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WCSO K9 COLT ALERTS TO DRUGS INSIDE VEHICLE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP FOR SPEED;...
January 18, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A traffic stop for speeding leads to the arrest of a Freeport man for trafficking methamphetamine Monday night. On January 17th at 9 pm, a Walton County Sheriff’s...
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WCSO SEARCHING FOR MISSING DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN WITH DEMENTIA
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 81-year-old with dementia. On January 21, 2022, Monroe Smith Jr. was reported missing by...
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WCSO SEARCHING FOR MISSING MIRAMAR BEACH WOMAN
WALTON COUNTY, FL— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 65-year-old woman from Miramar Beach. Melanie Kay Stallard is known to frequent the Grand...
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FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE MASSIVE BLAZE CONSUMING GASKIN HOME
GASKIN, FL—A multi-agency attack leads to the knock down of a large residential fire in Gaskin. At 9:37 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022, Walton County Fire Rescue, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department,...
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WALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE KNOCKS DOWN RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN GASKIN
GASKIN, FL— Walton County Fire Rescue knocks down flames coming from a home in Gaskin earlier this evening. At 5:02 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a home...
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TWO APPREHENDED AFTER RESIDENTS REPORT MORE THAN A DOZEN BURGLARIES IN SANTA...
January 28, 2022 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla — Two men responsible for more than a dozen burglaries in Santa Rosa Beach yesterday are facing multiple felony charges. Joshua Boudreaux, 22, and Rakishi...
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WCSO CAPTAIN GRADUATES FROM NATIONAL COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE LEADERSHIP...
January 31, 2022 ORANGE BEACH, AL— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the graduation of Captain Dustin Burlison from the National Command and Staff College Leadership Program. The...
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OPERATION WOLVES BLANKET WRAPS UP TWELVE IN CHILD PREDATOR STING
February 1, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An elaborate multi-agency investigation dubbed Operation Wolves Blanket has resulted in the arrest of 12 men on charges of child solicitation. Over a five-day...
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SANTA ROSA BEACH MAN ARRESTED FOR GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IMPERSONATING LAW...
February 4, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Santa Rosa Beach man is arrested after he went door-to-door in the middle of the night dressed as a law enforcement officer. In the early morning hours Thursday,...
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K-9 JESTER APPREHENDS SUSPECT FOLLOWING PURSUIT OF STOLEN VEHICLE
A pursuit in DeFuniak Springs ends in a K-9 apprehension and a suspect in custody late Thursday night. At 10:04 p.m. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a stolen vehicle on Nelson...
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ARREST MADE IN ROAD RAGE SHOOTING IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
A Mossy Head man has been arrested following a road rage incident that lead to shots fired on Sunday, February 13th. At 5:35 p.m., Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of US...
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HOTEL EMPLOYEE PENDING TERMINATION ARRESTED FOR FIRING WEAPON INSIDE HOTEL;...
February 17, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Crestview woman is charged with firing a gun inside a Walton County hotel after business hours. Wednesday morning, February 16th the Walton County Sheriff’s...
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ARSON SUSPECTED IN CHOCTAW BEACH HOUSE FIRE
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the State Fire Marshal’s Office in the investigation of a suspicious residential fire that took place late Thursday night. At 9:24 p.m., Walton County...
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POSTAL WORKER HELPS FIREFIGHTERS SAVE HOME FROM FIRE IN MOSSY HEAD
A postal worker sees a large outside fire spreading towards a home in Mossy Head and takes action. At 11:11 a.m. on Sunday, February 20, 2022, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a home on Holly...
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SUSPECT IN BRUTAL HOMICIDE ON TROON DRIVE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
February 22, 2022 Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announces that on February 18, 2022, Storm Royal Thayer was indicted by the Walton County Grand Jury on the charge...
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NEIGHBORS HELP SAVE A FREEPORT FAMILY’S HOME
A neighbor spots flames coming from underneath the porch of a nearby home and quickly jumps into action. At 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a home on Hansen...
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WALTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PREPARES FOR TEMPORARY ER CLOSURE AT...
March 8, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Healthmark Regional Medical Center has recently expressed to our agency they will be temporarily closing their emergency room at the facility for an unknown length of...
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CYBER CRIMES TIP LEADS TO THE ARREST OF A CHILD PREDATOR
A Freeport man has been arrested for possession and transmission of child pornography and sexual battery of a minor. On March 10, 2022, The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received a...
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LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSES HOUSE FIRE IN FREEPORT; WCFR RUSHES TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES
Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters rushed to a home early this morning after a neighbor reported seeing heavy flames coming from the house across the street. At 4:47 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23,...
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UNDERCOVER ONLINE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF LAKE COUNTY MAN
A Lake County man has been extradited to Walton County following an undercover online investigation conducted by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit. On October 14, 2022, Timothy Ray...
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