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FIREFIGHTERS AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER SAVE INJURED DEER
January 31, 2019 GASKIN, Fla – Two Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters and a local business owner help save a young doe who was injured after becoming entangled in a downed fence. Around 11:00 AM...
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WCSO CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR BERRY LEE AWARDED DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN...
January 31, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—Walton County Sheriff’s Office employee Lee Berry has been awarded the Department of Children and Families Child Protective Investigator Rookie of the Year for the...
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SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN VETERANS PARK VANDALISM
January 31, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A suspect has been identified in the vandalism of a veteran’s park in Freeport on January 21st. The 14-year-old suspect was located and interviewed following...
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WCSO DIVE TEAM LOCATES BODY OF MISSING DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN; NO FOUL PLAY...
February 7, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The body of a missing DeFuniak Springs man was located at Morrison Springs Thursday morning. Wednesday evening a vehicle belonging to John Charles Thomas, 51, was...
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FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE IN REDBAY
February 9, 2019 REDBAY, Fla – Walton County firefighters respond to a suspicious fire at an abandoned home in Redbay. At 3:30 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019, a 911 call promptly dispatched Walton...
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WCSO K9 TEAM BRINGS HOME ACCOLADES FROM 2019 USPCA REGION 1 K9 TRIALS IN...
February 11, 2019 LAKELAND, Fla— Thirty-seven dog teams from around the state of Florida spent last week competing for “Top Dog” honors to compete at the national level. Walton County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleWCSO INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS; JUVENILE SUFFERS GUNSHOT WOUNDS
February 11, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old injured Monday Night. Just before 5 p.m. deputies were called to...
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SEARCH WARRANT YIELDS THREE FELONY CHARGES OF TRAFFICKING LSD FOR SANTA ROSA...
February 21, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A 27-year-old Santa Rosa Beach man is behind bars after undercover investigators purchase more than 600 hits of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as...
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WALTON COUNTY JAIL INMATES EARN SERVSAFE CERTIFICATIONS
February 27, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A handful of female inmates have earned ServSafe Certifications during their time served at the Walton County Jail. During their incarceration, six female...
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GUN USED IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING STOLEN DURING BURGLARY; TWO ARRESTED, TWO SOUGHT
Mug Shot for Darius Wingate Mug shot for Muhammed Robinson March 4, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two juveniles have been arrested and two additional suspects are being sought by Walton County Sheriff’s...
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NUMEROUS CARS DAMAGED IN CYPRESS CROSSINGS; SUSPECT ADMITS TO MORE THAN 40...
March 6, 2019 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— A suspect is arrested after implicating himself in more than three dozen criminal mischief cases in Walton County over the last three years. Between February 23rd...
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FIFTH CLASS OF INMATES GRADUATE WITH WELDING CERTIFICATE FROM WALTON COUNTY JAIL
March 7, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A fifth class of inmates have successfully completed the Applied Welding Technology Course at the Walton County Jail. In partnership with Northwest Florida State...
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WOMAN CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN LSD ARRESTED A SECOND TIME HOURS AFTER...
March 7, 2019 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— A woman arrested for trafficking a hallucinogen is locked up a second time just hours after bonding out. March 6th just before 10 pm, a Walton County Sheriff’s K9...
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VEHICLE CLOCKED AT 107 MPH ON 331; DRIVER ARRESTED FOR FLEEING AND ELUDING
March 8, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla— A vehicle clocked at more than 100 miles an hour during the early morning hours Wednesday results in the driver behind bars. A deputy running radar near U.S. 331 S and...
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MAN SHOT IN PONCE DE LEON DIES AT HOLMES COUNTY HOSPITAL; SUSPECT IN CUSTODY...
March 10, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Ponce de Leon man is shot and killed Saturday night and the suspect is now in custody in Bay County. The evening of March 9th Walton County Sheriff’s Office was...
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LANDFILL EMPLOYEES HELP SAVE WALTON COUNTY RESIDENT’S LIFE
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A Walton County man may have lost his life on Tuesday if not for the quick action of local landfill employees. During the afternoon of March 5, 2019, a Walton County resident was...
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BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED FOR STEALING MORE THAN $100,000 FROM EMPLOYER
March 11, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A bookkeeper has turned herself in after investigators learned she had been stealing money from an employer in excess of $100,000. On March 8th, Kimberly Weaver was...
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SIX FEMALE INMATES EARN SERVSAFE CERTIFICATES; SECOND GROUP TO RECEIVE...
March 12, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Six women serving time at the Walton County Jail have made the most of their incarceration. The inmates, which include three women from Escambia County,...
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OLD
March 18, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of Ronald Reed Norris Jr., 51, of DeFuniak Springs after it’s discovered he sexually victimized two children...
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN ARRESTED FOR HITTING VICTIM IN THE HEAD WITH METAL PIPE
March 22, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— An investigation into an aggravated battery has led to the arrest of a 23-year-old DeFuniak Springs man. On March 13th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to...
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