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Dubai, a Police State, Hosts Flagler Sheriff, 8 Deputies and 60 Other Teams in SWAT Competition

February 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy Brandon Fiveash during competition at the UAE SWAT Challenge this week in Dubai. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and eight members of the agency’s SWAT team are in Dubai on an all-expenses-paid trip through Feb. 14 for an international SWAT competition paid for by the UAE Interior Ministry.

Hoax Call of Home Invasion and Shooting Draws Out SWAT and Anger on Ziegler Place

March 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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An unsuspecting resident on Ziegler Place was frightened by the sudden appearance of armed police, the house’s door was battered down and damaged, and nothing amiss was inside, though the residents were left angry.

Flagler Deputies Now Equipped With Bean-Bag Firing Shotguns For Less Lethal Encounters

January 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

As debates about police tactics in violent encounters with individuals continue, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has converted 30 shotguns from its existing stock to use as less lethal weapons in such potentially perilous situations.

Woman’s Report of Armed Robbery Leads to SWAT’s Raid of 2 Homes Before Suspect Is Caught Elsewhere

December 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The alleged armed robbery of 23-year-old Nicole Rizzo on Bunnell’s South Chapel Street in early evening Friday led to the arrest of Charles Lenard “CJ” Phillips.

SWAT Team Deployed Again–For Minor Drug Arrest on Palm Coast’s Pine Grove Drive

September 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Two young children and a middle-aged woman were detained while, for the second time in four days, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday deployed its SWAT team to serve a warrant on a suspect later charged with possession of marijuana, cocaine, and prescription pills without a prescription.

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