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<\/p>\nThe Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people from Jacksonville on Monday after deputies said they attempted to steal more than $2,500 worth of sports trading cards from a Target store in Palm Coast.<\/p>\n
Deputies were already at the store investigating an unrelated bicycle theft when store security alerted them to the shoplifting attempt, a sheriff’s office news release states.<\/p>\n
Target loss prevention staff recognized 27-year-old Andrew Simmons as a suspect from previous retail thefts, the news release states. Store employees observed Simmons enter the building, select a plastic storage container, fill it with 98 packs of sports trading cards and walk out of the store without paying, the news release states.<\/p>\n
Deputies spotted Simmons in the parking lot carrying the container toward a black BMW sedan driven by 35-year-old Madeline Whaley. When deputies approached, Simmons placed the container on the ground and ran toward the vehicle before deputies arrested him and Whaley, the news release states.<\/p>\n
During a search of the vehicle, deputies found methamphetamine, fentanyl, crumpled tinfoil with burnt residue and a glass pipe, the release states. A backpack belonging to Whaley was also searched and deputies found a handgun that was confirmed stolen from Jacksonville, the news release states.<\/p>\n
Deputies also found Simmons was a fugitive with four active arrest warrants, including a failure to appear warrant in St. Johns County and three grand theft charges in Clay County.<\/p>\n
Simmons was charged with grand theft, possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia and his active warrants.<\/p>\n
Whaley was charged with accessory after the fact, possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia, grand theft of a firearm, use of a firearm during a felony and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.<\/p>\n
Both remain in jail. Simmons is being held without bond, while Whaley is being held on a $25,000 bond.<\/p>\n
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$2,500 worth of Tops trading cards recovered after an attempted theft Monday (Sept. 21, 2026) from Target in Palm Coast.<\/p>\n
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$2,500 worth of Tops trading cards recovered after an attempted theft Monday (Sept. 21, 2026) from Target in Palm Coast.<\/p>\n
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