The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that Sheriff Rick Staly was sworn in as vice president of the Florida Sheriffs Association during the Sheriffs 2026 Summer Conference in Miami on July 28. Sheriff Staly has served on the FSA board of directors for more than five years and has held several of […]

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Palm Coast man following a 17-month investigation in which detectives determined he sexually abused two young girls on multiple occasions. The investigation began in February 2025 after the Florida Department of Children and Families received a report concerning the suspect, Joseph Spector, 38, of Palm Coast, inappropriately touching […]

Eight Puppies and Their Mother Left in a 97-Degree Garage and a Wanted Man on a Golf Cart Top Weekend Arrests BUNNELL, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 18 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. Deputies handled 787 calls […]

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office employees donated $22,777 to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, making FCSO employees’ total donations to the FSYR approximately $226,777 since 2017. Sheriff Rick Staly presented the latest employee donation check to Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods, who serves as chairman of the FSYR board of directors, during the Florida Sheriffs Association […]

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office joined law enforcement agencies across the Southeastern United States in conducing Operation Southern Slow Down, the ninth-annual weeklong multi-state traffic enforcement and public education campaign. This annual campaign — conducted in partnership with law enforcement and transportation enforcement agencies across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee — focused on […]

On Monday, July 20, 2026, four Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility inmates graduated from the Basic Auto Body Collision and Prep for Painting program offered in partnership with Flagler Technical College and Celico Auto Body through the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility’s Homeward Bound Initiative. From left to right: Flagler Technical College Director […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded nearly $5.8 million in state grant funding to modernize its emergency communications, equip deputies with advanced technology, and strengthen public safety operations across Flagler County — at no cost to local taxpayers. The funding was awarded through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Because […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 30 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2026, and 6 a.m. Monday, July 20, 2026. Deputies handled 899 calls for service and made 141 traffic stops. Palm Coast Man Arrested for DUI After Wrong-Way Driving and Hit-and-Run Crash Early Saturday morning, deputies […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — A five-month Flagler County Sheriff’s Office investigation has led to the arrest of a Port Orange man who spent months harassing a Flagler County woman with thousands of phone calls and even filed a false child abuse report against her. Detectives ultimately traced the calls back to him despite his attempts to […]

BUNNELL, Fla. — Registered sexual predator Gabriel Pardo, 45, who was arrested on June 19 for a violating his probation less than 12 hours after his release from state prison, has been sentenced to an additional 10 years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by 15 years of sex offender probation. Gabriel Pardo (Sheriff […]