The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office School Resource deputies now have a new vehicle for their community outreach program.
The vibrantly wrapped 2010 Ford Explorer SUV will be shared among the area’s six School Resource Deputies at community events and especially to attract the attention of schoolchildren.
“This is a simple tool the Sheriff’s Office can use to reach kids in our community and during all kinds of events,” Sheriff James L. Manfre said.
“We wanted to go with something positive,” said School Resource Deputy Ralph Lilavois, who serves at Rymfire, Old Kings and Bunnell elementary schools. “The kids love it. Kids recognize it as a sheriff’s car. It’s going to open a lot of doors for us.”
The vehicle, which was unassigned and not being utilized, will now be driven in parades and other community events, and used at school activities and the summer program “Dusk With Deputies,” in which sheriff’s deputies spend time with children in parks during the summer months from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.