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THREE-MONTH-OLD PUPPY POISONED, BEATEN, SHOT AND EVENTUALLY SUFFOCATED;...
For Immediate Release May 18, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A 19-year-old is behind bars after Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies find a three-month-old puppy dead in the woods in DeFuniak Springs....
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WALTON COUNTY TO HOST COPS ON TOP SUMMIT FOR HEROES
For Immediate Release May 21, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— On Saturday, June 30th, teams from across the country will set out to summit their state’s highest point in honor of the law enforcement...
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WCSO CANCELS SUMMER CAMPS, BACK TO SCHOOL BASH SCHEDULED
For Immediate Release May 16, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Summer Camps held by Walton County Sheriff’s Office have been, unfortunately, canceled in lieu of the recent Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...
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MURDER VICTIM IDENTIFIED, SUSPECT DECEASED IN BAY COUNTY
For Immediate Release May 23, 2018 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— The believed suspect in a Santa Rosa Beach murder is deceased. Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on White Heron Drive...
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CRACK COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS; TWO ARRESTED
Kadeem Ingram Alexander Smith For Immediate Release May 30, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—The Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics unit has arrested two DeFuniak Springs men after discovering...
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WCSO SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING WHEREABOUTS OF RUNAWAY JUVENILE
For Immediate Release May 31, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Rhiannon Nichole Caldwell, 14, left her residence on...
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WCSO SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING MISSING ENDANGERED WOMAN
For Immediate Release June 1, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered woman from DeFuniak Springs. Carmen Kathleen...
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“’MR. THIEF’ SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS BEHIND BARS AFTER BURGLARIZING DOZENS OF...
For Immediate Release May 5, 2018 PENSACOLA, Fla— A man responsible for committing more than a dozen burglaries in Walton County from 2015 to 2016 is sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The sentence...
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MOSSY HEAD MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN SON’S DEATH
For Immediate Release May 5, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A man charged with his son’s death is sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge Monday. In December 2015, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies...
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WCSO ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING RUNAWAY TEEN
For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Xavier Khaled, 16, ran away from a home on Mallet Bayou...
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ALABAMA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ARRESTED FOR TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR FOR SEX
For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—An Alabama volunteer firefighter is behind bars after an operation to uncover sex offenders in our community. On June 6th, Aaron Green, 21, of...
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FIREFIGHTERS SAVE FIVE FAMILY PETS IN STRUCTURE FIRE
June 12, 2018 Paxton, Fla- Five family dogs were rescued by Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters during a residential fire in Paxton. Just before 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 a 911 call...
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WALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH SECOND STRUCTURE FIRE OF...
June 13, 2018 Freeport, Fla- Walton County Fire Rescue Firefighters extinguish the second residential fire of the day. Just before 7:30 PM on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Walton County Fire Rescue responded...
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Northwest Florida Child Abduction Response Team gains national certification
For Immediate Release June 14, 2018 Defuniak Springs, Fla – Today, the Department of Justice presented the Northwest Florida Child Abduction Response Team (NWF-CART) with national certification....
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WCSO/WCFR RESPOND TO FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
June 16, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Walton County Fire Rescue respond to a fatal house fire on Cotton Lane in DeFuniak Springs. Walton County Fire Rescue and Walton...
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TURN ‘EM IN TUESDAY – DERRELL WILLIAMS
We don’t ask for a lot. Don’t take things that don’t belong to you, drive with both hands on the wheel, and keep your hands to yourself. Some people don’t like to listen. Derrell Lashawn Williams,...
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CONVICTED SEXUAL PREDATOR, THOMAS KNOLL, SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON
OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA June 19, 2018 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Thomas A Knoll, age 55, entered a plea of no contest to one...
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CONVICTED SEXUAL PREDATOR, JUAN AVILA, SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON
OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA June 19, 2018 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Juan Pineda Avila, age 34, was sentenced by Circuit Judge...
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DNA TEST LEADS TO ARREST IN 2016 GRAND THEFT
June 20, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A DNA test has led to the identity of a suspect of an April 2016 burglary. On April 23rd, 2016, deputies responded to a report of a burglary on Johns Lane in Alaqua...
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TURN ‘EM IN TUESDAY – JAMES JACKSON
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, don’t take things that don’t belong to you. Apparently, Mr. Jackson did not listen. James Dexter Jackson, 32, currently has active warrants for burglary of...
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