
FCSO, SJSO Agriculture Deputies Sworn-in as Special Deputies for Enforcement Capability in Both Counties
FCSO Agriculture/Ranch Deputy First Class Steve Williams and SJSO Agriculture Deputy Mike Pedonti were dually certified in both counties on Thursday, February 2, 2023. In the past, both deputies had served as "lone rangers" patrolling the distinctive border regions of...

FCSO Trains 3,000th Female in Women’s Self Defense
On Thursday, January 26, the FCSO Community Engagement Unit conducted its 203rd Women's Self-Defense Course and trained its 3,000th female participant! For City of Palm Coast employees, the class was held at the Palm Coast Community Center. In 2007, FCSO began...

Flagler Beach Fishing Pier Design Public Town Hall Presents New Pier Design
On January 31, 2023, the City of Flagler Beach hosted a Flagler Beach Fishing Pier Design Public Town Hall. At the meeting, a representative from Moffatt & Nichol, the engineering design firm for the Pier, will presented on the design of the new Pier, and listened...

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Overdose Death
In the 2019 overdose death of a Palm Coast man, defendant Jevante Hamilton was sentenced to 30 years in Florida State Prison during a hearing on January 31, 2023. He was also found guilty of being a Habitual Felony Offender. At the end of a three-day trial in August,...

Flagler County receives favorable ISO fire rating – top 14% nationwide
February 1, 2023 – Flagler County on Monday (January 30) learned that it will continue to receive a favorable ISO fire rating – 3/3X, which is in the top 14% of the 39,850 fire departments rated nationwide by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). The rating takes into...

Free Skywarn Storm Spotter class February 13, pre-registration required
February 1, 2023 – Flagler County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service will host a free Skywarn Storm Spotter webinar class at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 13, at the county’s Emergency Services Building. It will serve as the kickoff to Florida Severe...

Thieves Fled FCSO After Being Caught with Stolen Semi
On Monday January 30th, FCSO received a call from the Days Inn, 120 Garden St. N. when a citizen was concerned about a couple spray painting a semi in the parking lot. When the FCSO arrived the male and female suspects fled into the woods. The female was apprehended...

The American Jail Association will be Awarding the 2023 Innovation Award to FCSO Detention Facility
The American Jail Association has selected the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility to receive the 2023 Innovation Award for medium sized facilities. Chief Daniel Engert, who oversees the FCSO's detention and court services, and Sheriff Rick Staly will be in...

FCSO Weekend Arrest Summary
“Deputies were able to get several impaired drivers off Flagler County roadways this past weekend before they could hurt or kill anyone,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Thank you to the citizen who kept a drunk driver from continuing to operate his vehicle after he had...

Flagler County Fire Rescue continues to provide mutual aid to Florida Forest Service, FDEP for 2-month Favoretta fire, dismantling pile to begin
January 30, 2023 – Flagler County Fire Rescue continues to provide mutual aid to the Florida Forest Service and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – the lead response agencies – for an extremely dense mulch fire in Favoretta that has been burning for...