On Friday, September 19, Florida Gateway College Student Body donated a host of new stuffed toys to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office as part of a community service project. The service project was to collect new stuffed toys and donate them to the Sheriff’s Office so that the deputies and detectives could give them to…
During the last 30 days, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has investigated 44 vehicle burglaries throughout the unincorporated areas of the county. The M.O. has been the same in each case; valuables stolen from unlocked vehicles. Most vehicle burglaries are crimes of opportunity. The thief looks for easy access and doesn’t want to make much…
On Wednesday, September 3 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in a new member. Sheriff Hunter swore in Mr. Daniel “Danny” Blanton as a Detention Deputy. Detention Deputy Blanton will be assigned to the Detention Division as a detention officer. We wish him the best in…