Juveniles break into South Walton home, hold party
June 16, 2008 - 10:35AM
Six juveniles and two men who decided to party on the beach, are now charged on various counts of theft and alcohol possession after they broke into a house that didn't belong to them, according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press release.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office received a call on June 12, around 6:49 a.m. about two vehicles parked in a driveway on Surfside Drive in Santa Rosa Beach that did not belong there. The caretaker called the absentee homeowner and was told no one was suppose to be at his residence. He requested the caretaker to call the sheriff's office and gave permission for authorities to enter the residence.
When deputies arrived they found four juveniles ages 14, 15, 16 and 17 and two other males who were 18. Officers were told that one of the juveniles had invited the other seven over to the residence to drink and swim in the pool and later to spend the night. The seven other individuals were under the impression that the residence belonged to the juvenile's stepfather, according to a spokesman for the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
The owner is not related to the juvenile.
All eight were transported to the Walton County Sheriff's South Walton Sub-Station. The 15-year-old female juvenile, of Santa Rosa Beach, who claimed the owner was her stepfather was charged with one count of burglary, theft of the alcohol from inside the residence and possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21.
All of the juveniles were charged with possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21.
One of the 18-year-olds, of Miramar Beach, was charged with possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21 and also with one count of petit theft. A 17-year-old male juvenile was also charged with one count of petit theft.
Investigators continue to look into the matter and additional charges are pending.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/one_8698___article.html/walton_residence.html
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Be thankful that nobody in Sowal has been a victim of a Craig's List party. If you don't know what I'm talking about, somebody who knows of a vacant house will put out word via Craig's List that there is a party at a certain house. The word spreads like a virus, and loads of people (kids) will decend on the house to party. Sufice it to say being respectful of the house is not the number one priority...
Beach Lover
These youngsters must be from the PHEAD school of getting your party on.
No harm, no foul. Right?
No harm, no foul. Right?
SoWal Expert
Didn't any of you all do anything like this when you were growing up? Just curious. I know we sure did. I had great parents but they had no clue what we were up to half the time. Thank god none of us had cell phones! I think most parents would be real surprised if they knew half of what their kids were really up to.
No, I never broke into someone's house. Plenty of beach around if you absolutely must have an underage drinking party.
Beach Fanatic
You all would probably be shocked if you knew how we use to run on 30a! Not much else to do back in the day...
Beach Fanatic
Apparently on the final night the boys had gotten together and decided to see if they could urinate and get it to run down all three flights of stairs.You can't start telling something like that and stop before the payoff! Were they successful? I was planning on conducting my own experiment Thursday evening, your answer could save me hours. tia
Beach Fanatic
You all would probably be shocked if you knew how we use to run on 30a! Not much else to do back in the day...Mainline H and poop on floors of absentee owners?
Gross!Edited
Beach Fanatic
These youngsters must be from the PHEAD school of getting your party on.
No harm, no foul. Right?
oh good grief, let it go.
SoWal Insider
oh good grief, let it go.but it was one of the first thoughts that came to my mind too.
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Beach Fanatic
oh good grief, let it go.I am not getting the reference...remind me?
hmmmm......can't remember
All the kids are locals. I really hated to hear of this. ShallowsSquirt has grown up with the young lady who was the instigator.
While somebody's parents should have known something, don't blame the girl's mom. It's hard to raise a daughter from the Point Washington Cemetery.
Ouch...that's rough. I've known more than one kid her age to get in real trouble at her age and realize that maybe s/he should come up with a better way to live. I hope this can be a good thing for her.
SoWal InsiderAuthor
Ouch...that's rough. I've known more than one kid her age to get in real trouble at her age and realize that maybe s/he should come up with a better way to live. I hope this can be a good thing for her.
Apparently, quite a few people know this girl and her family--so I challenge all of them to keep an extra eye out on this young lady and report back to her family if they see something is amiss.
Back in the olden days, reports from "nosy neighbors" was the secret to our parents' 6th sense: "Don't lie to me! I know you were hanging on the corner with those kids instead of going to the library to do your homework. You're grounded!"
More than you folks will ever know, I can empathize with the plight of this young lady's family (I'm not sure what the others' "excuse" could be)--but I do know that this crap needs to stop or the young lady will use her situation to rationalized any unacceptable behavior for the rest of her life. To "feel sorry" for her and her family will do more harm than good.
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Beach Lover
oh good grief, let it go.
Uhhh.....NO.
hmmmm......can't remember
Apparently, quite a few people know this girl and her family--so I challenge all of them to keep an extra eye out on this young lady and report back to her family if they see something is amiss.
Back in the olden days, reports from "nosy neighbors" was the secret to our parents' 6th sense: "Don't lie to me! I know you were hanging on the corner with those kids instead of going to the library to do your homework. You're grounded!"
More than you folks will ever know, I can empathize with the plight of this young lady's family (I'm not sure what the others' "excuse" could be)--but I do know that this crap needs to stop or the young lady will use her situation to rationalized any unacceptable behavior for the rest of her life. To "feel sorry" for her and her family will do more harm than good.
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Hopefully that's not the case. Sometimes they have to screw up so badly that there's no more denying that they're really screwing up...
SWGB
You can't start telling something like that and stop before the payoff! Were they successful? I was planning on conducting my own experiment Thursday evening, your answer could save me hours. tia
Yes they were.
SoWal Expert
..... I challenge all of them to keep an extra eye out on this young lady and report back to her family if they see something is amiss.
More than you folks will ever know, I can empathize with the plight of this young lady's family (I'm not sure what the others' "excuse" could be)--but I do know that this crap needs to stop or the young lady will use her situation to rationalized any unacceptable behavior for the rest of her life. To "feel sorry" for her and her family will do more harm than good.
That was part of what kept us in line too - nothing insures good behavior like many eyes watching in a small town!
Whether it's the old lady who tells on you for not wearing your bike helmet when you ride to school, the grocer who calls the local cop when your late night purchases of TP, eggs, and various condiments while dressed in black seems suspicious, or the neighbors who call when there are weird cars in the driveway, it takes a village!
Excusing someone's behavior or giving them a free pass because of a past tragedy is a disservice both to them & their future AND anyone else who suffered the same thing and didn't become a delinquent.
Beach Fanatic
You all would probably be shocked if you knew how we use to run on 30a! Not much else to do back in the day...
I was probably right there with ya, BobbyJ!!!!! We were hellions for sure.....and still good kids. We both had amazing parents and I think that shows now that we have our own kids.....but kids will be kids no matter how hard you police them. They will find a way.
My heart goes out to Grandma...she has had more heartache than I think I could handle. I think I am going to call her and see if there is anything I can do to help. She loves her grandkids and so did their mother...whom I knew well. Reach out in the community for the kids and be supportive. Grab a bunch of them and take then canoeing...or give them a beach party...something!
SoWal InsiderAuthor
I was probably right there with ya, BobbyJ!!!!! We were hellions for sure.....and still good kids. We both had amazing parents and I think that shows now that we have our own kids.....but kids will be kids no matter how hard you police them. They will find a way.
My heart goes out to Grandma...she has had more heartache than I think I could handle. I think I am going to call her and see if there is anything I can do to help. She loves her grandkids and so did their mother...whom I knew well. Reach out in the community for the kids and be supportive. Grab a bunch of them and take then canoeing...or give them a beach party...something!
I applaud the fact that you're reaching out to your friend--it does take a village to look after our children today.
When you, Bobby J and I were "young hellions" the world was quite a different place--things have changed since then. I cringe every time I hear the comment, "he/she is a good kid and his/her parents are good people" because it is the same statement that I hear over and over again when News reporters interview neighbors after a small, bloody, violated corpse is extracted from a drainage ditch.
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Beach Fanatic
You can never to too safe concerning our kids...true. Unleashing them is a hard thing to do, but you have to give them opportunities to spread their wings and hope for the best. Curfew should be mandatory in every home...male or female. And stick to it. If a kid is spending the night somewhere...call the other parent to confirm and then check in at some point...call the other parents home phone. Forget the kids cell phone.....
Bobby J and I survived...by the Grace of God...no doubt. Others were less fortunate. We had great parents who cared, which set an example for us to pass on to our kids. We can only watch and hope for the best.
Bobby J and I survived...by the Grace of God...no doubt. Others were less fortunate. We had great parents who cared, which set an example for us to pass on to our kids. We can only watch and hope for the best.
Beach Lover
I thought nightswimming was crazy in my time! Taking over an empty house is criminal. If I had done that I would have begged the police to keep me in jail away from father!
The scary part is all of the foreclosed and/or partially constructed abandoned homes in the area. I've spent a lot of time jogging/biking around Santa Rosa near 30a thinking to myself that someone could squat in some of these homes for months without notice. Even scarier, some of these homes don't have any permanent neighbors nearby. I can think of at least three subdivisions with swimming pools that are chained down because no one is living in the homes within the subdivision. I have a foreclosed home next door that has been vacant for almost a year! There is yet to be a for sale sign. I've been told that the banks are so overwhelmed with foreclosures that they cannot process them all in a timely fashion. But almost a year amazes me. I ask that everyone keep an eye on these type homes. Besides, we are all not so fortunate to have a caretaker dropping by.
The scary part is all of the foreclosed and/or partially constructed abandoned homes in the area. I've spent a lot of time jogging/biking around Santa Rosa near 30a thinking to myself that someone could squat in some of these homes for months without notice. Even scarier, some of these homes don't have any permanent neighbors nearby. I can think of at least three subdivisions with swimming pools that are chained down because no one is living in the homes within the subdivision. I have a foreclosed home next door that has been vacant for almost a year! There is yet to be a for sale sign. I've been told that the banks are so overwhelmed with foreclosures that they cannot process them all in a timely fashion. But almost a year amazes me. I ask that everyone keep an eye on these type homes. Besides, we are all not so fortunate to have a caretaker dropping by.
SWGB
Seemed to be an awful lot of cars parked by the Phase IV WaterColor pool. Seemed a little odd since it's the most remote and smallest pool. 
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