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JSO
BULLETIN BOARD
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Sheriff's Walks
Sheriff Glover's next walks will be in zone 2 on
Aug. 27:
5:30 -- Spring Glen Rd. (just off Beach Blvd.)
7:00 -- Virgo St., (off Century 21 Dr.)
You're invited to walk with the Sheriff.
Read Times-Union coverage of Sheriff Glover's walks:
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Schedule of future walks:
| September 3: |
Zone 6 |
| September 24: |
Zone 1 |
| October 8: |
Zone 5 |
| October 29: |
Zone 3 |
| November 12: |
Zone 4 |
| November 26: |
Zone 5 |
| December 3: |
Zone 6 |
| December 10: |
Zone 1 |
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Community Problem Solving Workshop
You're invited to a free workshop on
community problem solving. Topics will include:
* Project Safe Neighborhoods
(Donna Schulz, U.S. Attorney's Office)
* Homeland Security for Citizens: The Terror Within
(Dan Bates, RCPI instructor)
* Building Bridges: Community policing overview for citizens
(Corporal Kyle Cockream, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)
* Proven crime reduction strategies
* Methods of uncovering and reporting suspicious activity
Where: FCCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd.
When: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Aug. 24
More information: 630-2160
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National Night Out
Residents in neighborhoods all over Jacksonville
participated in the 19th annual National Night Out.
The event focuses attention on Neighborhood Watch,
a grassroots element of the fight against crime.
Read
about it in the Times-Union.
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Community Safety Fair
The Zone 6 Sheriff's Advisory Council, in
conjunction with Nemours Children's Hospital
Teddy Bear Affair, presents the third annual
Community Safety Affair.
It will include safety exhibits, information and
displays.
10:00 to 4:00, Sep. 14
Jacksonville Zoo
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Auction
Please click here for information about the next JSO vehicle auction
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Talk
to your police
Signal 94, the JSO's cable television show, lets you talk to
your police. At 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, Signal
94
will be live. Sheriff Glover and other guests will be in the studio
to respond to viewer phone calls.
(A tape of the show will air at 8:30.)
Join us at 5:00 on the first Thursday of each month on AT&T
Broadband's Ch. 29 (Ch. 24 in some neighborhoods.)
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Concerns of Police Survivors
Concerns of Police Survivors, also known as COPS, provides resources to
assist in rebuilding the lives of surviving families of law enforcement
officers killed in the line of duty. For more informatiuon, visit the COPS
website(www.nationalcops.org).
Contact Charles Shinholser (771-1827) for information
about the Northeast Florida COPS chapter.
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Do the Right Thing
Now in its second year, Do the Right
Thing recognizes students committed
to making Jacksonville a better place.
It is sponsored by Prudential Financial,
along with the Jewish Community Alliance,
the JSO and the Duval County Schools.
More information?
See the news release.
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NEW PAL
FACILITY
A $3.5 million
facility for the Police Athletic League was dedicated Jan. 14.
Read
the Times Union story.
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Citizen
Academy
Get
a behind-the-scenes look at the JSO. Sign up for the Citizen
Academy.
The next one starts September 5.
Apply
online by clicking here.
Read a Times-Union story
about the Citizen Academy.
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Join
a Business Watch
Businesses can help fight crime by
joining a Business Watch. Businesses
help each other by reporting suspicious
activity to the police.
Call 630-2160 or send an
email.
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PERCENT SATISFIED WITH POLICE
SURVEY SAYS
A public
opinion poll commissioned by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
showed that nearly four of five city residents gave good marks
for local police.
The
annual survey, which was started in 1992, is part of the Sheriff's
Office reaccreditation process. It was conducted by Jacksonville-based
American Public Dialogue, which interviewed 538 adults Dec. 9-11.
To
read this story in full, please visit
The
Florida Times Union
Official Press Release
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Blue
Ribbon Committee Report
Read the Times-Union
story on recommendations to improve recruiting, hiring and discipline.
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Non-emergency
service
Non-emergency police service is available
at the JSO's substations:
Gateway Shopping Center (924-5361)
Regency Square (726-5100)
7100 Powers Ave. (828-5463)
Cedar Hills Shopping Center (573-3165)
210 S. McDuff Ave. (384-8028)
936 Dunn Ave. (696-4335)
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Complaints
or Compliments
You're invited to email
us with compliments
or complaints about police officers or other
JSO employees. Or call 630-2187.
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School
Safety Hotline
1-877-723-2728
A student who knows about an unsafe situation in
school (weapons, bomb threats, drugs or alcohol, etc.) can call
the hotline and report it anonymously.
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Employees
of the Year
Read about the JSO's new Employees
of the Year and Citizen of the Year.
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What's
on your mind?
Send us a question or
comment and we'll respond to it on our cable television show. Signal
94 airs every Thursday night at 8:30 on Ch. 24 or Ch. 29.
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JSO
on 
Hit the streets with JSO officers on the COPS TV show.
COPS airs on WAWS Fox 30 every Saturday night at 8:00.
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Free
Gun Locks
To protect children, firearm owners can get a free gun lock
at the Health Department. Call 630-3344.
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3,300,000
Bologna Sandwiches
In his 1995 campaign, Sheriff Nat Glover promised to serve bologna
sandwiches to sentenced inmates in Jacksonville jails. 3,300,000
sandwiches have been served as
of June 30, 2002.
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Crime
Prevention Advice
Need some advice to avoid becoming a victim of crime? Call the JSO's
Community Affairs office (630-2160) to schedule an inspection of
your home or business.
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Do
people feel safe in their neighborhoods?
Find out what citizens said about public safety in the latest
JCCI Quality of Life report.
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Community
policing
Read a Times-Union report
on a new JSO community policing project.
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Ride
with an Officer
You
can ride with a JSO Officer.
Schedule a "ride-along."
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