Jason Richards, a 46-year-old resident of Winter Haven in town for Bike Week, died not long after he crashed his motorcycle off Colbert Lane near Roberts Road Saturday evening (March 16).
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Homeless Man Arrested In Strong-Armed Robbery at Palm Coast Gas Station Over Cigarettes
Justin Taylor, a three-time convicted felon who’s been homeless in Palm Coast for several years, was arrested Sunday morning after an altercation with a store clerk at a convenience store on Palm Coast Parkway, where he stole one pack of cigarettes and a can of tobacco.
Rifle and Handgun Stolen as Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy’s Vehicle Is Broken Into In Front Of His House in B-Section
A Flagler County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle assigned to deputy Daniel LaVerne was broken into overnight Saturday as it was parked in front of LaVerne’s house in the area of Beachway Drive in Palm Coast. The thief or thieves stole a handgun and a rifle.
County Calls DEP Over Area ‘Heavily Contaminated With Human Waste’ Around Library in Cleanup of Homeless Camp
The week-long cleanup of the homeless camp near the public library in Palm Coast revealed concerning hygienic issues but few security incidents. Meanwhile, the library is installing a new security system.
Palm Coast Teen and Best Friend Face Molestation Charges Involving Teen’s Family Member Over Years
Both men were cooperative with detectives and confessed, according to their arrest report, saying they wanted to seek help, which suggests the case may be settled before it reaches trial.
Car v. Semi Crash and Fire Briefly Shuts Down I-95 Near Princess Place; Deputy Hospitalized
A crash between a sedan and a semi truck just after 6 p.m. Sunday shut down I-95 southbound south of the Flagler-St. Johns county line and sent the driver of the sedan a deputy to the hospital. The deputy was responding and had smoke inhalation.
Ex-Cop Michael Stavris’s Probation Officer Wanted Him Back In Prison Even Before His Latest Charges
An investigation revealed that not 72 hours after his release from prison on similar charges, ex-cop Michael Stavris was engaging in the very same behavior, using a minor girls’ fake Facebook account to speak to men.
25 Campers Evacuated at Thunder Gulch Campground as Sheriff Turns Up ‘Presence of an Explosive’ Linked to Previous Arrest
Flagler Sheriff’s units, the Volusia sheriff’s bomb squad and ATF agents served a warrant at the Thunder Gulch camper Friday night where Damon Lance Gause Jr., 47, lived before his arrest last week in Ormond Beach on a bomb charge.
Palm Coast Fires Palm Harbor Golf Club General Manager Tim Spangler Over Charges of Theft
Tim Spangler was hired at the city-run Palm Harbor Golf Club in the summer of 2017 as part of a make-over of the club, when the city took over management from a private company.
Palm Coast’s Sarah Rudolph, 20, Matanzas and DSC Graduate, Dies in Apparent Suicide
Sarah Rudolph had made her way through the Flagler County school system from her earliest year and had recently been admitted into the U.S. Air Force, according to her obituary. Hers is the fourth suicide of a Flagler resident 25 or younger since September.