- February 24, 2026
8:40 p.m. — Intersection of Pine Lakes Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast
Drug possession. A Palm Coast woman and her male friend were arrested on drug possession charges after she was caught throwing a cigarette out her car window.
A Sheriff’s Office deputy was on patrol when he saw the woman throw a lit cigarette out her car window, according to an arrest report. The county was under a burn ban at the time, which prohibited throwing matches or cigarettes from a vehicle.
The deputy called for back up and while he waited talked to the woman and her male passenger. The male suspect, 47, began acting nervous, repeatedly touching his waistband and fidgeting in the seat.
The deputy had both suspects exit the vehicle for it to be searched after he smelled marijuana coming from the man, the report said. Deputies found multiple containers of meth, including one small container on the woman’s key chain that had 0.7 grams and a 2.3 gram bag in her bra.
At the jail, the woman was found to have more meth hidden in her bra. The woman is facing several drug possession charges.
5:29 p.m. — first block of Garden Street North, Palm Coast
Petit theft. A Palm Coast man was caught attempting to steal$116.82 of merchandise from a home improvement store by referencing a receipt he found outside.
An employee saw the man grabbing things from the shelves, periodically referencing a receipt before the suspect attempted to leave the store with the items. The stolen items ranged from brand name hats and shirts to a pocket knife and a key set.
The suspect told the Sheriff’s Office deputy that he found the receipt in the parking lot and intended to take the items on the receipt to “return” for money, the report said. As he was being arrested, the deputy found a small glass vial with fentanyl in it.
The suspect is facing a petit theft charge and a drug possession charge. He had been arrested five times in just over a year for the same charge.
