For Immediate Release

March 14, 2018

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— Nine car burglaries occurred overnight in Walton County Tuesday. All nine vehicles affected were left unlocked.

Between 11PM and 1AM a suspect or suspects burglarized multiple vehicles in the Botany Bayou gated community. Two firearms, knives, cash and other items were stolen.

Roads affected include Botany Boulevard, McDowell Street, Raymond Circle, Paradise Point, and Rosin Cup Circle.

Walton County Sheriff’s Office is releasing video from a residence that shows two subjects, one in a gray hooded sweatshirt and the other in a camouflage hooded sweatshirt, rummaging through a vehicle before leaving the driveway on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at (850)-892-8111 or you can anonymous by calling Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 863-TIPS, submit a web tip athttp://www.emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com/ or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile Application.

Walton County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to HIDE your belongings, LOCK your vehicles, and TAKE your keys and guns.