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Walton County Sheriff urges visitors to lock vehicles as 7 guns have been stolen in four days

In the past four days, 7 guns have been stolen out of unlocked vehicles in the south end of Walton County. Two car burglaries over the weekend on Old Beach Road resulted in two guns stolen. Two car burglaries on Miami Street overnight resulted in two guns stolen. Two car burglaries on Sarasota Street overnight […]

In the past four days, 7 guns have been stolen out of unlocked vehicles in the south end of Walton County.

  • Two car burglaries over the weekend on Old Beach Road resulted in two guns stolen.
  • Two car burglaries on Miami Street overnight resulted in two guns stolen.
  • Two car burglaries on Sarasota Street overnight resulted in two guns stolen.

According to the WCSO, all of the vehicles were unlocked and all of the vehicles belong to out-of-town visitors.

“So help me God”, is something we said in our oath but we’ve been saying it a whole lot more lately,” wrote the WCSO in a press release. “We’re doing all we can to prevent this but it’s not up to us.”

“We’re asking you; tell your wife, tell your kids, your neighbors, your parents, your property management company, your renters, the dog barking down the street, the mailman, the drive-thru barista, your customers, the in-laws you don’t like. Anybody. Everybody. To lock you cars.”

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