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June is National Safety Month
National Safety Month is an annual observance to educate organizations and communities and encourage safe behaviors. Many injuries can be prevented when safety is a focus. Make a difference and...
A Farewell Message from Sheriff John H. Rutherford
Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford will retire from his current position at the end of this month and pass his duties over to Sheriff-elect Mike Williams July 1. Below is a...
The Role Sheriffs Play in the Reforming of our Laws and Law Enforcement
Recently, I read an article titled the Myth of Police Reform which appeared in The Atlantic. In the article, the writers contend society has thrown all of its failures at...
National Telecommunicators Week – help us recognize these important people!
April 12th to the 18th is National Public Safety Telecommunications week and during that week, we will be recognizing the diligence and professionalism of our Telecommunicators – Sheriff’s dispatchers -...
The Peacekeepers and the Role They Play In Our Lives
Just outside of my office is a memorial to the law enforcement officers who have sacrificed their life to protect us. Inscribed on the walls of the memorial is a...
The Difference Deputies Make in Our Lives
Having spent the majority of my adult life working in law enforcement, first as a line officer, then later as a supervisor, and finally as a senior member of management,...