ROAD CLOSURES LIST FOR WALTON COUNTY AS OF 5:00AM 1/7/2017
January 7, 2017Big Cedar Rd. Water over the roadway CLOSED Cowford Ranch Rd. Water over the roadway. CLOSED Choctawhatchee River Rd. Water over the roadway. CLOSED
WCSO SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING MISSING DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN
January 6, 2017DeFuniak Springs, Fla— The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating a missing DeFuniak Springs man who disappeared in August 2015. John Thomas Watson, who also goes by the nickname “JT” Watson, is 6’3”, with brown hair,… Read More
WCSO RESPONDS TO INFANT DEATH
January 6, 2017At approximately 9:45am Wednesday Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in reference to an unresponsive infant. Deputies arrived on scene on Veterans Road and the 7-day-old was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead. We… Read More
TURN ‘EM IN TUESDAY – BILLY “UNCLE BILLY” BLANE
January 3, 2017Recognize this guy? Yeah, as much as we enjoyed seeing “Uncle Billy” get his 15 minutes of fame on A&E Live PD… we would much rather see him behind bars. Billy Blane is wanted on charges of felony battery after… Read More
THREE IN CUSTODY AFTER BURGLARY INVESTIGATION
January 3, 2017DeFuniak Springs, Fla— More than $50,000 in stolen items will be returned to their rightful owner after Walton County Sheriff’s Office investigators alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife solve a string of residential burglaries. On November 14th a resident living on… Read More
VICTIM IDENTIFIED IN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING NEAR SHOAL RIVER
January 2, 2017DeFuniak Springs, Fla— The victim of an accidental drowning in Mossy Head has been identified. William Patrick Corley, 70, was found outside his home on W T Hulion Road after Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to his travel trailer just… Read More
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING NEAR SHOAL RIVER
January 2, 2017DeFuniak Springs, Fla— A Walton County man is found dead following flooding near the Shoal River. Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies are on scene of a travel trailer off of W T Hulion Road where they discovered the subject’s car partially… Read More
ROAD CLOSURES LIST FOR WALTON COUNTY AS OF 12:00PM 1/4/2017
January 2, 2017FROST LN /CAWTHON: CLOSED IMPASSABLE CLOSED Pen Williams/ Co Highway 181 W: Closed by Road Department OPEN CROWDER RD/WARD RD: Public works put out barricades and closed road completely. There is a sink hole about 4-6 ft in circumference and… Read More
WCSO DIVE TEAM ACHIEVES PUBLIC SAFETY DIVER CERTIFICATION IN THE COLD
December 29, 2016Can you say BRR! Nothing gets our blood pumping like diving in 32° weather! This month the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team completed a 36 hour course on evidence and body recovery in zero water visibility conditions. The team… Read More
TURN ‘EM IN TUESDAY – ADAM MARSHALL HILL ARRESTED
December 27, 2016UPDATE: Hill has been arrested January 8th. Thank you for your continued support of Turn ’em in Tuesday! This week’s Turn ’em in Tuesday is pretty elusive… not to mention destructive. Adam Marshall Hill is wanted by Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More