Avoid this place at all costs

[Unregistered]

Mikey has driven the poor patrolmen into the ground! Low Pay, embarrassing policing strategies, and 2,100,201 Lts and Sgts. Nothing to see here DO NOT COME WORK HERE. AVOID AVOID AVOID.

[Quinn]

Mikey has driven the poor patrolmen into the ground! Low Pay, embarrassing policing strategies, and 2,100,201 Lts and Sgts. Nothing to see here DO NOT COME WORK HERE. AVOID AVOID AVOID.

You are correct sir!

Mikey has all the locals eating out of his hand. They think he's the greatest!

We all know that Mikey is a political hack and never has been much of a cop.

He brings in top rank folks as political favors and paybacks to the politico's in Tally.

He doesn't enforce anything. Staff have low morale and most are really incompetent.

Those that have hung on though Johnson's term have been passed up for promotions and instead Mikey give's less than qualified people their favors and promotes them. Just look at Scott H.

[Unregistered]

WCSO is a place where old tally State employees go to milk the system, as Mike A., Owes and owes on the political favors...

[Unregistered]

Walton actually pays more than the other neighboring agencies... and offers better equipment. The Sheriff’s tactics are progressive not embarrassing if you look at statistics and the decline of violent crime and repeat offenders. Sounds like you’re mad because you were passed over for promotion.

[Unregistered]

WCSO is a place where old tally State employees go to milk the system, as Mike A., Owes and owes on the political favors...

One favor was bringing in the corn cop Bryan. He sucks and stabs Mikey in the back to.

[Unregistered]

Staff morale is in the toilet.

Numerous vacancies and not too many feet on the street.

Most are asses in chairs in DFS HQ.

Mike is a political head, not a cop. Time for a change.

[Unregistered]

With morale in the can and now Mikey's best bud, Adam Putnam out of the Florida Gov Race, looks like Mikey's big plans to go to Tally are up in smoke, just like Putnam's political career.

Sad as the low morale of good deputies will most-likely continue to plummet as now Adkinson will stick around...

[Trey]

Mike has friends here that will support him and keep him getting paid $$$

Trey

[Unregistered]

Now with Putnam gone, Mikey may re-evaluate his approach to this.

With a tourist being arrested on Friday, this is a Black Eye to the area and people in the tourism industry don't like it if their kind are arrested, like any one else would be...

Start to act like an elected Sheriff and ENFORCE the law mike.

[Unregistered]

Mikey has driven the poor patrolmen into the ground! Low Pay, embarrassing policing strategies, and 2,100,201 Lts and Sgts. Nothing to see here DO NOT COME WORK HERE. AVOID AVOID AVOID.

Thanks Tampa Folks.

Seriously, some here appreciate you and what you did... ;)

[Unregistered]

So the Media Whore, Mike Adkinson who is about 30 people short on his staff, now sends multiple deputies to three other counties and brags about it on local media? What about the people in your county? Who is servicing them? Citizens have not seen a deputy in weeks.

Several deputies have left with about a dozen others waiting to get their retirement to get out.

No staff to patrol the local neighborhoods, but plenty to ship off to other counties???

Political Mike was at it again, taking every opportunity to shame those that stayed in "his" county and to do a beer commercial (basically) with a local brewery business and then tout that his inmates "volunteered" they were not "asked" to help clear roadways.... Big media release on that.

Come on, Mike, go to Hollywood. Better luck there than Tallahassee....

Better yet, get your ass to Panama City and help delivery water and food like the rest of us...

[Turnover]

Looks as if more good officers are leaving WCSO, knowing that Mikey won't be leaving the area to go to Tally.

The political favors continue to hurt the department as a top rank official abruptly resigned last week and long time deputies are reporting that they "are dropping like flies" wanting to get out.

Mike's politics are coming to bite him in his big rear end.

[Unregistered]

The #2 guy there is a real, actual, #2 (POS).

[Poop]

The #2 guy there is a real, actual, #2 (POS).

You must be referring to Jerry...

[Unregistered]

Hearing a respected and high rank staff member abruptly quit recently...

Going down hill fast.

[Unregistered]

Yes, he was a good officer and left abruptly...

[Clout]

Mikey is apparently a part of the new Gov's transition team...

Hum???

[Mt. Fountain]

Mikey is apparently a part of the new Gov's transition team...

Hum???


Um, apparently NOT!

Tommy Ford got the nod from this area. Mikey as you call him was left out in the cold... Probably for good reason.

[Unregistered]

Well said, Graham, well said...

Take that turkey leg out of your mouth...

[Unregistered]

You must be referring to Jerry...

Didn't he cover up for his sons arrest. I heard because of his background at Okaloosa county Leon county failed his application. The people fronm the ag dep did not like him at all.

[Unregistered]

Didn't he cover up for his sons arrest. I heard because of his background at Okaloosa county Leon county failed his application. The people fronm the ag dep did not like him at all.

If you are referencing Jerry, I'm not sure, but that's good info to follow up on.

Political Favors are Mike's top priority, not enforcement.

[Unregistered]

Graham Fountain must surely like him...

Probably one of the many favors given out.

[Unregistered]

So now with Adkinson not going to FDLfme, where's he going? Lots of favors done in the area. What's the return?

Curious?

[Unregistered]

So now with Adkinson not going to FDLfme, where's he going? Lots of favors done in the area. What's the return?

Curious?

FL Hwy Patrol

[Unregistered]

Mike hasnt writen a ticket in years...

ha ha ha. good luck there

[Unregistered]

Mike hasnt writen a ticket in years...

ha ha ha. good luck there

Don't Laugh. Sounds like this may have some validity to it.

[Unregistered]

A gal I know heard direct from a deputy today that they are NOT to talk about this...

Shameful, as they told me that the public knows more though rumors than the staff does though facts...

Issue here is #2 Jerry from Tally. Morale buster and one that has driven away good staff.

Now it sounds like the push will be for Audie R, current command staff and also from Tally.

While that may be an improvement, it still is someone from the inside and Mikey will continue to have influence over.

FHP Trooper(s) in the area are also talking about this.

Time will tell.

[Unregistered]

Calgon, please take him AWAY!

[Unregistered]

LOL!!!

Too funny.

[Unregistered]

Staff Morale is at an all time low.

That's what happens when you recycle crummy leadership from DOT, DOA, etc., from Tally as political favors.

Time to go.

Support the staff.

[Unregistered]

From the looks of the sex scandal, staff may also be a problem, no?

[Unregistered]

Everyone who works anywhere is "staff" (AKA employees)...staff run and work at businesses.. that is kinda what all these threads in LEOAFFAIRS are about.... people and how they work......

[Unregistered]

Regardless, morale is in the toilet and Mike and his crew need to go.

Someone new needs to come in and clean house.

Send Mike back to Tally.

[Unregistered]

Send Adkinson back to talley to lick up the bowl left for him. Those he promoted and supported have moved onward and upward... Mikey time is done. He needs to recover and move to keep a happy wife, which is hard to do...

[Unregistered]

Don't be so rough on the guy. He's a political pawn that got knocked over by a rook in the politico game.

Hopefully he will get what he wants and do everyone a favor in Walton and leave...

[Unregistered]

Sounds like FHP is ready to welcome him with open arms (and open legs) based on the latest FHP posts.

Next question is who will take his place? Gossip with the local department is that there are two options, both questionable in my opinion.

1) Jerry Brown - Ex-Tally hack that everyone hates. Multiple staff will quit abruptly.

2) Audie Raul (sp?) - Ex-Tally hack that some like....

3) DeSantis - please appoint someone not from the area like was done with Okaloosa County, Sheriff Charlie Morris.

While nothing in Adkison's career has been discovered to be on the level of Mr. Morris (now incarcerated), when Tally sent Spooner over to the area, there was a dramatic improvement there. I'd like to see the same in Walton with an outsider that is not connected to the area. It makes sense. If anyone wants to run for office, they can do so at the next election.

[Unregistered]

Sounds like FHP is ready to welcome him with open arms (and open legs) based on the latest FHP posts.

Next question is who will take his place? Gossip with the local department is that there are two options, both questionable in my opinion.

1) Jerry Brown - Ex-Tally hack that everyone hates. Multiple staff will quit abruptly.

2) Audie Raul (sp?) - Ex-Tally hack that some like....

3) DeSantis - please appoint someone not from the area like was done with Okaloosa County, Sheriff Charlie Morris.

While nothing in Adkison's career has been discovered to be on the level of Mr. Morris (now incarcerated), when Tally sent Spooner over to the area, there was a dramatic improvement there. I'd like to see the same in Walton with an outsider that is not connected to the area. It makes sense. If anyone wants to run for office, they can do so at the next election.

Believe you mean Jerry Bryan..

[Unregistered]

Believe you mean Jerry Bryan..

Yes, that's the guy. Thanks for the correction.

Jerry Bryan, Tally reject, given the #2 position as a political favor that backfired.

[Unregistered]

Yes, that's the guy. Thanks for the correction.

Jerry Bryan, Tally reject, given the #2 position as a political favor that backfired.

Don't forget Graham Fountain, that's another. Several more, but those are to real winners of the bunch.

[Unregistered]

Yes, that's the guy. Thanks for the correction.

Jerry Bryan, Tally reject, given the #2 position as a political favor that backfired.

He tried to sell his snake oil to LA in Okaloosa, but LA is much more shrewd and declined.

[Unregistered]

https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/29-past-present-public-officials-charged-in-kick-back-scheme-564984352.html

One can only hope that some of Walton's Corruption is outed by this massive arrest by Feds.

There is a reason that "locals" were not involved...

[Unregistered]

No body on the road, no body on the beach, I feel it in the air, the summers out of reach....

Where are the patrol officers? How many are out each night in the neighborhoods? Three?

Morale still in toilet with the office 40+ understaffed....

Way to go Mike Adkinson... political favors out weigh the need to serve your public.

[Unregistered]

With all the Fed activity to the East of Walton, perhaps some of their vision will be turned toward Walton County... perhaps...

[Unregistered]

How about those 11 paid holidays that were explained to you during in the hiring process and when asked about benefits the agency offers. Have they really been take away from patrol?... is it true? If so, does everyone else lose them as well? Like when admin gets 3 or 4 day weekends? Do they either work it or use their leave hours since patrol doesn't get the holiday pay or comp time anymore unless you work on the holiday? You get paid either way for them at FHP and every other agency. Hiring benefits should not be able to be taken away from the ones that were hired since they were told they would get that benefit.

[Unregistered]

We don’t get paid for holidays at Okie Dokie either

[Unregistered]

Reach out to PBA or FOP for representation.

Just be careful how you do it. Others have been retaliated against.

[Unregistered]

Reach out to PBA or FOP for representation.

Just be careful how you do it. Others have been retaliated against.

With everything going on and LEOs immunity being taken away I don't know why anyone and/or agency would not want access or offer better protection.. That's of course if you still want to remain in law enforcement.

[Unregistered]

https://www.flpba.org

[Unregistered]

http://www.floridastatefop.org

[Unregistered]

40+ unfilled positions.

[Unregistered]

40+ unfilled positions.

WALTON spelled backwards is NOTLAW.

[Unregistered]

WALTON spelled backwards is NOTLAW.

Walton = Not Law...

Makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for this moment of clarity.