For Immediate Release February 9, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—An exercise aimed at analyzing law enforcement’s response during a child abduction is complete. Walton County Sheriff’s Office hosted a C.A.R.T (Child Abduction Response Team) exercise Friday; an event spanning more than… Read More

For Immediate Release February 7, 2018 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— Suspects burglarize 13 unlocked vehicles early Tuesday morning stealing a computer, camera, cash and a loaded firearm. Investigators with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating multiple burglaries in the… Read More

For Immediate Release February 2, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A new K9 has joined the Walton County Sheriff’s Office family and wasted no time making an impact on drug enforcement. K9 Jester, a Netherland born one-year-old Belgian Malinois recently joined… Read More

For Immediate Release February 1, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A week from today Walton County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a two-day exercise aimed at evaluating law enforcement’s response to a child kidnapping. The Region 1 C.A.R.T. (Child Abduction Response… Read More

For Immediate Release January 26, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation today of 36 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy. These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 22 criminal justice agencies throughout… Read More

For Immediate Release January 25, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—Inmates incarcerated at the Walton County Jail are learning a craft that dates back to the middle ages. Eight inmates, including Escambia county inmates currently housed in Walton County, are participating in… Read More

For Immediate Release January 22, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A Walton County inmate was severely burned Thursday while trying to start a piece of equipment. At around 8am Thursday morning, Jason Brase, 22, an inmate assigned to a county work… Read More

For Immediate Release January 18, 2018  CHIPLEY, Fla—Sometimes the pieces just fall into place. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy Thomas Corbett wasn’t planning on going to lunch Wednesday, January 17th. But, he and three others attending Florida Panhandle Technical… Read More

For Immediate Release January 16, 2018 PONCE DE LEON, Fla—  On January 11th a deputy in the area of County Highway 1883 and Double Pond Road noticed a maroon Ford Ranger with Texas tags parked partially in the roadway. The… Read More