FCSO detective chosen as northeast Florida Crime Stoppers officer of the year

Detective First Class Adam Gossett was awarded the Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for Flagler County on Sept. 14.

By Observer Staff
| 12:00 p.m. September 15, 2023

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A Flagler County Sheriff's Office detective has been awarded the Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for Flagler County.

Detective First Class Adam Gossett of the FCSO Major Case Unit received the Crime Stoppers award on Sept. 14 at the Crime Stoppers Annual Banquet. The banquet was held at the Daytona 500 Club within Daytona International Speedway.

Gossett was also FCSO’s Deputy of the Year for 2022, according to an FCSO press release.

Gossett was nominated for the award for his role in saving the lives of two children who were involved in a severe motor vehicle crash on April 4, 2022, on Interstate 95. Though off duty at the time, Gossett carried the two children away from the vehicle, which had caught fire, and used the shirt off his back to stem the bleeding of an injury.

“Detective First Class Gossett went above and beyond the call of duty to help save the lives of those children – even when he was off duty,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “DFC Gossett embodies the spirit and service to our community and is in keeping with the highest traditions of law enforcement."