SANTA ROSA BEACH MAN ARRESTED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPERSONATION
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Santa Rosa Beach man is charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. On May 7th, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle that appeared to be designed to look like a...
View ArticleNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING – MAY 20, 2025
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at the...
View ArticleSUSPECT ARRESTED JUST HOURS AFTER VICTIM REPORTED BURGLARY IN INLET BEACH
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A suspect is arrested only hours after the report of a burglary in Inlet Beach on Monday. At around 5 pm on May 12th, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on...
View ArticleWALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDS TO EARLY MORNING STRUCTURE FIRE AT GRADY...
FREEPORT, FL – Walton County Fire Rescue crews responded early this morning to a structure fire at Grady Brown Park in Freeport after a passerby spotted flames coming from the park’s bathroom...
View ArticleNOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC MEETING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS CANCELED FOR MAY 20, 2025 The collective bargaining negotiation meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (CST) has been canceled. We will...
View ArticleNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: MAY 28, 2025
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at...
View ArticleWALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE ASSISTS WITH STRUCTURE FIRE AT DEFUNIAK SPRINGS...
This morning, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a mutual aid request from the DeFuniak Springs Fire Department following reports of a structure fire at the Burger King located on U.S. Highway 331...
View ArticleTWO ARRESTED AFTER VIOLENT ATTACK OUTSIDE LOCAL CONVENIENT STORE
Daniel Guy Miller Adrian Robert Gonzales A routine shift turned violent for one store employee in Miramar Beach Wednesday night, ending with two suspects in custody. Just after 10:00 p.m. on...
View ArticleWCSO LIEUTENANT GRADUATES FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION COMMANDERS ACADEMY...
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— Walton County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Jermaine Brown has graduated from the Florida Sheriffs Association’s (FSA) prestigious Commanders Academy. Lieutenant Jermaine Brown was...
View ArticleSANTA ROSA BEACH MAN ARRESTED ON AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE CHARGES
A Santa Rosa Beach man is behind bars after brutally beating a four-year-old child over the course of two days. Jamal Marquise Allen, 30, was arrested Thursday, June 5, 2025, by deputies with the...
View ArticleFUGITIVE WANTED ON STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES APPREHENDED BY WCSO
A coordinated effort between the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Intelligence Unit, patrol deputies, and surrounding agencies led to the arrest of a fugitive wanted on multiple charges, including a...
View ArticleNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: JUNE 10, 2025
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at the...
View ArticleWALTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAJOR GRADUATES FROM PRESTIGIOUS FBI NATIONAL...
Major Dustin Burlison of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office has graduated from the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Major Burlison is now one of just...
View ArticleMOTHER ARRESTED AFTER TODDLER FOUND ALONE AT PLAYGROUND IN EXTREME HEAT
A Mary Esther woman was arrested Sunday after deputies discovered her three-year-old son had been left alone at a playground for nearly two hours in dangerously hot weather. At 1:11 p.m. on June 15,...
View ArticleHUMAN TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY SPANNING FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA...
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kimberly Robinson Gandy, 47, of Gulfport, Mississippi, was found guilty on Wednesday afternoon, June 18, 2025, by a federal jury, of: Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by...
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