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Sheriff’s National Night Out for Crime Prevention Tuesday Evening at FPC

August 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting National Night Out at Flagler Palm Coast High School Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., in conjunction with school resuming six days later.

The Truth About ‘Sanctuary Cities’

June 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A rally in defense of sanctuary cities. (Chris Devers)

The term “sanctuary city” typically refers to a jurisdiction that wants to limit the use of local law enforcement resources to carry out federal law enforcement work, in violation of constitutional protections.

Cops Aren’t Under Siege.
Civilians and Liberties Are.

December 9, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 48 Comments

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It’s a widely accepted but dangerous myth: that cops are under siege, handcuffed by “new restrictions.” The reality is the opposite, with more unbridled and brutal policing than we care to admit.

Does Diversifying Police Forces
Reduce Tensions? Not Necessarily.

August 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Beyond diversity, hiring officers who know and understand the community, asking officers to build better relationships with neighborhoods they serve, reducing officers’ use of aggressive arrest tactics and increasing officer training is shown to be more effective than changing the color of the ranks.

My Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black

August 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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The mistreatment of black people by police officers isn’t new, nor is it surprising, argues Milen Mehari. According to the Justice Department, black people are almost four times more likely than whites to experience the use of force during police encounters.

Push for Policing Reforms Expected in 2016 Legislative Sessions, But Not in Florida

December 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Passing more laws in 2016 will depend on politics — and the level of public outcry — in each state. The federal government has no jurisdiction over local policing, leaving state lawmakers are ultimately responsible for reforms.

If Violence Isn’t the Answer, Someone Should Clue In the Police

May 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Nobody wants to see people hurt, businesses burned, or innocent lives disrupted by violence in their communities. But you can’t understand urban unrest in isolation from the violence residents face at the hands of their own government.

Florida’s Smallest Police Department Gets a Mine-Resistant Armored Vehicle

May 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The Pentagon put more than 12,000 MRAPs into service in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Now many of those MRAPs are being unloaded to 780 domestic civilian law enforcement agencies.

Fallen Officers Are Remembered as Months Of Police Tensions Elsewhere Elicit Silence

May 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A ceremony honoring fallen officers and marking National Police Memorial Week was held on the steps of the Flagler County courthouse Thursday morning.

Florida Senate Calls For Police Policies on Body Cameras, Addressing Privacy and Data

April 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Body cams are worn by deputies at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jim Manfre instituted the practice when he took office in 2013 and has been an ardent defender of the cameras.

Deadly Force, In Black and White: Analysis of Killings by Police Shows Outsize Risk for Young Blacks

December 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

Young black males in recent years were at a far greater risk of being shot dead by police than their white counterparts – 21 times greater, according to an analysis of federally collected data on fatal police shootings.

Yes, We’re Cops. And We’re Human Beings. But We Won’t Be Your Victims.

December 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 99 Comments

In an impassioned response to acute criticism leveled at police after events in Ferguson and Staten Island, Jonathan Dopp, a sheriff’s deputy in Flagler County, presents law enforcement’s unapologetic perspective.

“In the Line of Duty”: Fallen Officers Are Remembered in Annual Ceremony

May 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

“What is the meaning of ‘In the line of duty?’,” Rick Staly, Flagler County’s undersheriff, said during his brief remarks at the annual commemoration of fallen law enforcement officers at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office this morning, before describing the meaning of ultimate sacrifice.

Crime Reports, June 14-20

June 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An inmate with likely mental health issues, bad blood between a baseball team and an umpire, gunplay and an Xbox, and more.

Crime Reports, May 17-23

May 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A good samaritan holds a teen vandal at gunpoint until deputies arrive, domestic disturbance turns up backyard pot plant, a caller demands phone sex, and more.

Crime Reports May 10-16

May 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A resident wakes to find an intruder in his bedroom, a stabbing in Bunnell, bungled auto theft attempt and more.

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