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Watch Out: Sheriff Staly Is Tonight’s Watch Commander on Flagler Streets

February 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly on Patrol in April 2015, when he was undersheriff. (© FlaglerLive)
Sheriff Rick Staly on Patrol in April 2015, when he was undersheriff. (© FlaglerLive)

In addition to his regular Friday night patrols alongside his deputies, Sheriff Rick Staly will be back on the street tonight (Feb. 27) serving as an overnight shift watch commander, hitting the streets with patrol deputies, responding to calls for service, providing backup to his troops mixed in with an occasional traffic stop. The patrols give the sheriff opportunities to meet the public and see firsthand the challenges the deputies face daily.


When he took office in January,  Staly said he’d conduct night patrols to help build support for his deputies, while working to protect Flagler County residents’ safety. In addition, he requires each member of his command staff to work a scheduled shift as watch commander, working from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., to form closer bonds with deputies and to know firsthand what is occurring in the county.

“This is very important to me as I have always led from the front and by example,” Staly said in a release issued this afternoon. “Since I require all of our command staff to work the streets, so should I. This requirement allows the staff to remember what it’s like to work the streets as we make decisions that affect our deputies and the community. While I am always on-duty and responsible for all operations as your Sheriff and generally go on Friday night patrols each week, this will be the first time that I serve as the countywide Watch Commander.” 

Staly was elected sheriff last November. He’d served as Undersheriff for the first two years of Jim Manfre’s administration, preceding Staly’s, during which he would conduct regular Friday night patrols.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. PCer says

    February 27, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    I did not vote for him, but I like it!

    Reply
  2. Beaner55 says

    February 27, 2017 at 6:51 pm

    NOT MY SHERIFF! Sounds like an Armando Martinez wannabe all over again!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    February 27, 2017 at 8:12 pm

    Is a veteran this is awesome. Brings me back to some of my leaders in the military. Alot of respect. Thank you sheriff.

    Reply
  4. BlueJammers says

    February 27, 2017 at 8:41 pm

    Outstanding! Thank you, Sheriff Staly!

    Reply
  5. vincent A. Liguori says

    February 27, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    I hope this results in recognizing that speed limits must be strictly enforced. Palm Coast Pkwy heading west after Belle Terre has become a speedway. A few hefty speeding tickets will get the job done .

    Reply
  6. The Oracle says

    February 27, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    It’s about time that the citizens of Flagler County have a real COP, in charge. Thanks RICK.

    Reply
  7. South Florida says

    February 27, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    Interesting.

    Reply
  8. PeachesMcGee says

    February 28, 2017 at 12:33 am

    It’s nice to see a real lawman in charge. How the citizens of this county voted for a lawyer I’ll never know. And freakin’ twice for that matter!

    Reply
  9. BeTheChange says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:07 am

    Excellent. Would love to hear of more administrators stepping into the shoes of those they lead. Way too many chiefs! Reassuring to know his ego is perfectly intact 😎

    Reply
  10. Initialjoe says

    February 28, 2017 at 10:39 am

    This is great to hear!

    Reply
  11. South Florida says

    February 28, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Maybe he should work for state attorney office.

    Reply
  12. JasonB says

    February 28, 2017 at 12:07 pm

    I’d feel safer if Barney Fife was in charge.

    Reply
  13. Fredrick says

    February 28, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    Peaches – This country voted for a community organizer as President twice, and for Trump once (so far). Well maybe they just voted for anyone but Hillary which was the smart move. There is no logic to the stupidity of the American voter. Just look at the liberal melt down going on. Get over it. Put on your big boy pants, hug a puppy or what ever you need to do but move on just like the other side did during the last disastrous reign of the Boy King.

    To Sheriff Staly good move. I like it. Just make sure this is not all show. I want to believe it is real and will give you the benefit of the doubt.

    Reply
  14. Palm Coast Mike says

    February 28, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    I think that’s totally awesome and commendable, good leadership starts at the top. If I’m correct I have seen the Sheriff already out on traffic stops. I hope morale is better within the agency. Thank you FCSO.

    Reply
  15. cjbeagles says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    For those in doubt, how well informed are you or do you just like to complain and assert disdain at anything new. It truly looks as things are moving in a positive direction for the sheriff’s office and they finally have direction and leadership with goals with a vision. There are many things to fix and repair from the past 12 years at least, it’s only been 2 months since Sheriff Staly took office as well as the President Trump. No one has a magic wand to wave and fix all that is wrong. Give these men a chance, sit back and wait and observe, give it some time and re-assess. There are no quick fixes, it can take years. Things are moving forward and in a positive direction. They came in with a budgets they have no control of and have to wait to do the many things they want for the better of us all. Though many will just keep complaining as that is what drives them in thier lives. Things are looking up, Kudos to Sheriff Staly and his administration, what your are doing and how you are steeting the office looks good and I’ve been told by many deputies I know things are turning around for the better for them which in turn should trickle out to the public. Stand by as it looks like things are changing for the better having a REAL SHERIFF and LAW ENFORCEMENT officer at the HELM!

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  16. BOB says

    March 1, 2017 at 8:27 am

    If a car is parked on the street overnight (every night for months) PUT A TICKET ON THE WINDSHIELD. A citizen should not have to CALL the Sherifs Office and register a complaint to have EXISTING Ordinances enforced.

    Reply
  17. palmcoaster says

    March 1, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    Agreed with Bob should be no need to file complaint on cars parked illegally night after night and day…and also the racers that make Palm Coast Parkway east of I-95 sound like the Daytona Speedway any time of day or night specially on weekends, should be addressed I agree with Vincent Liguori.

    Reply
  18. Ryan says

    March 1, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    Well you need to worry about real crime and be grateful they are doing something about it.

    Reply
  19. Ryan says

    March 1, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    Nice to see a sheriff that actually works and believes in hands on style policing.

    Reply
  20. John F. Pollinger says

    March 2, 2017 at 3:04 pm

    I really do not understand the negative comments posted here. I was very critical of the type and manner of the campaign candidate Staly ran. Yet now Sheriff Staly has done everything he promised that he was going to do if elected. What he is doing is not a publicity stunt. He believes in what he is doing and what he is doing so far as Flagler County Sheriff is something I admire and support. I never hide behind a pseudonym in anything I have ever posted on FL. And I won’t hide my name in this regard either.

    Reply
  21. Randy Collins says

    March 5, 2017 at 10:22 am

    Thank you Sheriff Staly.

    Your leadership is appreciated.

    Reply
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