The house at 20 Rockne Lane is in foreclosure and severely damaged inside, and was allegedly used for minor drug activity. Five people were arrested there.
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68-Year-Old Driver Jailed in Flagler After Eluding 5 Cop Agencies and Ramming a Cruiser
Ronald Pinkerton, 68, was chased by Port Orange, Holly Hill, Ormond Beach, Volusia and Flagler cops early Thursday before finally be stopped by Flagler deputies and taken to jail, his face lacerated and bloodied.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
A son allegedly beats up his elderly mother just back from visiting her husband at the hospital, a pit bull bites a 10-year-old boy, trespassers aplenty, and again with people who don;t lock their cars then call the cops to complain about stolen GPS devices.
Bunnell’s James Hayes, 22, Arrested for Carjacking an 81-Year-Old Woman
James Hayes had been jailed a dozen times in Flagler, on petty charges, until the Oct. 6 carjacking outside a Burger King on U.S. 1 and Grenada Blvd. in Volusia. The car was found Monday in Bunnell.
Night Clerk at Microtel on Old Kings Road Tied and Robbed at Gunpoint
The armed robbery at Microtel a little after 3 a.m. Monday is the second armed robbery in a 1-mile radius in six days. Last week, a resident of the Woodlands was robbed at gunpoint while walking nearby.
Scanner Rash: Man Shoots Mom by Accident, 3 More Teens Arrested in Burglary
The shooting took place on Belvedere Lane, the burglary on Eastwood Drive, following by hours another string of teen burglaries. Sheriff Don Fleming is wondering where the children’s parents are.
Two Teens Arrested After Rash of B-Section Burglaries Involving Unlocked Cars
Anthony Clark, 18, of Palm Coast, and William Medders, 17, of Daytona North (the Mondex) were riding bikes on Beechway Lane at 3 a.m. with GPS devices, a radar detector and a Bluetooth in their bags.
Quiet Woodlands Evening Shaken by an Armed Robbery; Sheriff Looking for Leads
A 32-year-old resident of Palm Coast’s Woodlands was robbed of his cash and cigarettes at gunpoint at Oak Trails Boulevard and Blare Drive, just off of Old Kings Road, just before sunset Tuesday evening.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
Defrauding Golden Corral, a stolen Jeep at St. Joe’s Plaza, a man jailed for attacking his mother after refusing to do the dishes, a case of bullying at Matanzas High School, and innumerable larcenies and burglaries.
Man With Prior Record, Believed to Be Target of Monday’s Burglary, Is Arrested
Brooklyn-born Brian J. Epshteyn, 25, was jailed three times since January, and a fourth on Tuesday as detectives believe his drugs were the target of three men’s assault on a Brunswick Lane home Monday.
“My Boyfriend Shot Him”: Sheriff’s Office Releases 911 Call on Brunswick Lane Invasion
The Flagler Sheriff’s Office released an edited version of the 911 call from the Brunswick Lane home three men invaded Monday, resulting in the shooting of one of them and the arrest of all three after a manhunt.
A Suspect Is Shot and 3 Held After Drug-Related Home Invasion on Brunswick La.
Three suspects invaded a home on Brunswick Lane in Palm Coast Monday morning in a drug-related incident. One suspect was shot in the head by a resident in the home, and flown to Halifax, two others caught later.
Bus Attack: Hundreds of Students’ Day Delayed By Vandalism at Transportation Depot
Rachael Mitroski, 26, removed buses’ radiator caps, opened all sorts of compartments and put brooms on buses’ roofs before she was found out. Almost two dozen buses were affected, and none could be used this morning for their normal runs.
Anger, Alcohol and a Rifle Shot a Few Blocks from Wadsworth and Buddy Taylor Schools
Patrick Kilichowski, 64, was reportedly angry that his girlfriend was chatting with neighbors, and allegedly drunk, when he walked out of his house with a Winchester rifle–and eventually fired a shot, he says by accident. He was jailed on several aggravated assault charges.
16-Year-Old Student Head-Butts Deputy in Matanzas High School Fight
The student was involved in a fight with another student over a boy-girl issue when Cpl. Don Apperson intervened–and was struck on the right temple. The student was charged with felony battery. Another employee was hospitalized.
Child and Animal Abuse Charges Land a 35-Year-Old Woman in Jail
Three children–ages 5, 8 and 14– more than two dozen animals were living in the Reid Place house in Palm Coast. The house was overrun with garbage, animal food and feces.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
A twice-attempted home invasion witnessed by a child, vandalism of Ralph Carter Park’s soccer fields, vacuuming quarters, a very long list of larcenies and burglaries, and more.
An Exploding Toilet Breaks the Monotony of a Point Pleasant Afternoon
A portable toilet leaning on the grass of a lot just cleared for construction exploded this afternoon, causing more noise than damage. It looked like the work of errant boys wasting a firecracker.
Manic Mondex: Love Triangle and Drive-By Shooting Land a Woman in Jail
Kara Buckner is accused of firing a .22-caliber rifle at two people smoking on a porch Saturday night, while a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl were inside. No one was hurt.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, Aug. 1-10, 2011
Rock-throwing at a car by a juvenile and another suspicious incident in the Rymfire area, an assault at Bull Creek Fish Camp, a cop car damaged at Buddy Taylor Middle School, too many larcenies to count, and more.
Jail Follows Allegation of Shooting Up in a Kangaroo Bathroom With 4 Kids in the Car
The four children in Michelle Marie Smith’s car are 8 or younger, including twins who are turning 3 on Friday. She was charged with child abuse while a friend was charged with drug possession.
Allegations of Brutality, Rape and Torture Over 2 Days Emerge from Bunnell Kidnapping
The victim, a Palm Coast woman, told police she was held in a crack house on July 21 and 22 before escaping to a gas station on SR100. Examiners point to evidence of severe beatings, cigarette burns and numerous other injuries.
Two-Day Kidnapping Lands 3 in Jail After SWAT Team Descends on South Bunnell
The two Bunnell men were charged with kidnapping and held without bail. Two additional men were jailed on more minor charges. One victim, a woman, was involved.
Would-Be Assailants on Palm Coast’s Pine Crest Lane Flee After Being Shot At
Three men were prowling about a house on Pine Crest Lane in Palm Coast Wednesday morning when a resident there confronted them and took out his Glock 27, firing one shot at one of them.
Possible Suicide Victim Washes Up on Gamble Rogers Recreation Sands in Flagler Beach
The body of the victim, a man believed to be in his 40s, washed up before 11 Friday morning, with lacerations on the wrist. Portions of the beach were closed.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
A pit bull bites a 74-year-old woman and her dog, a son is charged with burglarizing his parents’ home, a Habitat for Humanity property is burglarized, vandals damage a foreclosed homes, and too many burglaries and larcenies to count.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, July 1-7, 2011
A pasta and sauce theft, a fight over a cup of coffee, a fire demolishes an empty Bunnell house, a brazen heist at a public works yard, thefts, burglaries and more.
Liquor Store in Town Center, Near Publix, Is Robbed
Suggesting he had a gun, the young robber took $200 in cash from the owner of Star Liquor Wednesday evening, after the owner wouldn’t let him buy liquor without an ID.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
Car windows smashed in for purses at Matanzas High School, child neglect in a Publix parking lot, arson in the Z section, the city of Palm Coast defrauded for a pair of shoes.
Armed Robbers Strike Hancock Bank In Palm Harbor Shopping Center
At least two robbers were involved in the 2:57 p.m. heist at Hancock Bank near Publix. They got away with money, It’s not known how much. No one was hurt.
Flagler County Fires: All Locations, Latest Acreage, Maps and Firelines
Complete, updated chart of active Flagler County fires, satellite-view locations, acreage, and updated maps including detailed, latest extent of Espanola and White Eagle fires.
Hawking Stolen iPod on Craig’s List Leads to Charges Against 3 Palm Coast Teens
Charges stem from a May 26 burglary of a vehicle on Palm Coast’s Fernon Lane. The iPod in question had been part of a swap with an unsuspecting recipient, who then advertised the item online.
The Live Crime Blotter, May 16-30, 2011
A burglary at the Imagine School work site, a woman flees and eludes a cop all the way to her home, a dog licks a cop and trouble follows, a long list of larcenies from unlocked cars, and more.
From a Slamming Door to a Machete, a Baseball Bat and 2 Arrests at Palm Coast’s Madison Green Apartments
When Racina Massey complained to James Davis about his slamming his front door, Davis allegedly brandished a machete and threatened her life. Then Massey’s husband got involved. So did a blue metal baseball bat.
Long Records for Suspects Arrested in String of B-Section Burglaries in Palm Coast
The four suspects–two of them 19, two of them 20–all have prior records in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Bond was set between $200,000 and $400,000, depending on the suspect.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, May 8-15, 2011
A series of bicycle robberies, champagne and tequila shoplifting at Sharps Discount Liquors, a theft at the Italian-American club, two elderly brothers fighting over their 93-year-old mother, who ends up in the hospital, and more larcenies.
Suspect in Thursday’s Leidel Drive Shooting Arrested by Marshal Service in Volusia
William Copeland, 20, was wanted in the shooting of Accursio Venezia at his two-level home in northwest Palm Coast around midnight last Thursday. He is recovering.
Man Shot In His Palm Coast Home, Allegedly By Daughter’s Boyfriend; Search On
The victim, Accursio Venezia, was shot in the chest in his home at 49 Leidel Drive in northwest Palm Coast, apparently through a back glass door, allegedly by his daughter’s boyfriend–and father to the man’s toddler grand-daughter.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, April 27-May 8, 2011
A car stolen almost by invitation, an underage drinking party on Royal Palm Lane, Oxycodone for the taking, vandalism at Linear Park and Buddy Taylor Middle School, domestic battery in the shadow of an AK-47, and more.
Mondex Man Faces 2 Attempted Murder Charges After Chasing and Tipping Ex’s SUV
William Jordan, a resident of Bunnell’s Mondex, was upset that his ex-wife, whom he divorced nine years ago, was with another man in another car. He chased and tipped the car over before crashing his own.
Strong-Armed Hard Drive Robbery at Palm Coast Target Lands Kiev Native in Flagler Jail
Yuli Ilchenko, a 22-year-old resident of Prescott Lane in Palm Coast, knew he was under surveillance at Target when he allegedly swiped the 500-GB hard drive and pocketed it on his way out. He tried to flee.
Another Random Shooting in Palm Coast, Loaded on Alcohol, Leads to an Arrest
Pavel Bolotnikov was driving drunk and firing a .45 caliber gun Friday morning along Riverview Bend in the gated community of Tidelands in Palm Coast. He was arrested and jailed.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, April 20-26, 2011
The strange tale of a Volvo allegedly stolen from Tire Kingdom, Arson in the U Section, an assault in Bunnell, a triangular fight on Fairbank Lane, the .22-caliber shooting of a Chevy truck, and more.
Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter
A car stolen from the Florida Hospital Flagler parking lot during a workout at the YMCA, a bloody encounter in the library parking lot, a shoplifting spree at Kohl’s.
Road Rage Incident on Palm Coast Parkway Lands an Oklahoman at the Flagler County Jail
Edward Smith, who had two 16-year-old girls in his car, allegedly waved a 9mm Hi-Point rifle at occupants of another car during a verbal smackdown on Palm Coast Parkway Wednesday afternoon.
Armed Robbery at Flagler Beach’s CVS on SR100; Oxycontin-Filching Suspects Caught
At least two suspects entered the CVS just after 5 p.m., one of them brandishing a gun. They were caught at Old Dixie Highway and I-95. No one was injured. Oxycontin appears again to be the motive.
Suicide Off Hammock Dunes Bridge, Near European Village
Jane Allen, a 50-year-old resident of Oakmont Ct. in Palm Coast, fell to her death from the Hammock Dunes Bridge in early evening Saturday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Cops and Robbers Chase Through A1A in Flagler at 90 mph Before Crash in St. Johns
The high-speed chase, triggered by a former Palm Coast resident, wound through Old Kings Road, Palm Coast Parkway, the Hammock Dunes toll bridge, the Hammock along A1A and Marineland before the eluding truck overturned in St. Johns County.
Upset That His Girlfriend Is Cheating, He Pistol-Whips Her and Fires 7 Shots
Salvitore Kilday, 28, went to a home on Wendlin Lane looking for his girlfriend, found her with another man, and turned violent. Three young children were in the house. He was arrested and jailed.
15-Year-Old Faces Charges Over a .40-Caliber Gun at Indian Trails Middle School Campus
The gun never made it into the school building, nor was it found during school hours. But Travis Williams was already serving a 10-day suspension from school when he allegedly walked with the gun on school property.