An unusually pronounced series of unrelated domestic and neighborhood issues, including a drug-related stabbing at European Village, resulted in the arrest of 5 people in Palm Coast between Friday and Tuesday.
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Aaron Kinney, Accused as Gas Station Robber, Had Reported Woodlands Attack in October
Aaron Kinney, 33, is considered a person of interest in the two other gas station robberies in the county. Sheriff Don Fleming had confirmed his arrest Sunday evening. He’d struck the BP station on Old Dixie Highway and at a Mobile station on State Road 100.
Flagler 911: A Chase Ends at the Flagler Beach Pier, A Fight Carries Into the Hospital
A homeless man is Tased but runs off into the ocean by the pier before being arrested, a family battle carries over to Florida Hospital Flagler, a man is charged for assaulting a police dog that was subduing him, another arrested for hosting an under-age drinking party.
Big Sweep of Small-Time Pill Pushers Nets 78 Arrests in Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was ground zero for a three-county sweep today–and for a choreographed media event to maximize publicity for the sweep, and three top cops running for re-election–State Attorney R.J. Lariza, Flagler Sheriff Don Fleming and Putnam Sheriff Jeff Hardy.
Ex-School Board Member Richard Marier Accused of Stabbing Pit Bull to Death
Richard Marier, who served on the Flagler County School Board from 1994 to 1998, was charged with cruelty to animals, a felony, and with using a weapon in the commission of a felony.
Flagler 911: Girlfriend Wields a Baseball Bat, Widow Is Bilked of $300,000, Horses Are Neglected
A Flagler Beach woman is jailed after being accused of trying to run over her boyfriend and assaulting him with a baseball bat, a widow is scammed out of $300,000 by people in the Philippines, an angry landlord lands in jail, so does a hit-and-run driver, and more.
Man Accused of Biting His 8-Month-Old, Another of Hit-and-Run on 88 Year Old
Kevin R. Evans, 25, allegedly bit his 8-month-old boy’s arm during an argument with his girlfriend. Robert Tucker kept driving after rear-ending an 88-year-old’s car on palm Coast Parkway, then hid from a cop behind a banana spread at Winn-Dixie.
For Drink and Pills: Palm Coast Man Steals From Grandmother, Another Swipes City Truck
Raymond Plumley, a homeless man in Palm Coast, stole a city truck while crews were nearby, while Christopher Emplit was arrested for defrauding his 80-year-old grandmother. Plumley is a drunk, Empley is said to be hooked on prescription pills. Help for either is a challenge cops are powerless to address.
Armed Burglar, High on Coke and Fleeing “Croatians,” Is Arrested on Peppercorn Lane
Peter Bauer, a 61-year-old Palm Coast resident, had done lines of cocaine and feared he was in danger when he appeared on a neighbor’s porch brandishing a .380 handgun. Cops say he may be mentally ill, though Bauer was jailed.
Flagler 911: A String of 10 Car Break-ins at 7 Palm Coast Locations Over 2 Days
Cars were broken into at the Flagler Auditorium during a dance recital, at the Indian Trails Sports Complex during a lacrosse tournament, at Panera, at Frieda Zamba pool and several other places, all on the same afternoon and evening.