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A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2016

The Thursday meeting of the Jax Journey Oversight Committee outlined the sheriff’s office “violence reduction plan,” presented by Undersheriff Pat Ivey. This plan, at least in the concept outlined Thursday, moves away from the tried and true zero tolerance model to a more targeted (and arguably more pragmatic) approach. On Tuesday, the JSO will get an […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 15, 2016

Roy Bay derailed the Jacksonville City Council HRO debate Tuesday, and was said Thursday to have moved to Miami. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wants him now. Below, the is the full statement from the JSO, detailing a sordid history that contradicts what he told local media in the wake of his Public Comment confession. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

The Fire and Rescue blog post is here. Now comes the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office budget review. 10:11 a.m.: Pat Ivey and a budget officer represent the JSO here. 10:12 a.m.: Overall revenue in the general fund is only up $300,000. 10:18 a.m.: Red-light camera revenue is not budgeted by city. Apparently the program is “volatile” and “controversial.” […]

Phil AmmannMay 19, 2015

In the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office runoff, it may have been interesting, and at times there was suspense, but Mike Williams began the evening with the lead, and never really left. Williams, a Republican who recieved a number of high-profile endorsements in the race, overtook Democrat Ken Jefferson early on to win 52 to 48 percent, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website. Williams now replaces […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2015

For reasons that no one on hand could guess, mariachi music flooded Hemming Plaza, across from City Hall, in the minutes before the joint press conference of Sheriff John Rutherford and Republican Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry. One reporter on hand suggested that it sounded the soundtrack of a fight scene in a western movie. And […]

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