- December 20, 2025
11:14 a.m. — 100 block of East Moody Boulevard, Flagler County
Petit theft. A Palm Coast man accused of stealing another man’s bicycle from a gas station claimed he mistakenly grabbed the wrong bike because he was drunk.
Surveillance footage showed the suspect ride up to the gas station on a pink bike, walk up to the victim’s bike, and then ride off on the stolen bike, according to the man’s arrest report. The owner came outside just minutes later.
Sheriff’s Office deputies found the suspect shortly after the victim reported the theft, but the bicycle was not in the suspect’s possession. The suspect told deputies that when he realized he’d grabbed the wrong bike, he left the stolen bike at a convenience store and walked away.
Deputies took the man to the convenience store to locate the stolen bicycle, but it was not there. While the suspect and deputies were looking for the bicycle, the victim rode up to the convenience store on the suspect’s bike, the report said.
Though the suspect said the victim could have the suspect’s bike, the suspect was still taken to jail for theft. The stolen bicycle is valued between $100-$250.
8:40 p.m. — Intersection of State Road 100 and Seminole Woods Boulevard, Palm Coast
DUI. A Palm Coast man who was found unconscious behind the wheel of his car at an intersection later told deputies had taken “a little bit of everything” when asked if he’d taken any narcotics.
Law enforcement officers on their way back to work after a holiday event found the driver slumped, unconscious in his running car at the intersection, according to an arrest report. Because the driver did not respond to any attempt to wake him, one police officer used their baton to break two windows to place the car in park.
While officers began checking on the man, he jerked awake and admitted to taking narcotics, the report said.
A search of the man’s car turned up a small plastic baggie with a white powdery substance in the center console alongside two cut straws, and a brown, waxy substance wrapped in tinfoil. Both substances tested positive for fentanyl.
The man was arrested and has been charged with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies found no alcohol in his system.
