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CRIME & SAFETY
Arrested 13-year-old says he was 'dared' to make bomb threats at Flagler County middle school
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A 13-year-old boy was arrested just after Flager County Sheriff Rick Staly addressed concerns about a series of threats made at schools across the county. Staly said that Buddy Taylor Middle School (BTMS) in Palm Coast has had shooting and bomb threats over the last...
Teen migrant once accused in deputy’s death, says ‘every day is a struggle’ but he’s ‘happy to be free’
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – It’s been about a year since a St. Johns County Deputy died of a heart attack shortly after trying to arrest an 18-year-old migrant worker in St. Augustine. Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez spent eight months in jail on what was initially a murder charge, then...
Remains found in Florida 40 years ago recently linked to Rockville native
Skelatal remains of a homicide victim were found on a Florida beach in 1985 and after 40 years of detective work, St. Johns County police were able to name the person: Mary Alice Pultz. The Rockville native was last seen by her family in 1968 when she left home with a boyfriend. Genealogy was instrumental identifiying Pultz, and police said in a statement that they will continue to investigate her death. [CNN]
Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club Honors Law Enforcement on Peace Officers Memorial Day
PALM COAST, Fla. – On May 15th, Peace Officers Memorial Day, Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club held its 18th Annual Law Enforcement Luncheon. Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Scardigno offered a prayer. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly spoke about lives lost by those in law enforcement, and about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.. It honors over 23,000 officers who have died in the line of duty. So far this year, 55 law enforcement officers have died, including one officer and one K-9 in Florida.
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