Man wielding shovel robs woman of $400, is later arrested, Flagler Sheriff says

The suspect, Cole McComb, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary of a conveyance and petit theft.


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A Palm Coast man was arrested on Oct. 8 after he threatened a woman with shovel and stole $400 from her purse, the Flagler Sheriff's Office said. 

The woman was checking on her father and had left her car unlocked in the driveway, a FCSO press release said. When she came out, she saw the suspect — later identified as Cole McComb — inside her car and armed with a shovel. 

McComb threatened the woman with the shovel when he noticed her and when she ran away, the suspect got into his own car and left. The woman later told FCSO deputies that he stole $400 from her purse, the press release said.

McComb was later found in his vehicle in Flagler Beach, where he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary of a conveyance and petit theft.

 

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