Defuniak Springs
CRIME & SAFETY
SWFD firefighters rescue entrapped driver in Walton County
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Tuesday around 5:00 a.m., South Walton Fire District responded to the Point Washington area for a single-vehicle accident with entrapment. When officials arrived on the scene they found a heavily damaged vehicle lying on its side. The occupant was trapped near the driver’s seat, according to authorities. Firefighters had […]
DeFuniak Springs man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, possession of cocaine and meth
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida — A 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a traffic stop at Murphy's Gas Station. Members of the Walton County Sheriff's Office VICE/Narcotics Unit and District 1 Patrol arrested Nemiah Liam Barnett, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Inside Barnett's vehicle, deputies found 9.8 grams of methamphetamine, .9 grams of cocaine, and three individual bags containing 9.2 grams of fentanyl, according to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Additionally, a Pyrex dish, a plastic spoon, and a box of small plastic baggies commonly used to distribute drugs were discovered.
WCSO: Four low-speed vehicles towed, following public safety concern
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Sunday, Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced that four low-speed vehicles were towed off major thoroughfares in the county; U.S. 331 S and Hwy 98. For our residents, low-speed vehicles are a huge point of frustration, WCSO officials said. Officials said they are a public safety concern, not just for […]
Single-vehicle accident with entrapment, multiple agencies respond
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Crews with the South Walton Fire District responded to a single-vehicle accident with entrapment in the Point Washington Area early Tuesday Morning. When SWFD B-Shift firefighters arrived on-scene around 5 a.m., they say they found a driver still inside of a heavily damaged truck lying...
Crash shuts down westbound lanes of Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Drivers may see a traffic delay on a busy highway in Walton County. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reports that westbound lanes of Highway 98, near Musset Bayou in Santa Rosa Beach, are shut down due to a traffic crash. They say the crash...
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