On Wednesday, July 1, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter awarded Deputy Anthony Cortese the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lifesaving Medal for his actions on February 24, 2020. Deputy Cortese was working as a School Resource Deputy at Lake City Middle School that February day when…
In the earlier morning hours of Wednesday, June 3, a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a wanted FBI fugitive suspected of being a member of a dangerous organized drug trafficking ring in north central Florida. At around 2:15, the deputy noticed a vehicle with an expired tag and stopped the vehicle for the…
Our community has a lot of questions about Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order 20-91 (Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency) or as some have called it a stay at home order and how it will affect us. As a county we are complying with the majority of the directives listed in the Order to…
Sheriff Mark Hunter is urging residents to download the free Florida See Something, Say Something mobile app (Florida See Say) to report suspicious activity. The app allows citizens to report suspicious activity related to terrorism. Citizens can also access educational materials and PSA videos to learn what is considered suspicious activity and how to stay…
As the nation responds to the COVID 19 pandemic, we at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office are adapting to the challenges associated with providing professional law enforcement services to our community while keeping our citizens and our personnel safe and virus free. “I want to assure the citizens of Columbia County, that if or…