BUNNELL, Fla. — Sheriff Rick Staly and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office are proud to announce the recipients of the Sheriff’s “Great Kid” Award for March 2026. Chief Deputy Joe Barile, Investigative Services Division Chief Agustin “Augie” Rodriguez, Youth Services Section Commander Jennifer Nawrocki, and School Resource Unit Sergeant Shane Meehan presented the awards, alongside […]

Florida law, following an investigation into an off-duty shooting incident that occurred at his home in the Mondex on Aug. 27, 2025. The shooting resulted in a stray bullet grazing an 11-year-old boy who was playing a video game inside a nearby home. According to Master Deputy Jackson, he was shooting his daughter’s new rifle […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Tuesday morning, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 14-year-old Palm Coast High School student after he made a written threat over Snapchat to conduct a school shooting. On April 28, a School Resource Deputy was requested to meet with the 14-year-old student and the student’s parent at Flagler-Palm Coast High School. […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 18 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026. Deputies handled 777 calls for service and made 137 traffic stops. Palm Coast Man Arrested for DUI, Narcotics, and More On Sunday, deputies arrested a […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office revoked the appointment of probationary Deputy Kaleem Chohan, after he was arrested Sunday by the South Daytona Police Department for misdemeanor domestic battery following an altercation with a family member. Mr. Cohan was immediately suspended and effective today his employment was terminated. “His failure to de-escalate as […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Sheriff Rick Staly congratulates Investigative Services Division Chief Agustin “Augie” Rodriguez on graduating from Class 18 of the Florida Sheriffs Association’s Commanders Academy. The Commanders Academy is a nationally recognized premier executive leadership program for mid to upper-level Florida sheriff’s office law enforcement professionals. The academy is focused on the unique needs […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Jason Burns, who was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in May 2024 following a two-year joint investigation led by the FCSO Homeland Security and Investigation Section with assistance from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Palm Coast teen and his stepfather after detectives determined that both knowingly harbored a habitual runaway juvenile who was most recently reported missing on April 2. This was the seventh documented incident over the last year the juvenile was reported missing. Deputies arrested Christopher Galezaai, […]

Date: April 21, 2026 Prepared by: Joseph Bober, Public Information Officer Email: PIO@flaglersheriff.com Release #: 2026 – 090 BUNNELL, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 19 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Deputies handled 804 calls for service and […]

Date: April 20, 2026 Prepared by: Jake Arthur, Public Information Officer Email: PIO@flaglersheriff.com Release #: 2026 – 089 BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Abraham Rivas, 32, who is incarcerated at Dooly State Prison in Georgia, in connection with a phone-based fraud scheme that targeted a Flagler County […]