- June 16, 2026
June 4
Smells suspicious
2:46 p.m. — 1000 block of Justice Lane, Bunnell
Introduction of contraband into a detention facility. A woman already facing drug charges was arrested again after admitting she had concealed fentanyl inside her body while being booked into the Flagler County jail.
Deputies responded to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility after jail staff reported the inmate told a deputy she had been hiding narcotics since arriving at the facility.
According to the arrest report, the woman went to a restroom and removed the drugs before turning them over to deputies. She told deputies she decided to remove the narcotics because they were causing an unpleasant odor.
The substance tested positive for fentanyl and weighed approximately 19 grams. The narcotics were packaged and will be submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for additional testing.
The woman was charged with introduction of a controlled substance into a correctional facility and possession of fentanyl.
The arrest came just two days after she was booked into the jail on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
June 5
Gift card gamble
9:54 p.m. — Palm Coast
Fraud. A Flagler County couple lost hundreds of dollars after a scammer convinced a man with Alzheimer's disease that he needed to purchase gift cards to claim a vehicle.
According to a Sheriff's Office report, the victim received a phone call from someone claiming he needed to pay money in order to receive a new vehicle. Believing the story, he purchased approximately $1,000 in gift cards before his wife was able to intervene and end the call.
Investigators said about $700 had already been spent from the cards before the scam was stopped. Two $100 Amazon gift cards remained unused, but a $500 Visa gift card had already been redeemed.
The victim's wife told deputies her husband has Alzheimer's disease and had previously experienced issues with scammers. Before contacting law enforcement, she deleted information related to the scammers from his phone and changed his phone number.
Deputies were unable to identify a suspect, and the case was later classified as inactive due to a lack of evidence.
