Glad to hear they fixed it all.As I am sure all of those that live on it are.
My car is the most thankful! We were lucky in that it was fixed soon after we moved here.
Bear creek accident????
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My car is the most thankful! We were lucky in that it was fixed soon after we moved here.
Thanks snerd. You are awesome. Giving you reporting rep right now
I'm glad that I could be of service!
I would like to share my experience with the sheriff's office today. I called the Sowal station since it's the only number I know but they wouldn't give me any information. I said that I could hear the helicopter from the house and I wanted to know if there was a crazy person on the loose or if they were doing something else. He claimed to have no information at all and wouldn't give me any other numbers to call. He said that if there was another number to call, they wouldn't be able to release any information anyway. He didn't even suggest for me to lock the doors, just in case!
If a criminal is loose in the area they should at least let people know! Fortunately for us, the deputies on the highway are always helpful.
I'm glad that I could be of service!
I would like to share my experience with the sheriff's office today. I called the Sowal station since it's the only number I know but they wouldn't give me any information. I said that I could hear the helicopter from the house and I wanted to know if there was a crazy person on the loose or if they were doing something else. He claimed to have no information at all and wouldn't give me any other numbers to call. He said that if there was another number to call, they wouldn't be able to release any information anyway. He didn't even suggest for me to lock the doors, just in case!
If a criminal is loose in the area they should at least let people know! Fortunately for us, the deputies on the highway are always helpful.
Thanks snerd. I understand you concern. I called the main office twice but it is standard operating procedure and they couldn't share any info with me either. I am going to talk with them on Monday about getting some info out to the public about what to do in these situations and will try and do a short article on it for this weeks edition. You did the right thing though, imho by speaking with a deputy. They will usually be more forthcoming on the scene when something is going on in a residential area. Thanks for your help and I will follow up on their operating procedure protocols on Monday and get some info out for everyone in case this happens again. Please feel free to pick up the phone and call me at my office at the Herald if I can ever be of service : )
Al.
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AL--if you can post the public affairs procedures for the WCSO that would be great. I have never known a law enforcement office that is so unwilling to share information with the public.
I'd love to have some light shed on their procedures. Thanks.
I'd love to have some light shed on their procedures. Thanks.
In situations like this one I couldn't even get any info this afternoon. If it hadn't of been for snerd I would have had to leave my family gathering and travel for about 45 minutes just to get a deputy to talk to me. I know like hospitals they are bound not to release information unless it is "official" due to liabilities that may arise from the parties involved, but I think this incident brings to light the need for the public to get some info on what the office can tell us in these situations. I'm on it and will get something out for you guys this week in print. I will be asking why the public was not informed and why not when they could have spotted the person the WCSO was looking for and potentially provided some tips if a person saw them.
Ditto ...and good luck with all that! :roll:
I'm glad that I could be of service!
I would like to share my experience with the sheriff's office today. I called the Sowal station since it's the only number I know but they wouldn't give me any information. I said that I could hear the helicopter from the house and I wanted to know if there was a crazy person on the loose or if they were doing something else. He claimed to have no information at all and wouldn't give me any other numbers to call. He said that if there was another number to call, they wouldn't be able to release any information anyway. He didn't even suggest for me to lock the doors, just in case!
If a criminal is loose in the area they should at least let people know! Fortunately for us, the deputies on the highway are always helpful.
Not getting smart and no sarcasm intended.
When in doubt...
I know if a helicopter were circling my hood I'd be a little confused and alert, but I would probably also lock my doors.
Subject (the same one who ran on them about a month ago on Bay Grove Road and who has been hiding out with friends and family) is in custody. Not an ax murderer, btw, just had outstanding warrants.
I cannot say the name - that is for the PIO to do - but if I did, half of you would probably just sigh and say, "Oh, him again?"
BTW, always a good idea to keep doors locked.
I cannot say the name - that is for the PIO to do - but if I did, half of you would probably just sigh and say, "Oh, him again?"
BTW, always a good idea to keep doors locked.
Subject (the same one who ran on them about a month ago on Bay Grove Road and who has been hiding out with friends and family) is in custody. Not an ax murderer, btw, just had outstanding warrants.
I cannot say the name - that is for the PIO to do - but if I did, half of you would probably just sigh and say, "Oh, him again?"
BTW, always a good idea to keep doors locked.
Unfortunately...I know the young man. Lived in our neighborhood and my son knew him and his brother. Maybe a year ago, there were cop cars/trucks and undercover cars staked out all over PT. Washington...later I found out they were hunting down the person mentioned above. So sad how he has turned out.
I'm glad that I could be of service!
I would like to share my experience with the sheriff's office today. I called the Sowal station since it's the only number I know but they wouldn't give me any information. I said that I could hear the helicopter from the house and I wanted to know if there was a crazy person on the loose or if they were doing something else. He claimed to have no information at all and wouldn't give me any other numbers to call. He said that if there was another number to call, they wouldn't be able to release any information anyway. He didn't even suggest for me to lock the doors, just in case!
If a criminal is loose in the area they should at least let people know! Fortunately for us, the deputies on the highway are always helpful.
The information available to the public will only diminish when Walton County completes it's switch of it's communications to the statewide digital-encrypted radio system. It's an unmonitorable radio system that regular folks cannot listen to. Currently, anyone can listen to the WCSO and WCFD comms on a standard radio receiver in the 400 mhz range. I became aware of the situation on Bay Grove last month because of my radio. I was able to secure my home and vehicles knowing that there was a suspect on the loose in my immediate area (I saw him speed past my house on his motorcycle as I was locking my gate,) I later found out that the suspect wasn't dangerous (thanks to someone on this board.) The ability to monitor public safety comms keeps everyone safe and on a level field.
The switch to the new radio system is costly, unnecessary and dangerous to the officers on the road. While there are currently several areas within the county that patrol cars become 'lost' from the radio system because of being in remote areas, the new system will have even more blind spots (inherent to the system) and be more difficult to diagnose when it fails. It is being sold to local counties and municipalities as essential to disaster and terrorism response. It is in reality a method to keep information from the public.