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Home Improvement Store Thief Arrested

BUNNELL, Fla. — On Thursday morning, officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department in coordination with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Palm Coast man after he stole from Flagler County home improvement stores on multiple occasions. On Dec. 31, 2025, FCSO deputies responded to Home Depot in Palm Coast for a shoplifting incident […]

DNA Evidence Helps Detectives Solve Vehicle Burglary

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Palm Coast man on multiple felony charges after DNA evidence established him as the suspect during an investigation into a December 2024 vehicle burglary. On Dec. 10, 2024, deputies responded to a vehicle burglary in the P-Section of Palm Coast. The victim reported that […]

Public-Private Partnership Results in Enhanced Capabilities for Flagler County with the Acquisition of a Bell Helicopter

Sheriff Dedicates Medevac Capability to Jane Gentile-Youd Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Bell 505 Helicopter (Artist Rendering) BUNNELL, Fla. — Through a public-private partnership, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has acquired a Bell 505 helicopter. The FCSO partnered with Dan Newlin to expand response capabilities for search and rescue, air support for law enforcement operations, and […]

Case Update: Thieving Former Home Health Aide Rearrested After Second Victim Comes Forward

BUNNELL, Fla. — Tuesday morning, deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit, in coordination with the Flagler County Sheriff Office Fugitive Unit, arrested, for a second time, a former home health aide who had stolen from seniors under her care after an additional victim came forward. In early January, management at HarborChase […]

Holiday Weekend Roundup: January 17-19

Armed Drug Trafficker and Reckless Driver Highlight Weekend Arrests BUNNELL, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 13 arrests over the long holiday weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Deputies handled 1,166 calls for service and made 275 traffic stops. Traffic Stop Leads […]

CASE UPDATE No. 3: Teen Charged as an Adult on Multiple Offenses in Connection to Kidnapped St. Johns County Boy

BUNNELL, Fla. — Junior Bishop, 15, of Hastings, has been formally charged as an adult in connection to an investigation into the kidnapping of a missing juvenile by a sex offender. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Bishop following a traffic stop on Dec. 31, 2025, after the Flagler County Emergency Communications Center received information […]

Drug Dealer Arrested Following 3-Month Investigation after Community Tips

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit and SWAT team served a narcotics-related search warrant at 2480 County Road 304 in Bunnell in the early morning of Jan. 16, shutting down a drug house and making one arrest. “This drug house closed for business by Sheriff Rick Staly” planted outside the […]

Palm Coast Couple Arrested for Elder and Child Neglect, Home Infested with Cockroaches

BUNNELL, Fla. —The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Palm Coast couple for child neglect and elderly neglect after a welfare check revealed a severe cockroach infestation and deplorable living conditions inside the home.   On Tuesday, Jan. 13, a member of Flagler County Fire Rescue requested a welfare check while assisting an elderly man […]

“See Something, Say Something” Results in Indiana Fugitive from Justice Arrested for Fifth DUI

BUNNELL, Fla. — On Monday night, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Palm Coast man with a fugitive warrant and his fifth DUI arrest after he failed to complete a field sobriety test and refused to submit a breath test. Deputies responded to State Road 100 and Old Kings Road after a citizen “saw […]

CASE UPDATE: Palm Coast Woman Convicted for Sex Offense Against Underage Victim

BUNNELL, Fla. — Angel Sexton, who was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in January 2025 for engaging in unwanted sexual intercourse with an underage victim, has been convicted. On Dec. 17, 2025, Sexton, 27, pleaded guilty to lewd or lascivious battery. As part of her plea agreement, she is expected to be sentenced […]

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