WCSO deputies use bike patrol as another crime-fighting tool
A group of deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) recently attended a three day bike patrol course in South Walton. Members of the WCSO POP (Problem Oriented Policing) Squad were...
View ArticleTwo more individuals tied to Driftwood burglary ring are in custody
Deputies and investigators with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) have been hot on the trail of the suspects involved in a string of burglaries occurring in the Driftwood Estates area in South...
View Article1st Annual Family Fun Art contest winners announced
Yesterday, Sheriff Adkinson met with the three winners of the 1st Annual Family Fun Art Contest. Jonathan Clenney, Molly Rausenberger and McKenna Rausenberger were awarded with a $25 gift card to...
View ArticleCaptain graduates from prestigious collegiate law enforcement course
Captain Charisse Rivers, Chief over the Criminal Investigations Bureau at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) recently graduated as a part of the 129th Administrative Officers Course (AOC) at...
View ArticleScam Alert–FBI MoneyPak Virus
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Cyber Crime Unit wishes to advise the community of the FBI MoneyPak virus. Several citizens in our community have come across this particular scam and...
View ArticleWCSO shares safety tips for Memorial Day weekend
The official mark of the summer season is upon us—Memorial Day weekend. As schools around the nation release for summer break, families from all over will descend on Walton County to enjoy all we have...
View ArticleWCSO Emergency Managment holds yearly hurricane exercise
The Emergency Management Bureau of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) participated in the Annual Statewide Hurricane/EOC Activation Exercise Wednesday, May 22nd at the Sheriff’s Office Emergency...
View ArticleWCSO begins holiday weekend with Open House Party arrest
Deputies were dispatched to a call of a loud party at 99 Tang O Mar Drive, Miramar Beach, in the early morning hours of May 25th. Upon arrival, deputies saw between 150-200 people coming in and out of...
View ArticlePedestrian on beach injured by deputy driving beach patrol vehicle
At approximately 6:05 p.m. on May 28, 2013, Chad Biernacki, a deputy with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) was patrolling the beach area southwest of Pompano Joe’s (Miramar Beach). The deputy...
View ArticleWedding guest attacks security guard with key; kicks window out of
At approximately 9 p.m. on May 28th, deputies responded to a call at 65 Goldenrod Circle in reference to an intoxicated person attacking a security guard. Upon arrival, law enforcement found a...
View ArticleConvicted felon charged with molestation and possession of firearms
On May 31st, investigators with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) arrested Brian Keith Weeks, 48, of DeFuniak Springs, after allegations that Weeks molested a minor. During the...
View ArticleWalton County Under Double Red Flag Warning
Please be advised the current flag condition is double red. The water is closed in Walton County for the remainder of the day, Monday 6/10. The flag status will be reevaluated by South Walton Fire...
View ArticleAuthorities discover marijuana patch in DeFuniak Springs; two arrested in...
On June 12, 2013 the Walton Correctional Institute (WCI) K-9 team was conducting a training exercise in the area of Fish Or Cut Bait Road in DeFuniak Springs when they discovered a marijuana garden....
View ArticleTwo arrested after multi-agency investigation leads to meth lab find in...
On June 12, 2013 the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), along with the Department of Children and Families, responded to 1420 North 1st Street in DeFuniak Springs in reference to a welfare check of...
View ArticleWalton County Under State of Emergency
This morning, July 5th, 2013, at 10:00am, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners held a special emergency meeting in order to discuss the declaration of a local state of emergency due to the...
View ArticleSex Offender James Joseph Busillo Address Notification
Busillo was adjudicated on 6/21/2006 for sexual exploitation of a minor in South Carolina. Busillo’s new address is: 752 Old Landfill Road, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433 Busillo (DOB 07/03/1982) is a...
View ArticleSex Offender Lewis Shannon Thompson Change of Address Notification
Thompson was adjudicated on 10/01/1998 for Lewd and Lascivious on a child under the age of 16 in Okaloosa County, FL. Thompson also has a second adjudication date of 11/01/2011 for Sex Offender Fail...
View ArticleCurrent Weather and Road Closure Information as of 6 AM Today
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FL. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE (SR 20) AFFECTING WALTON COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. ALL...
View ArticleCurrent Weather and Road Closure Information as of 6 PM Today
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FL. Sat, Jul 6, 2013, 12:54 PM CDT THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE (SR...
View ArticleCurrent Weather and Road Conditions as of 6 AM Today
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FL. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE (SR 20). * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… OR...
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