June 17, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Investigators from Walton County Sheriff’s Office are currently on scene of a robbery at a gas station in Miramar Beach. Deputies responded to the Circle K located at 10685 U.S. Highway 98 after a… Read More
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June 9, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— De-escalation is a critical and life-saving skill for law enforcement. Deputies charged with the difficult and often dangerous task of resolving tense or volatile situations can use de-escalation to reduce conflict before it develops.… Read More
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June 2, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Wee Care Park has a new splash of color thanks to Walton High School Art Students. The “Art in the Park” initiative, started by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office to help beautify parks across… Read More
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State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that Circuit Court Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Timothy Lee Farris on May 17, 2022, to twenty-five years in Florida’s Department of Corrections, including a ten-year minimum mandatory sentence, for Burglary of a Dwelling while… Read More
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Tallahassee, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Steven “Taylor” Park is among leaders from 33 Florida sheriffs’ offices who graduated this week from the Florida Sheriffs Association’s prestigious Commanders Academy. The Commanders Academy is an exceptionally informative and educational… Read More
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Just after midnight on Sunday Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a “Be on the Look Out” from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office about an armed kidnapping that happened just across the county line in Destin. According to several witnesses, the male… Read More
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April 25, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A DeFuniak Springs man has been arrested on firearms charges after a fight between neighbors led to shots fired over the weekend. Before midnight Sunday, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call on… Read More
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April 22, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The owner of a Walton County construction company has been charged with fraud and money laundering and is now facing felony charges. In December 2021, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a… Read More
The post PROPERTY DEVELOPER ARRESTED FOR FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING; WCSO WARNS OF UPTICK IN WHITE COLLAR CRIME first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More
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 time in the near future. Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
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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 of First Degree Premeditated Murder. The charge… Read More
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