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FCSO Arrests Pool Contractors Who Failed to Complete Work, Defrauded Customers

Jul 18, 2025 - Following an extensive 15-month investigation into numerous reports of fraud by Ohanu Waters Inc., the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Michael Rusche and Diane Rusche, the owners of the business.

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Operation: Summer Slammer Results in Arrests of 19 Drug Dealers

Jul 16, 2025 - The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has concluded Operation: Summer Slammer, a six-month undercover operation targeting drug dealers throughout Flagler County. The operation resulted in 19 arrests, including 10 during a warrant sweep on July 16. The FCSO is still searching for four offenders.

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FCSO Commander Emery Graduates from Florida Sheriff’s Association’s 2025 Commanders Academy Class 17

Jul 15, 2025 - On July 11, the Florida Sheriffs Association honored 36 graduates from the prestigious Florida Sheriffs Association’s (FSA) Commanders Academy. Among the graduates was Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) Community Policing Division and SWAT Commander Ryan Emery.

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Weekend Roundup: July 12-13

Jul 15, 2025 - Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made five arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025. Deputies handled 701 calls for service and made 148 traffic stops.

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FCSO Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Jacksonville Man for 40 Counts of Possession and Transmission of Child Pornography

Jul 14, 2025 - On July 12, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes/ICAC Unit, with assistance from local partners through the Northeast Florida Inter-Agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force (INTERCEPT), arrested Amais Mabini, 25, of Jacksonville, for 40 counts of Viewing and Distribution of Child Pornography.

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‘See Something, Say Something’ Results in Daytona Man Arrested for Grand Theft from Home Under Construction

Jul 11, 2025 - On July 9, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Problem Area Crime Enforcement (P.A.C.E). Unit arrested Andrew Atkerson, 36, of Daytona Beach, for grand theft.

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Kittens are the New Inmates at the ‘Green Roof Inn’

Jul 10, 2025 - Earlier this month, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office introduced a new homeless kitten foster program to inmates at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. In collaboration with the Flagler Humane Society, FCSO’s nationally recognized SMART (Successful Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Treatment) Program launched the kitten-fostering initiative to allow participating inmates to care for homeless kittens in need, providing a unique therapeutic experience aimed at long-term recovery for both the kitten and the inmates.

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Uncooperative Woman with Narcotics in Vehicle Arrested After Leaving Traffic Stop

Jul 10, 2025 - The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Palm Coast woman on multiple charges, including three felonies, after she fled from deputies during a traffic stop, then had to be removed from her vehicle because she ignored orders to exit.

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Holiday Weekend Roundup: July 4-6

Jul 8, 2025 - Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 25 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2025. With an increased presence throughout the long weekend, deputies handled 1,377 calls for service and made 294 traffic stops.

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Joining Forces with Local, State and Georgia Partners Two Fugitives Caught by FCSO

Jul 8, 2025 - Although they traveled outside of the county, two fugitives with active arrest warrants recently learned that they can run but can’t hide from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

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Sheriff Staly Returns Stolen Money to Scam Victims

Jul 7, 2025 - On July 2, Sheriff Rick Staly personally presented checks to two local victims of cryptocurrency scams. This marked the first time in the history of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office that funds sent in scams involving cryptocurrency were traced, seized, and returned to their rightful owner during a criminal investigation by FCSO’s Cyber Crimes Unit.

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Two Juveniles Arrested After Fleeing from Deputies on Electric Off-Road Bikes in Palm Coast – Both Bikes Seized

Jul 7, 2025 - Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two Palm Coast juveniles last week after they fled from law enforcement on electric off-road motorcycles, endangering the lives of motorists and pedestrians in the process.

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FCSO Launches Fourth of July Safety Enforcement

Jul 3, 2025 - To ensure that Flagler County residents and visitors have a safe Fourth of July weekend, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement partners will be conducting increased patrols along roadways, waterways, parks, and other high-traffic areas throughout the county.

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FCSO Shuts Down Two Drug Houses in Two Days

Jul 3, 2025 - The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office shut down two Palm Coast drug houses in two days following narcotics-related search warrants after a five-month investigation into a local drug trafficking organization.

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Palm Coast Man Arrested for Lewd Behavior at Park

Jul 2, 2025 - On July 1, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Anthony Orlando, 32, of Palm Coast, for multiple counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition following an incident on the boardwalk of the Jungle Hut Road Park beach approach.

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Palm Coast Man Arrested on Felony Child Sex Charges

Jun 30, 2025 - On Friday, June 27, 2025, the FCSO Fugitive Unit arrested Gregory Smith, 45, of Palm Coast, at his workplace in Bunnell, following an extensive investigation that uncovered years of repeated sexual abuse of a child spanning several years.

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Weekend Roundup: June 28-29

Jun 30, 2025 - Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 16 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Monday, June 30, 2025. Deputies handled 526 calls for service and made 141 traffic stops.

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FCSO Arrests Career Shoplifter on Theft, Narcotics Charges

Jun 26, 2025 - The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a career shoplifter, despite his attempts to trick deputies by concealing his identity. On June 25, deputies responded to a shoplifting in progress at Target in Palm Coast. According to the store’s asset protection team, a white male wearing a hat, gray polo shirt, jeans, and black and white sneakers stole multiple pieces of clothing from the store. The suspect then walked past a store employee who attempted to stop him, but he fled on foot toward the nearby Dollar Tree.

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National Sheriffs’ Association Honors FCSO Master Deputy with the 2025 Law Enforcement Explorer Post Advisor of the Year Award

Jun 25, 2025 - Today, the National Sheriffs’ Association awarded Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Master Deputy and School Resource Deputy Nicholas Champion as the 2025 Law Enforcement Explorer Post Advisor of the Year at the NSA 2025 Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Weekend Roundup: June 21-22

Jun 24, 2025 - Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 13 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025. Deputies handled 825 calls for service and made 159 traffic stops.

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News Releases

FCSO Arrests Pool Contractors Who Failed to Complete Work, Defrauded Customers

Operation: Summer Slammer Results in Arrests of 19 Drug Dealers

FCSO Commander Emery Graduates from Florida Sheriff’s Association’s 2025 Commanders Academy Class 17

Weekend Roundup: July 12-13

FCSO Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Jacksonville Man for 40 Counts of Possession and Transmission of Child Pornography

‘See Something, Say Something’ Results in Daytona Man Arrested for Grand Theft from Home Under Construction

Kittens are the New Inmates at the ‘Green Roof Inn’

Uncooperative Woman with Narcotics in Vehicle Arrested After Leaving Traffic Stop

Holiday Weekend Roundup: July 4-6

Joining Forces with Local, State and Georgia Partners Two Fugitives Caught by FCSO

Sheriff Staly Returns Stolen Money to Scam Victims

Two Juveniles Arrested After Fleeing from Deputies on Electric Off-Road Bikes in Palm Coast – Both Bikes Seized

FCSO Launches Fourth of July Safety Enforcement

FCSO Shuts Down Two Drug Houses in Two Days

Palm Coast Man Arrested for Lewd Behavior at Park

Palm Coast Man Arrested on Felony Child Sex Charges

Weekend Roundup: June 28-29

FCSO Arrests Career Shoplifter on Theft, Narcotics Charges

National Sheriffs’ Association Honors FCSO Master Deputy with the 2025 Law Enforcement Explorer Post Advisor of the Year Award

Weekend Roundup: June 21-22

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