SHERIFF'S OFFICE SEEKS BURGLAR
Courtesy NWF Daily News
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to capture a burglar who has broken into 28 homes along County Road 30A in the last three weeks.
The suspect is described as a lanky white man about 6 feet tall in his late 20s or early 30s with a buzz haircut, according to Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Cory Dobridnia.
“The description is that nothing really stands out to any of our witnesses,” Dobridnia said. “He doesn’t have any tattoos or an accent. Witnesses say he kind of looks like a commercial painter.”
In all the cases, the man knocks on the doors and tries to get into homes.
“What we think he is doing is waiting for people to leave the house and going and jiggling the handle,” Dobridnia said.
The thief only takes money and jewelry, but the losses have added up to close to $1 million, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
“We want people to be diligent, and if something doesn’t look right feel free to speak up,” she said.
Investigators are not trying to alarm the public, but want people to keep an eye out and lock their doors.
The suspect is not armed and does not try to break in while residents are home, Dobridnia said.
Anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Office at 850-892-8111