{"id":315698,"date":"2026-06-22T15:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/315698\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:29:07","slug":"stolen-atv-leaves-flagler-county-turtle-patrol-without-wheels-to-protect-nesting-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/315698\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen ATV leaves Flagler County turtle patrol without wheels to protect nesting sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Flagler County\u2019s coastline, but the volunteers who protect those nests are now patrolling on foot.<\/p>\n

The Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office is asking for the public\u2019s help tracking down a stolen camouflage-colored ATV taken from the Flagler Turtle Patrol \u2014 a volunteer group dedicated to protecting sea turtles and their nesting sites along the county\u2019s coastline.<\/p>\n

According to a social media post,<\/a> someone broke into a shed Wednesday afternoon behind the Turtle Patrol\u2019s Marineland facility on North Ocean Shore Boulevard \u2014 also known as A1A \u2014 and made off with the ATV the group uses to monitor nesting sites along the beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese volunteers give their time to protect our sea turtles and our coast, and someone repaid them by breaking in and stealing the very equipment they rely on,\u201d Sheriff Rick Staly said. \u201cIf anyone has any information, please let us know so we can catch whoever did this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office by calling 386-313-4911, contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-8477, emailing TIPS@flaglersheriff.com<\/a>, or submitting a tip through the FCSO app or website. Reference Case No. 26-60191.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s sea turtle nesting season runs from March 1 through Oct. 31 along the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n

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