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Palm Coast Administration Proposing Flat Tax Rate to Pay for Increases in Sheriff and Fire Services

July 8, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The city administration and some members of the council don't see eye to eye on the budget. (© FlaglerLive)

The $61 million general fund budget would include an increase of $5.6 million over the current budget but no increases in city staffing paid through the general fund. That staffing stands at 271. By far the single-largest line item increase in the budget would be for public safety, starting with policing through the city’s contract with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, and the addition of nine deputies to the city’s contract, for a total of 57.

No Change in Sheriff’s Resource Deputies Assigned to Flagler Schools But Surging Costs Raise Questions

July 2, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Crossing guard Yvonne Fertall at Rymfire Elementary last spring. The surging cost of crossing guards to the school district, even though the number of guards isn;t changing, raised questions among school board members, as did the rising cost of school deputies. (Flagler Schools)

The Flagler County School District is preparing to approve a $1.38 million contract for its share of school resource deputies (SRDs) and crossing guards for the school year starting on Aug. 12, a 16 percent increase over this year’s $1.19 million contract. The increases drew questions from School Board member Colleen Conklin, who was startled by a 68 percent increase in the cost of crossing guards and the increase in deputies’ costs even though the number of guards or deputies isn’t changing.

Flagler Sheriff’s Office Implements Rapid DNA at Jail with $250,000 State Grant

June 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Rapid DNA machine at the county jail. (FCSO)

Rapid DNA analysis is a fully automated process of developing a DNA profile from a mouth swab. Rapid DNA takes a qualifying arrestee’s DNA profile and automatically enters it in CODIS/NDIS during the booking process. The arrestee’s DNA sample is then searched against all unsolved crimes within 24 hours. The results are usually returned in one or two hours. No human laboratory scientist is needed.

Sheriff: Increase School Board’s Cost Share of Campus Deputies to 60%, Lower County’s Share to 40%

June 10, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly with Superintendent LaShakia Moore last month during a press conference about recurring threats to schools. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff is recommending to the County Commission that the 50-50 cost share for school resource deputies, or SRDs, between the School Board and the County Commission be changed. Staly is recommending that the School Board shoulder 60 percent of the cost, adding $300,000 to the district’s budget, while lowering the county’s responsibility an equal amount. 

Flagler Sheriff Offers Vacation Watch Program for Your Home

June 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Through this community safety program, each household can receive up to 20 vacation house watch checks per year. During these checks, the uniformed FCSO Citizen Observer Patrol members survey the outside of the home to make sure it is secure. If anything looks suspicious the C.O.P then notifies the homeowner.

Increasing Sales Tax Divides Palm Coast and Flagler County As Both Scrounge for New Revenue for Cops and Other Needs

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Elected officials are all for more of them. But not necessarily if they have to pay for them. (© FlaglerLive)

Discussion of a possible increase in the local sales surtax sharpy divided opinions between the Flagler County Commission and the Palm Coast City Council, who were meeting jointly today to discuss funding for the sheriff’s office. The discussion divided the two bodies even within their own memberships, suggesting that any possibility of an increase is remote best this year, if that.

Sheriff Launches New Marine Unit Boat in Time for Memorial Day Weekend Patrols

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) to fund a new patrol boat which will allow for enhanced patrol along the intracoastal waterway, marine search and rescue efforts, law enforcement operations, crime prevention and boater safety and education along the intercoastal waterway and saltwater canals.

‘No Credible Threat to Flagler Schools’ as String of Menaces Take Toll on Students, Parents and Faculty

May 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Lashakia Moore

Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore said today that while the series of phoned-in threats to district schools has taken a toll on students, faculty and parents, none were credible, and she would not give the caller the satisfaction of cancelling events. The district’s crisis-intervention teams have been spending time in schools.

Flagler Sheriff’s SWAT Snipers in Top 10 at National Competition

May 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The team. (FCSO)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) SWAT sniper team placed ninth out of 45 teams at the annual Snipercraft Challenge. This is the third year in a row that FCSO’s SWAT snipers have placed in the top 10.

At Law Enforcement Memorial, Solace in the Language of a Flag and the Bond of Shared Loss

May 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bunnell Police Chief Dave Branon, sitting with the family of the late Sgt. Dominic Guida, who died in 2021, comforts David Alfin, Palm Coast's mayor and the father of Alfin, an FBI agent killed with his partner while serving a warrant in South Florida the same year. In front of Alfin is Carlo Celico, whose son FRank, a sheriff's deputy, died in 2011. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 150 people and law enforcement officers from different agencies turned out for the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service hosted by Sheriff Rick Staly in Bunnell Wednesday evening. Earlier in the day the sheriff had unveiled a memorial plaque to Perry Hall, for whom the county jail is named, and who was the county’s first fallen officer, on Aug. 21, 2027.

Flagler Sheriff’s Employees and Volunteers Recognized by Military, AmeriCorps and Points of Light

May 3, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sheriff Rick Staly, Chief Dan Engert, and Chief Mark Strobridge receive the Patriot Award. Deputy Jorge Fernandez de Lara (second from left) nominated them. Not present: Sergeant Eric Allen and Corporal Jay Rodenborn

On Tuesday, April 30, members of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) were presented with multiple prestigious awards recognizing FCSO’s support of service members and volunteers.

Chief Engert: How Flagler County Jail Stepped Up to Ensure Brendan Depa’s Continuing Education

April 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Brendan Depa, in the orange shirt, arriving for a hearing in court last June, before his transfer to the Flagler County jail. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and its jail were not responsible for the education of Brendan Depa, the former Matanzas High School student arrested over a year ago on a charge of aggravated battery of a school employee. Nevertheless, the jail, under the supervision of Chief Daniel Engert, has ensured that a team of volunteers and professionals have continued Depa’s education, with notable and continued successes.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Honored for Commitment to Hiring Military Veterans

April 13, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that the agency has earned the designation of VETS Indexes 4 Star Employer in the 2024 VETS Indexes Employer Awards. The award recognizes the organization’s commitment to recruiting, hiring, retaining, developing, and supporting veterans and the military-connected community.

Local Governments Ask Court to Dismiss Suit by ‘Disgruntled Citizen’ Challenging Carver Center Agreement

April 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

South Bunnell's community strongly identifies with the Carver Center. (© FlaglerLive)

The three local governments and one agency that each have a role in funding or running the Carver Center in South Bunnell have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against them filed by what they call a “disgruntled citizen” who doesn’t like the Flagler County Sheriff’s Police Athletic League’s involvement at the center, and who they say has no standing to sue.

National Sheriff’s Association Awards Flagler Sheriff’s Office the 2024 Crime Victim Services Award

April 7, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The winner. (© FlaglerLive)

The National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) notified the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office that FCSO was selected as the winner of NSA’s Crime Victim Services Award for 2024. It’s a prestigious award that annually recognizes outstanding achievement by a sheriff’s office in support of victims.

Local Firebrand Sues Sheriff, County, Bunnell and School Board Over ‘Illicit’ Carver Center Agreement

April 5, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

carver gym

Eric Josey, a retired New York cop with a brief, checkered history at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and an often controversial local firebrand in the name of African-American causes, is suing the Sheriff’s Office, the County Commission, the School Board and the city of Bunnell over the four agence’s recent joint agreement in running the Carver Center, also known as Carver Gym, in Bunnell.

School Board’s Colleen Conklin Says County At One Time Paid Entire Cost of School Deputies

March 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin says there was a time when the county covered the entire cost of school resource deputies. (© FlaglerLive)

Speaking publicly for the first time about the revelation last month that county government was looking to pull back its share of funding for $1.4 million in “legacy” programs it helps pay for in the school district, including about $1 million for school resource deputies, Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin today asked for a public conversation, and said “disinformation” has obscured the fact that at one time, more than two decades ago, the county paid for the entirety of the bill.

Superintendent ‘Would Be Surprised or Shocked’ By County’s Move Away from School Deputy Support

March 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Superintendent LaShakia Moore at a recent workshop of the School Board. Her wristband reads: "You Are Enough." (© FlaglerLive)

Dampening the county’s hopes to reduce the $1 million it contributes to the School Board to pay for sheriff’s deputies in every school–and more in other “legacy” contributions, as the county calls them–Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore says she does not see how the community would accept a retreat from the combined commitment by the School Board and the County Commission.

‘Long Road Ahead’ for Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Benjamin Stamps After Severe Motorcycle Crash on I-95

March 7, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Flaglerr County Sheriff's deputy Benjamin Stamps was on his motorcycle when the blue car swerved into the emergency lane Stamps was riding, provoking a collision that left the deputy with severe injuries. (FCSO)

For Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Benjamin Stamps, it’s going to be “a fairly long road to recovery” after his motorcycle crash Tuesday morning on I-95, as Stamps was riding the emergency lane to investigate a possible incident ahead that had slowed traffic to a crawl, Sheriff Rick Staly said on Wednesday.

Andy Dance Responds: ‘School Resource Deputies Are Not Leaving School Campuses.’

February 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

County Commission Chair Andy Dance. (© FlaglerLive)

In a detailed response to FlaglerLive reporting and an opinion piece on the county’s plan to “defund” its portion of school sheriff’s deputies, County Commission Chair Andy Dance refutes the claim as inflammatory and out of context, and lays out a history of county attempts going back to 2022 to initiate a conversation about school and county funding for school deputies, in hopes of realigning those responsibilities. If that proves unfeasible, Dance pledges, than the shared responsibility will continue.

Sheriff’s Employees and Partners Honored at 4th Quarter Awards Ceremony

February 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly awarded several Lifesaving Awards to employees for their roles in saving the lives of others from October through December of last year. Sheriff Staly also awarded several individuals with Distinguished Service Certificates, Certificates of Commendation and Certificates of Appreciation, as part of the ceremony.

Couple Visits Sheriff’s 911 Dispatcher Lucas Santos, Who Saved Husband’s Life

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Don and his wife Carol placing a heart on the Communication Tree of Life. Right, Communication Specialist Lucas Santos. (FCSO)

On the evening of Monday, December 18, Communications Specialist Lucas Santos of Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a resident who stated her husband had stopped breathing and was turning blue after complaining of chest pains. Santos saved his life.

DOA: Behind the County’s Clumsy Push to Defund School Deputies

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

school resource deputy funding

Whichever way you look at it, the Flagler County Commission’s and its administrator’s letter to the school district calling for a plan to defund the county’s portion of money for school deputies was clumsy, terribly timed, and an unnecessary invitation to political grandstanding in an election year. Deputies aren’t going anywhere, nor is the county’s funding. But nor should this be another invitation for the School Board to consider harebrained ideas like arming staffers.

School Board and Parents Grapple with County’s ‘Blindsiding’ Call To Defund Its Portion of School Deputies

February 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A Flagler County Sheriff's deputy at a recent School Board meeting. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County School Board members and parents spoke of surprise, concern and “blindsiding,” in the words of the board’s chair, in reaction to a Feb. 13 letter from County Administrator Heidi Petito to the superintendent saying the county had reached “an important decision” to “gradually transfer the financial responsibility” for $1.4 million in “these legacy expenditures to the school district,” including the county’s more than $1 million commitment to school resource deputies.

Sheriff Staly to County: ‘Defunding School Resources Deputies Is Fundamentally Wrong’

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly. (© FlaglerLive)

When the the County Commission first raised the possibility of ending its contribution to the Flagler County school district’s school resource deputy program a year ago, Sheriff Rick Staly wrote the commission chairman a four-page letter sharply criticizing the possibility and explaining why. Now that the County Commission is pushing that possibility further, Staly’s letter is relevant again, and presented here in full.

Flagler County Plans to End $1.4 Million Contribution for School Deputies, Administrator Tells Superintendent

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Since the Parkland massacre, Flagler County schools and county government have split the cost of ensuring that each of the district's schools has at least one full-time deputy on campus. The high schools have two. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito last week wrote Superintendent LaShakia Moore that county government will no longer pay the $1.4 million a year in subsidies for the school district’s School Resource Officer, ending a 50-50 cost-sharing agreement that’s been in place for a decade. The county is not required by law to share the district’s security costs.

Clarifying Its Own Roles, School Board Finally Approves Carver Gym Agreement with Expanded PAL Presence

January 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Carver Community Center will have a new controlling agreement on who and how it is operated, with the school district sharing responsibibilities with the county and the Police Athletic League. (© FlaglerLive)

It took half a year, but the Flagler County School Board Tuesday evening approved the new agreement that will revamp and control the operation of the Carver Center, or Carver Gym, in Bunnell, in cooperation with Flagler County, the City of Bunnell, the Sheriff’s Office and its Police Athletic League. PAL will have a much larger role running activities at the center. 

Flagler County and New Florida State Guard Sign Lease on $10 Million Training Facility Near Sheriff’s Jail in Bunnell

December 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

florida state guard training facility

It is no longer just a possibility. It is now a certainty. The Florida State Guard’s training facility will be located in Flagler County next to the Flagler County jail on Justice Lane in Bunnell. The County Commission on Monday approved a 30-year lease with the Guard. As with the National Guard armory on county grounds near the county airport, the State Guard will not pay rent.

Sheriff’s Citizen Observer Patrol (COP) Unit Hosts Annual Awards Banquet

December 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

COP

The banquet was led by volunteer Chief Roberson Brown, who leads the dedicated COP Unit volunteers in handling various tasks that allow sworn deputies to handle and investigate more serious crimes. The banquet was also attended by Sheriff Rick Staly and his wife Debbie, Chief Jon Welker, Chief David Williams, Commander Scott Vedder, and Commander Kenny Goncalves.

Approval of Carver Center’s Joint Agreement Is Upended as School Board Has Late-Breaking Changes

December 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Carver Center

In the works since June, a new, joint agreement on management and oversight of the Carver Center in Bunnell will have to wait until at least January before it is enacted, because a misstep at the school district delayed a legal review of the agreement. That kept the School Board from seeing the revised proposal for the first time until the County Commission had already approved the original version.

Sheriff Staly Is Honored with Bethune-Cookman’s Law Enforcement Leadership Award

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

From left, Deputy Towns, Assistant HR Director Lynch, and Sheriff Staly talk to a student during the Career Symposium. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly was recognized with the Law Enforcement Leadership Award at the 6th Annual Florida Historically Black Colleges and Universities (FL HBCUs) Law Enforcement Luncheon hosted by the Center for Law and Social Justice at Bethune-Cookman University (BCU). Sheriff Staly received the award for his leadership, community-policing engagement efforts, and for providing internships and opportunities to minority applicants and BCU interns.

Sheriff’s Shop With a Cop Raises Over $35,000 for Christmas Spree, Shattering records

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Chief David Williams, Sheriff Rick Staly, and Commander Louis Miceli with the 2023 Shop with a Cop Employee Donation Check. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office employees contributed nearly $25,000 and community organizations another $10,000 to the Flagler Sheriff Children’s Charities Shop With A Cop event set for Dec. 15 at the Palm Coast Walmart.

Proposed Joint Agreement on Bunnell’s Carver Center Governance Gives Sheriff’s PAL New and Larger Role

December 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Carver Center gym before a town hall organized by Superintendent LaShakia Moore in late September. (© FlaglerLive)

A proposed joint agreement on governing the Carver Center in South Bunnell–the area’s only recreation and community center–gives the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Police Athletic League a broader presence and a much more prominent role in the management of the facility, especially in programming and running the gym.

Sheriff’s Michael Breckwoldt Demoted to Corporal Following Investigation of Drinking Incident at Finn’s Bar

August 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Michael Breckwoldt, circled in red by the Flagler Beach police detective who originally investigated the case, in a still from surveillance footage at Finn's bar the night of May 26.

Michael Breckwoldt, the 20-year veteran of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office who was in charge of the agency’s narcotics unit until last May, was demoted from sergeant to corporal and placed on last-chance probation for a year and a half as a result of an incident at Finn’s Beachside Pub in Flagler Beach, where Breckwoldt’s drinking led to “offensive behavior,” in violation of agency policy, and where he behaved in an unbecoming way toward patrons.

Flagler Sheriff Sends 10-Member Emergency Response Team to Help in Hurricane Idalia Recovery

August 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Ten members of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team are deploying to Florida’s Big Bend region to assist in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Idalia after being activated by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Florida Sheriff’s Association Task Force.

Flagler County Jail Wins National Innovation Award for Initiatives Preparing Inmates’ Re-Integration

August 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Chief Engert. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s jail has been awarded the 2023 Innovation Award for medium-sized facilities by the American Jail Association. Sheriff Staly, Court and Detention Services Chief Dan Engert, and other Detention Services members accepted the award at AJA’s 42nd Conference and Jail Expo in Omaha, Nebraska during the awards banquet.

Charlie Ericksen Jr. Is Laid to Rest With Military Honors and Solemn Salutes at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery

August 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The flag-folding ceremony during Charlie Ericksen Jr.'s internment at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Charlie Frederick Ericksen Jr., the former Flagler County commissioner, U.S. Army Lieutenant and father of three who died on July 31 in Celebration, was laid to rest at Cape Canaveral National cemetery with military honors this afternoon following a solemn ceremony attended by family, a few friends, and a few Flagler County officials past and present.

School District’s Cost for Security at Alternative School with 2 Teachers and 25 Students: $142,500

August 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A Flagler County Sheriff's deputy at a protest outside the Government Services Building before a School Board meeting two years ago. It's been a bit calmer since. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County school district is paying $142,500 a year for security at its relatively new alternative school on the campus of Flagler Palm Coast High School–an alternative school with just two teachers and an average of 20 students per quarter, some of them virtual, and that operates only four days a week.

Sheriff’s Communications Supervisor Heather Robinson Is Line Supervisor of the Year

August 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Heather Robinson with Sheriff Rick Staly. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Communications Supervisor Heather Robinson accepted the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Line Supervisor of the Year award for 2023! Heather was recognized during the Opening General Session at APCO 2023, APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo in Nashville.

Sheriff’s Employees Donate $25,645 to Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches

July 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sheriff Staly presenting the employee donation to Maria Knapp, FSYR Executive Vice President, and Bobby McCallom, Levy County Sheriff and FSYR Board Chair. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) employees donated $25,645 to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches (FSYR) making FCSO employee’s total donations to the FSYR over $158,000 since 2017.

Sheriff Staly Appointed to State Advisory Board by Agriculture Commissioner

July 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

staly news conference

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly has been appointed to Florida’s Private Investigation, Recovery and Security Advisory Council (PIRSAC) by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson to fill the law enforcement position on the Board. Commissioner Simpson was elected in 2022 to serve as one of four Florida Cabinet members.

Sheriff Staly Buries Two Time Capsules Commemorating Agency Milestones

July 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The sheriff entombs one of the time capsules, which are to be opened in 2067 and 2072. (Still from FCSO video)

The “FCSO Centennial Time Capsule” is set to be opened on July 9th, 2067, the agency’s 150th anniversary. The second time capsule is to be opened on November 7th, 2072, the 50th anniversary of the Dedication Ceremony for the new Sheriff’s Operations Center.

Flagler County Whirs Closer to Buying $5.4 Million Replacement for FireFlight Helicopter

July 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Soon Flagler County FireFlight will soar into the sunset as the County Commission buys a new Airbus emergency helicopter. (© FlaglerLive)

In a busy pair of meetings today, the Flagler County Commission got closer to buying a new emergency helicopter, set the maximum tax rate for next year, and set proposed rates that would increase garbage pick-up costs by 45 percent.

Palm Coast Wants More Action on ‘Bad Drivers,’ Litterers and Priorities as Sheriff Submits Budget

June 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, with Sheriff Rick Staly last September. (© FlaglerLive)

Submitting his annual budget to the Palm Coast City Council this morning, Staly heard requests for more help with “bad drivers” and litterers to maintain quality of life, and answered an extended series of questions from a council member on the paradox between a sharply falling crime rate and a still-rising jail population.

Flagler School Board Rejects Arming Employees in 3-2 Vote, Citing Too Many Doubts for Now

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies will still be the only armed individuals on Flagler school campuses as the school board this evening rejected opening the door to non-professionals. (© FlaglerLive).

The Flagler County School Board this evening rejected on a 3-2 vote a proposal to arm some school employees on the unfounded assumption that it would improve security. The vote ends a year-long discussion about the so-called “guardian program,” as a majority of board members still had too many questions, doubts, and lacking buy-in from school staff.

Sheriff Negotiates $10 Million Joint Training Facility for Local Police, Fire and State Guard HQ

June 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The former Sheriff's Operations Center on Justice Lane in Bunnell, from back when it was still used for that purpose. The building remains part of the sheriff's operations. Much of it would be leased to the new Florida State Guard as part of a lease arrangement that would result in the Guard building a new office and training facility nearby. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission and the Florida State Guard are preparing to sign a lease agreement conceived by Sheriff Rick Staly that would have the Guard build a $10 million headquarters and training facility in Bunnell that would also be a training ground for all local law enforcement and firefighting agencies.

Flagler Sheriff Requests 12.2% Budget Increase and 5 New Deputies from County as Constitutionals Submit Proposals

June 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office moved back into an operations center of its own late last year after nearly five years without one. The building was the responsibility of the county and is not part of annual budgeting figures. (© FlaglerLive)

All constitutional officers’ budgets will be reviewed by the County Commission Monday. The sheriff’s budget, the largest constitutional portion in the county budget, would include funding for five new deputies, increasing retirement costs, union-negotiated pay increases and a 5.3 percent across-the-board cost of living pay increase.

Flagler Sheriff’s Chief Welker Graduates from Prestigious FBI National Academy

June 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Chief Jonathan Welker's moment on stage. (© FlaglerLive via FBI Academy video)

FCSO Community Policing Division Chief Jonathan Welker graduated from the 286th session of the FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia on June 8th.

Flagler Sheriff’s Sgt. Breckwoldt, In Charge of Narcotics Unit, at Center of Abuse of Power Allegation

May 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

The alleged incident took place at Finn's in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Sgt. Michael Breckwoldt, a 20-year veteran of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and the supervisor of its narcotics unit, is at the center of an allegation that he had a physical altercation with a bar patron and flaunted and abused his power while drunk at a Flagler Beach bar early this morning, claiming he runs the town.

Sheriff Increases Motors Unit Staffing to Address Traffic Violations

May 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The traffic unit. (FCSO)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has increased its Motors Unit staffing from five to eight deputies in an effort to address the traffic quality of life in the community.

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