- December 8, 2025
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office will be able to take 145 children to its annual Shop with a Cop event thanks to the $40,000 donated by FCSO employees and other community members.
The 145 children who have been selected to participate — the most in the event’s history — will each receive a $275 gift card to spend during the shopping trip, a FCSO press release said. This is also the most the FCSO has been able to provide to participating kids.
Shop with a Cop is an annual event that helps disadvantaged children facing economic hardships, are in foster care or are victims of domestic violence to experience a happy holiday, the press release said. The children are nominated by FCSO and Flagler Schools staff.
FCSO employees alone donated $26,020 to the Flagler Sheriff's Children's Charities for Shop with a Cop. The remaining funds were donated by local community organizations, businesses and individuals, the press release said.
"Shop with a Cop is an amazing event that we look forward to every year. This will be our biggest event yet, and we set new and exciting marks every year because of the generous support we receive from our team and our incredible community,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “To everyone who donated this year, big or small, I cannot thank you enough for supporting our mission to help children in need during the holidays.”
The 2025 Shop with a Cop will be held on Dec. 12. Deputies and police officers from across Flagler County and state law enforcement agencies will pick up children from their homes and bring them to the FCSO Operations Center for games and holiday activities. The kids will then ride in a motorcade to Walmart Supercenter in Palm Coast.
