The Public Information Office serves as liaison between the Sheriff’s Office and the news media. It is the responsibility of the PIOs to stay abreast of all notable events and criminal cases. The PIOs are responsible for media releases and to insure that media requests are reviewed and handled appropriately.
The Public Information Office are the lead spokespersons and main media contacts for information on Sheriff's Office activities. The Public Information Unit is responsible for disseminating information to the media that may be of public interest. Patrol Captains are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for response to media inquiries concerning the Sheriff's Office. Public Information staff may set up interviews with other members of the Sheriff's Office staff upon request, dependent on availability.
The Public Information Unit believes in building cooperative partnerships with the news media and the public.
The Wakulla County Sheriff's Office policy is to cooperate fully and impartially with the public and representatives of the news media in gathering and disseminating factual information where the activities do not subvert the ends of justice, infringe upon rights of privacy, or upon individual rights to a fair and impartial trial.
Florida's Public Records Laws makes all materials made or received by an agency in connection with official business to be open for public inspection, unless the legislature has exempted it from disclosure. All arrest paperwork and crime reports are maintained by this section and yearly statistical compilation of major crimes, arrests, property dollar loss and recovery information is reported to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for inclusion into the Uniform Crime Report of Florida.
If you need a copy of any documents from the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office you may contact Captain Connie Porter at (850) 926-0810. The current cost is $.15 for each page or the cost allowable under Florida Statute 119.
