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Flagler County Sheriff’s Weekend Roundup: November 7-8

Prepared by: Joseph Bober, Public Information Officer. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made nine arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. Deputies handled 761 calls for service and made 152 traffic stops. ‘See Something, Say Something’...

Flagler County, FL · 1d
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Bomb squad called as ‘suspicious package’ found downtown

Law enforcement officers set up throughout downtown Palatka on the morning of Nov. 11 to investigate a bomb threat in the area. Shortly after the Veterans Day Parade on St. Johns Avenue ended, numerous vehicles from the Palatka Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office began blocking intersections in downtown. The police department posted on Facebook that officials were investigating a ‘suspicious incident’ near the intersection of Laurel and Third streets.

Palatka, FL · 9h
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Parking lot impatience leads to gun charges after woman flashes pistol outside St. Augustine Target: SAPD

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A Saturday afternoon at a St. Augustine Target turned frightening when a passenger in a vehicle allegedly pulled a handgun in the store’s parking lot, according to the St. Augustine Police Department. The incident occurred around 12:35 p.m. at the Target on US 1...

St. Augustine, FL · 4h
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Putnam County Sheriff’s Office: Man admitted to shooting, killing neighbor’s caged cat

Levi Crowe was charged with one count of aggravated animal cruelty, a third-degree felony, after admittedly shooting his neighbor's cat, according to a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrest report obtained by Action News Jax.

Putnam County, FL · 1d

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Palatka to celebrate Veterans Day with parade, ceremony

Putnam County residents and visitors are invited to visit downtown Palatka on Nov. 11 to celebrate the people who have served and those who continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. The annual Veterans Day Parade will take place at 10 a.m. along St. Johns Avenue, starting from 11th...

Palatka, FL · 1d

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Pedestrian Killed in Crash on US 1 in St. Augustine

A pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash along US 1 near Brainard Drive in St. Augustine Monday night. The crash shut down all northbound lanes of the busy highway as troopers worked the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol was responding to the fatal crash Monday night, as reported...

St. Augustine, FL · 1d

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Palm Coast Deed Fraud: Bunnell Woman Arrested

BUNNELL, Fla. — A 41-year-old Bunnell woman was arrested Friday, Nov. 6, after investigators accused her of using forged property deeds to take ownership of three vacant lots in Palm Coast and selling one for nearly $30,000. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Melissa Jester allegedly transferred the...

Bunnell, FL · 1d

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Palm Coast pool contractor arrested on 8 grand theft counts, accused of leaving projects incomplete

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Coast pool contractor was arrested after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said he accepted payment for repairs and upgrades that were left incomplete. Dominic Solicito, 45, owner of Advanced Pool and Spa Technologies, is accused of taking about $117,545 from eight customers...

Flagler County, FL · 2d

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Crash with injuries closes US 1 South in St. Johns County | FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC

One patient is being flown by helicopter to the hospital with serious injuries.

St Johns County, FL · 1d

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Suspicious package near Palatka Veterans Day Parade determined harmless, police say

PALATKA, Fla. – A suspicious package discovered Wednesday on 3rd Street near the site of Palatka’s Veterans Day Parade festivities was determined to be harmless, according to the Palatka Police Department. Officers responded to the package, found between Laurel Street and Oak Street, and cordoned off the immediate...

Palatka, FL · 8h

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Country Gentlemen among performers at bluegrass festival

The Fall Palatka Bluegrass Festival has returned to Putnam County and has brought with it four and a half days’ worth of musical entertainment. The four-day festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 with a Veterans Day show that starts that evening and resume the afternoon of Nov. 12 and continue through the evening of Nov. 14 with a lineup headlined by Authentic Unlimited, Dailey & Vincent, and Volume Five.

Putnam County, FL · 1d

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Pomona Park Woman, 27, Accused of Driving Off With Dog Tied to Her Truck

A Pomona Park woman is accused of driving down U.S. 17 with a dog tied to the back of her truck, dragging the animal until a passing driver flagged her down. The dog suffered severe wounds to its back, side, shoulder, neck and paws, and a veterinarian recommended euthanasia as the most humane course of action given the extent of its injuries.

Pomona Park, FL · 2d

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Florida Deputy Captures Tiny Alligator Hiding Under a Driveway

A baby alligator had to find a new home after being found in a strange spot in Florida.

Flagler County, FL · 1d

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Keystone Heights council moves ahead with special assessments after Amendment 3 approval

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. (WCJB) - The Keystone Heights City Council voted 4-1 to move ahead with the process of creating special assessments to pay for some city services. The approval of Amendment 3 in last week’s general election is forcing local governments to take a closer look at their budgets.

Keystone Heights, FL · 1d

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Flagler County Faces ‘Cataclysmic’ Cuts of $60 Million, Layoffs, and Potential New Fees and Taxes Under Amendment 3

Note: this is the first of two articles today on the consequences of Amendment 3 on local Flagler County budgets. See the second article, on the sheriff’s budget: “Sheriff Orders Staff to Prepare Drastic Cuts: ‘Everything Is On the Table,’ From Helicopter to Body Cams to Service Cuts.”

Flagler County, FL · 1d

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Florida Woman Calls 911 on Deputies, Then They Break Her Car Window: "I'm, Like, Shaking In Fear"

A Florida driver’s July 2025 call to 911 had an unusual subject: the deputies already standing outside her car. The Palm Coast traffic stop is back in view through a November 7, 2026, bodycam upload. ... Read more

Palm Coast, FL · 11h

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Flagler sheriff pushes back on taking over animal control amid humane society contract standoff

After nearly three weeks without a contract, commissioners are searching for someone to answer animal calls, and time is short.

Flagler County, FL · 2d

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Florida Inspectors Shut 15 Restaurants From Orlando to Tampa Bay in One Week over Roaches, Sewage and Unsafe Storage

Florida inspectors temporarily shut 15 restaurants, food trucks and food businesses from Orlando and Ormond Beach to Tampa Bay during the week of Oct. 19 to 25, citing live roaches, rodent droppings, raw sewage and unsafe food storage, according to state records summarized by News 6 ClickOrlando. Nine of the...

Orlando, FL · 1d

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Palm Coast Government Is Now Landlord of 23 Town Center Parcels as Familiar Face Returns to Manage Business

Palm Coast city government on Friday closed on a $17 million transaction making the city the owner and landlord of 23 Town Center parcels totaling 259 acres. The city is borrowing $11 million and drawing the balance from its reserve to complete a purchase that will make it the largest landholder of vacant real estate in Town Center.

Palm Coast, FL · 2d

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Florida’s grandest old campus used to be a hotel for America’s richest families

Flagler College sits in the middle of old St. Augustine, and the main building looks like it belongs in another century. That’s because it does. The place opened in 1888 as the Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand winter resort for wealthy Northerners, and it became a college in 1968.

St. Augustine, FL · 1d