one of 36 to graduate from Florida Sheriffs Association’s (FSA) Commanders Academy Class 14. The Commanders Academy is an… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A shooting incident that injured a 17-year-old girl leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs man and both his parents on felony charges. On March 18th Crestview Police Department reached out to Walton County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A disruption at a Santa Rosa Beach tennis court leads to the arrest of a drunken teenager visiting from Alabama. Walton County Sheriff Deputies arrived Monday evening at N Winston Lane to tennis patrons physically holding down… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A kilo of cocaine is found inside a karaoke machine shipped in the United States Mail during a drug investigation ending in federal drug charges for two Walton County men and an Okaloosa County man. The extensive… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Santa Rosa Beach man has been arrested on more than 60 felony charges, including the possession and distribution of child porn. On March 14, Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Christopher Pappenfort, 44, of… Read More
