TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 11, 2020) – Today, the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, and the Florida Highway Patrol announced the launch of Operation Dry Streets, a joint statewide [...]

On Monday, March 9, a robbery and shooting at a Vegas One Casino at 4201 S U. S. Highway 441 has left a person shot and started a two county [...]

On Tuesday morning, March 3, Deputies were called to a residence at the 200 block of SW Creekside Lane where a man had been attacked by a machete wielding suspect. [...]

On Thursday night, February 13, Detectives began a homicide investigation in the 300 block of SW Donovan Glenn in unincorporated Columbia County. Shortly after 7 PM, deputies were dispatched to [...]

On Friday, January 03 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted Deputy Scott Busby to the rank of Corporal and Corporal Chris [...]

On Friday, December 13, Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter presented awards to Mr. T. L. Welles and Mr. Roger Noll for their support for the Florida Sheriffs Association.   At [...]

On Tuesday morning, December 3, Columbia County deputies stopped a vehicle travelling on I75 and uncovered a trove of edible items laced with illegal drugs headed to the Tampa Bay [...]

On Wednesday, October 30 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted Detective Josh Green to the rank of Corporal. Corporal Green has [...]

On Friday, October 11, Sheriff Mark Hunter presided over a retirement ceremony at the Sheriff’s Operation Center for a valued team member. K9 Bak, one of 4 canines used at [...]