The Flagler County Sheriff is investigating a series of burglaries and break-ins that took place the night of Aug. 28 to 29 on the west side of Flagler County, targeting vehicles at multiple properties in an area of the county rarely associated with such crime sprees. Two firearms and wallets were among the items reported stolen.
The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing the addresses. The thefts took place in the area of County Road 305, County Road 302, County Road 15, and State Road 100, targeting properties on those roads and smaller roads in between.
The Sheriff’s Office did not disclose the crime spree when it happened and last week released several incident reports at FlaglerLive’s request, but so heavily redacted as to include only names of victims. Less redacted documents were released today, though most pages remain blacked out, possibly suggesting that investigators may have leads whose success depends on some information not being publicly known. The agency has not announced arrests in the cases.
Typically, vehicle break-ins are what the agency refers to as crimes of opportunity–thieves breaking into vehicles left unlocked. That appears to be the case in at least some of the late August incidents.
At one property, thieves accessed an unlocked F-150 and stole $29 from the center console. At another property, a handgun was stolen from a pick-up truck, and at a nearby property, a purse was stolen from a Ford Explorer, containing a wallet with credit cards and a driver’s license. The deputy investigating those thefts contacted several residents along County Roads 140 and 125 but none reported thefts.
Similarly, at properties on CR 302, a resident reported that purses were stolen from their vehicles. While the deputy was investigating, a resident of CR15 reported a theft as well. At another property on 305, four vehicles were broken into, though the report redacted all details, including what items were stolen.
At yet another property, a resident reported that several items had been stolen from his hunting truck, and at a property nearby, several vehicles were broken into, including one parked in a garage (the garage door was left open and the car left unlocked), and where $20 was stolen. Directly behind that property, the resident reported that her car had been broken into and rummaged through, but it wasn’t clear whether anything had been stolen.
Additional thefts were reported in the same general area. The sheriff’s Office is listing the suspect or suspects as “unknown.”
JimboXYZ says
Uggghhhh, who would leave gun(s), money, wallets/purses & credit cards in their car overnight ? It’s bad enough they can steal the car or one’s identity from random papers that most cars usually require just to be operated by a motorist.
Lock your cars says
Fact. There were more than a couple guns stolen. You might want to triple your estimate. Additional dirt roads were also hit.
Are there no license plate readers or cameras at the major intersections ?
FlaglerLive says
We were given very limited information and 85 percent of the incident reports’ narratives were redacted. We reported what we could.
Jason says
Well this is very intriguing. I just read an article on this site yesterday that seemed to suggest that an individual was making up or exaggerating the property crimes he experienced because they weren’t captured on “ring” cameras.
I guess crimes are committed that aren’t captured on surveillance cameras after all…
Disgusted in Flagler County says
Well I can see someone getting shot here in the near future because this is Florida, and homeowners have guns to protect themselves from things like this. It’s my property, it’s my car, it’s MY belongings and if I choose to keep my belongings in my unlocked car on my property and someone tries to take what’s mine then they do deserve whatever heat is coming to them.
Pogo says
@… Jim
… your mission, should you fall for this, is to use this report, and the comments it attracts, as inspiration for a television script. I envision you pitching it to the Trump Group, Fox, RNC, or some other likely home. As always, leave my cut, okay — if you insist, my commission — in the false bottom of the old Electra Glide’s saddlebags.
Ya get caught — I don’t know ya.
KENNIE HOWARD says
What dumbass leave their wallet and gun in a car?
Compassion Wins says
@Kennie,
People who live in the country aren’t used to the crime that is regular in the city. Give them some slack, they were victims of a crime.
T says
Jimbo needs a life people and times are rougher now thanks to inflation and Republicans
Concerned Citizen says
Stop leaving firearms in your vehicles.
Leaving a firearm in your vehicle is irresponsible and reckless. If that weapon is used later in a crime you need to be charged also. It takes NO extra effort to remove your weapon and secure it in your house.
Mike P says
There will be an enriched target for those thieves when the 6,100-home development known as the Reserve at Haw Creek gets built! The 17 uniformed Police Officers in Bunnell will be overwhelmed.
Steve says
The dark under belly that is FPC reveals itself again.