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Woman Arrested After Abandoning Pets During Eviction

A Palm Coast woman has been arrested in Seminole County following a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office investigation in which deputies determined she abandoned two animals after being evicted from her residence. On July 12, the FCSO Agriculture/Ranch Unit responded to a residence on Waybourne Place in Palm Coast following reports that a dog had been […]

Teen Stabbed a Guardian in One of Four Domestic Calls FCSO Answered in a Single Day

BUNNELL, Fla. — On Wednesday, deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office answered four separate domestic violence calls, capping a week of increased domestic violence across the county. Wednesday’s calls ran from a shouting match to a violent felony. In the worst of them, a teenager stabbed a guardian with a kitchen knife after becoming […]

CASE UPDATE: Palm Coast Man Who Exposed Himself in Drive-Thru Sentenced to Sex Offender Probation

BUNNELL, Fla. — Luke Dudkewic, 33, of Palm Coast, who was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in April for exposing himself to a minor in a fast-food drive-thru, has been convicted and sentenced. On Aug. 19, Dudkewic pleaded guilty to lewd or lascivious exhibition by an offender 18 years of age or older […]

New Esoteric Blood Testing in Cold Case Results in Arrest of New York Man for Decade Old Sexual Battery Case

BUNNELL, Fla. — A New York man is in custody for sexual battery after a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office investigation and additional DNA forensic testing shows the victim had been drugged during an assault in 2015. On July 3, 2015, FCSO deputies responded to a local hospital to investigate a reported sexual battery. The victim […]

‘See Something, Say Something’ Results in Missouri Fugitive Sex Offender Arrest

BUNNELL, Fla. — On Wednesday, Deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a fugitive sex offender who tried to move to Flagler County after a concerned citizen ‘saw something and said something.’ Wednesday morning, the FCSO Fugitive Apprehension Unit was notified that Scott Granden, 40, of Saint Louis, Missouri had just 12 hours prior […]

Convicted Felon Arrested After Breaking into Home, Violating No-Contact Order and Shooting Man

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Daytona Beach man after he broke into a former partner’s Palm Coast home while armed and shot a man during a struggle over the gun. On Aug. 7, shortly after 6:30 a.m., deputies responded to a reported break-in and shooting at a residence in the F-Section of Palm […]

FCSO Arrests 3 Career Criminals After Search Warrant in Overdose Death Investigation

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has made three arrests following a residential search warrant as part of an ongoing overdose death investigation that began in July. On Aug. 6, the FCSO Special Investigations Unit, Major Case Unit, and SWAT team served the search warrant at 1 Roxbury Lane in Palm Coast. As SWAT deputies arrived […]

FCSO Emphasizing Safety Ahead of 2026-27 School Year

Ahead of the start of the 2026-27 school year, which begins Monday, Aug. 10, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is emphasizing to the community that child safety is our highest priority. To support this effort, FCSO will conduct proactive enforcement and education efforts through the first school week to remind residents that class is back […]

CASE UPDATE: Palm Coast Man Sentenced in Child Exploitation and Narcotics Cases

Eric Hoover Jr., 31, of Palm Coast, who was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office twice in 2025 following a narcotics-related investigation and a subsequent child exploitation investigation, has been convicted and sentenced. On Aug. 5, Hoover pleaded guilty to 10 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child and pleaded no contest […]

Stalker Tracks Former Acquaintance and Steals Sons’ Ashes

BUNNELL, Fla. — On Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, working closely with the Flagler Beach Police Department, arrested a Palm Coast man as he GPS-tracked and followed his victim around Flagler County. Deputies responded to the Flagler Beach Police Department, where a victim reported that a man she had met though […]

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