- March 17, 2025
Petit theft. After being caught shoplifting from a local big box store, a 68-year-old Palm Coast woman told deputies that all she could say was "sorry."
According to a report, the woman was seen on the store's surveillance footage concealing a bottle of wine and a bottle of olive oil in her purse, as well as removing clearance barcodes from other items to place over a package of rice and a package of ground turkey. The woman, whom a store employee recognized from past unreported thefts, stole over $40 worth of items in total.
The store wished to pursue charges, and when deputies spoke with her, the woman apologized and said she had never stolen from the store before, nor been arrested.
She was issued a notice to appear in court.
7:06 a.m. — Intersection of Moody Drive and North Ocean Shore Blvd., Palm Coast
DUI. Deputies arrested a 23-year-old Palm Coast man after deputies found him sleeping in the driver's seat of his truck, as music played as well as a video on a cell phone that was sitting on the center console.
The reporting deputy had spotted the car earlier that morning, stopped in the same location. Because it hadn't moved, the deputy approached the truck. He woke the man up and asked him to turn off his truck, spotting an open alcoholic beverage inside, according to a report.
When the deputy asked what the man was doing, the man said he was "probably going to work now," and then mentioned he was supposed to go get groceries. He denied drinking that morning, but the deputy noted he smelled of alcohol. Then, the man pointed east and said his parents' house was down there.
The man agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, which he failed. He was taken to jail.
