Burglaries Spike 44% In Flagler in 1st Half of 2010; Violent Crime Falls...
Aggravated assaults and robberies are down, but Bunnell continues to record a disproportionate number of arrests for a town its size in the semi-annual crime report, which points to the year's overall...
View ArticleViolent Crime Falls Steeply in Flagler; Florida’s Crime Rate at 40-Year Low,...
The overall 2010 crime rate is down 4.2 percent in Flagler County and 6.7 percent in Florida as the slower economy and a static population add to a national trend of declining crime. Several reasons...
View ArticleViolent Crime Rise and Record Number of Aggravated Assaults Dim Flagler’s...
Although the overall crime rate declined 4.2 percent for the second successive year in 2011, violent crime increased in every single one of the four categories--rape, robbery, murder and aggravated...
View ArticleCrime Falls, Cop-Killings Rise: Flagler Officers Honor the Fallen and Gauge a...
For the second year in a row, Florida led the nation in cops killed on the job. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office held its annual ceremony for the fallen, and local top cops discussed the disturbing...
View ArticleZimmerman Will Attempt Stand Your Ground Defense; Prosecution Flubs Release...
Lawyers for George Zimmerman confirmed Thursday that he will assert a "stand your ground" defense. If successful in a pre-trial hearing, the murder charge against Zimmerman, in the killing of Trayvon...
View ArticleCrime in Flagler County Declines Again, Adding Another Wrinkle to Sheriff’s Race
Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming was quick to tout the 6.2 percent crime rate decline in the first six months of 2012 as vindication of his policies, while his opponent, Jim Manfre, a former sheriff,...
View ArticleGulag Glimmers: Fewer Florida Ex-Felons Re-Offending after Prison, Freeing Beds
The percentage of inmates who commit another crime within three years of release has dropped from 33 percent for those freed as of 2003 to 27.6 percent for those freed as of 2008, reducing the total...
View ArticleFleming Farewell: Flagler Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Level in 12 Years in...
In Flagler, crime declined in every major category except robberies (up by one), including overall domestic violence, though domestic aggravated assaults account for half the county's total. The crime...
View ArticleLife Sentence for Rest-Stop Murder That Shattered Florida Tourism Is Reduced
Audra Akins was 14 when he murdered British tourist Gary Colley at an I-10 rest stop near Tallahassee 20 years ago. His life sentence was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. He was...
View ArticleSenate Wants to Make Florida “Scorched Earth” For Violent Sexual Offenders
The proposed bills would "widen the net" to apprehend, punish and monitor sexually violent predators anywhere in Florida. The proposals have bipartisan support and the Senate and House are speeding...
View ArticleFlagler Cases Not Among Those Affected By Extensive Drug-Evidence Theft at...
A chemist who worked nearly 2,600 cases for 80 law enforcement agencies spanning 35 counties and 12 judicial circuits is on paid leave pending an investigation into pain-killer pills stolen from an...
View ArticleLife Without Parole for Juveniles: Florida Struggles to Comply With Supreme...
Florida sentences more juveniles to life in prison without parole than any other state, but the pressure is on the Legislature this year to comply with restrictive U.S. Supreme Court rulings because...
View ArticleCrime Rate Falls to Historic Low in Flagler, Mirroring State and National Trend
Flagler's crime rate is 40 percent lower than Florida's, and in 2014 it was 29 percent lower than its peak in 2007. Bunnell continues to account for a disproportionate number of arrests. The post Crime...
View ArticleCrime Rises 2.4% in Flagler in Mid-Year Report, First Increase Since 2009
A spike in burglaries and larcenies sent Flagler County's overall crime rate up 2.4 percent in the first six months of 2015, in contrast with crime in Florida as a whole, where it has fallen 2.2...
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