As Hurricane season began June 1 and Floridians take steps to prepare, a new tool makes reporting price gouging easy. Florida Attorney General, Ashley Moody has notified the state of [...]

On Wednesday, June 26, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office received accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation at their meeting in Orlando. Sheriff Mark Hunter was present and [...]

This year’s Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) uniform crime report (UCR) shows a significant decrease in crime for Columbia County. Yearly, the Sheriff’s Office sends its crime information to [...]

On Wednesday, June 5, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter awarded Deputy Benjamin Dupree, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lifesaving Medal for [...]

Shortly after midnight, Monday April 15, the third suspect in the murder of Steven McGee was taken into custody outside a Lake City Motel where he was staying. After obtaining [...]

Arrests Made In McGee Murder In the early morning hours of Friday, April 12, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested two in the murder of Steven McGee, who was found [...]

Detectives have identified the victim as Steven McGee, 29.  The victim’s last known address was in Branford, but he had connections to Columbia, Suwannee and Gilchrist Counties.  “Cases of this [...]

On Monday, April 8, Columbia County Sheriff Office Detectives began an investigation into the death of a male that was found lying in a wooded area off Old Spanish Rd [...]

On Friday, March 1in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter awarded six deputies, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lifesaving Medal for their involvement [...]

ACCREDITATION TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (FL) A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive April 8 to examine all [...]