Case Update: 15-Year-Old Now Charged as Adult in Armed Kidnapping of 11-Year-Old After Three-Month Investigation
A three-month investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Major Case Unit and the Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office has resulted in an additional charge against a teenage suspect originally arrested in December 2025 in connection...
FCSO Crisis Negotiators Talk Down Armed, Suicidal Man in Four-Hour Palm Coast Standoff — Robot Delivers Phone to Keep Talks Alive
A four-hour standoff in Palm Coast ended peacefully on March 30 after Flagler County Sheriff’s Office crisis negotiators spent hours building a connection with an armed and suicidal man — even deploying a robot to keep the conversation going when his phone...
Anonymous Tip Leads to Felon’s Arrest at Shooting Range; Driver’s False Name Backfires in Weekend Roundup
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 10 arrests between 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2026, and 6 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2026. Deputies responded to 869 calls for service and conducted 127 traffic stops. Two incidents stood out during the weekend — one...
Three Flagler County Students Named Sheriff’s “Great Kid” Award Winners for February 2026
Sheriff Rick Staly and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office have announced the recipients of the monthly “Great Kid” Award for February 2026, honoring one outstanding student each at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Chief Deputy Joe...
Flagler County Volunteer Swims 150 Yards Through Six-Foot Swells in Dark Ocean to Save Drowning Woman in Puerto Rico
A Flagler County Sheriff’s Office volunteer spent his vacation saving a stranger’s life — swimming through rough ocean waters at night to pull a drowning woman to safety while another man who attempted a rescue did not survive. What Happened On the evening...
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