𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 SJSO is aware of the recent rise in fraudulent activity and scams affecting our community. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: → SJSO will 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 call you about a warrant → SJSO will 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 call you about jury duty → SJSO will 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 attempt to collect money from you over the phone → SJSO will 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 ask you to provide personal information over the phone → SJSO will 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 call or text you about an inmate Scammers are smart and will use fear tactics to scare you and create a sense of urgency to pressure to into giving out your personal information. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙔! Contact #TeamSJSO at 904-824-8304 to verify a phone call, document, or to report a crime.

Deputy Barnhart is more than a SJSO Youth Resource Deputy - he’s a rockstar! It’s a concert at school today. Happy Rock Your School Day, Magnolia Oaks Academy. #TeamSJSO 🎸 🤘🏻@StJohnsCountySD

The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO) filed additional charges against inmate Dustin Furnal (42), for Solicitation to Commit Murder and Tampering in a First-Degree Felony Proceeding. Through investigative efforts, SJSO Special Investigations Unit (SIU) detectives discovered Furnal was communicating with a subject to arrange the murder of an individual scheduled to testify against him in a pending criminal case. Detectives reviewed hours of recorded conversations, jail calls, and visitation recordings, between the two discussing the alleged plot. Furnal has been incarcerated in St. Johns County since June 2026 for multiple felony charges, including Trafficking in Fentanyl, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device to Facilitate a Felony, Tampering with Evidence, Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance without a Prescription, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Furnal's bond was revoked on October 17, 2026. He remains in custody at the St. Johns County Jail without bond.

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Northbound lanes of US 1 are open.

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 Northbound lanes of US 1 N at Island Landing Drive are shutdown to assist St. Johns County Fire Rescue on scene of a commercial structure fire.

𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝟏𝟔-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑-𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 On Saturday, September 12, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a missing 16-year-old, Benjamin Adcock, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia and mild autism. SJSO quickly shared Benjamin's information and photo on social media and requested the community's help. At the same time, deputies, partner law enforcement agencies, and first responders mobilized resources including searching on foot, K9s, drones, and helicopters. A volunteer civilian search group, organized through social media, also joined the efforts to provide additional support. On Monday, September 14, a good Samaritan who recognized Benjamin from social media located him safely. Following his recovery, SJSO connected Benjamin and his family with tracking and education services for his safety in the event he wanders again. SJSO recognizes the civilian volunteer group who dedicated their time to assist in the search for Benjamin. To show our appreciation, Sheriff Hardwick presented each civilian volunteer with a challenge coin - a token of appreciation recognizing their willingness to help. We are grateful for you! If you have a loved one who may be prone to wandering, please consider enrolling in our local programs that assist law enforcement in locating individuals that may prevent them from being able to seek help on their own: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 is designed to locate individuals who wander. Participants wear a bracelet on their wrist or ankle equipped with a small transmitter that emits a frequency signal. If the individual goes missing, trained law enforcement personnel respond to the area and use the signal to locate them. Participants must have a full-time caregiver (spouse, parent, guardian). Upon registration, the caregiver will receive education and training necessary to understand the equipment. Register: sjso.org/project-lifesaver/ 𝗞𝟵 𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗧𝗦 preserve an individual's unique scent using a personal item. Scent kits are designed for K9s to be able to track missing subjects. These are available to qualifying individuals who have been diagnosed with a disability that would impair them from being able to seek help for themselves. Apply: sjso.org/k9-scent-kit/ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 enhances communication between first responders and residents with special needs. Upon registration, individuals or guardians will receive a sticker for their home and registered vehicles, which provides important information to law enforcement during contact. Enroll: sjso.org/safe-program/ Registration for each of these programs only takes a few minutes and can make the difference during an emergency.

𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓. 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅'𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 This morning, October 20, the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of revoking use permits for license plate recognition [LPR] technology on county rights-of-way. This decision requires the removal of 89 LPRs located on county rights-of-way, however, an effective date for disabling the systems has not been determined. In September, the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office removed 84 LPRs in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation’s directive to remove LPRs on state rights-of-way. SJSO is in full compliance with that order. LPRs on private property and those operated by HOAs will remain unaffected. SJSO has consistently supported the responsible use of LPR technology, with safeguards in place. We have listened to community concerns, presented information, and corrected misinformation. We’ve enhanced controls, reduced data retention and access, limited information sharing, strengthened auditing, monitoring, and oversight to ensure compliance and prevent misuse. We believe public safety and personal privacy can coexist and disagree with the decision made by the county commission to remove LPRs. We are confident this will ultimately affect the safety of our community. “𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘗𝘙 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘓𝘗𝘙 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺,” 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈. 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. SJSO supports collaboration efforts for the development of legislation that establishes clear standards for use and addresses concerns about this valuable technology.

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: The road is back open.

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 SJSO is on scene, assisting St. Augustine Police Department, respond to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian on N Ponce De Leon Blvd and W San Carlos Ave. All northbound lanes of Ponce De Leon Blvd are shutdown at Matanzas Ave.

𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged Hubert Estelle (32) with Armed Robbery with a Firearm, Grand Theft, Aggravated Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony (x5), and Wearing a Mask or Hood While Committing a Felony. On Friday, October 16, just after 3 p.m., Estelle entered the Regions Bank on St. Johns Common Parkway Avenue armed with AR-15 style rifle, and wearing a face mask, gloves, and dark-colored clothing. Estelle demanded money and threatened violence, so, in fear, the employees provided the suspect with cash before he left the business. Employees described the suspect vehicle as a white Audi sedan with white tape covering the license plate. Traffic cameras and license plate reader technology captured the vehicle matching the description in the area of St. Johns Parkway, just minutes after the robbery. Real Time Intelligence Center personnel were able to locate the same vehicle before the robbery occurred without the license plate cover. Based on the information, further Investigative efforts led deputies to the Ascend Luxury Apartments on Mossy Pine Lane, where deputies located the suspect vehicle by 3:23 p.m. At this time, SJSO deputies locked down the apartment complex to search for the suspect and safely evacuate residents within the building of interest. The SJSO SWAT team located Estelle inside his apartment and took him into custody. During a search of the residence, an AR-15 style rifle and the clothing worn during the robbery were located. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 15 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘗𝘙 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,” 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. The SJSO Air and Drone units, Crisis Negotiation Team, Real Time Intelligence Center, Task Force, and Major Crimes Unit assisted during the incident. The SJSO Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate.

𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: The suspect has been located and was taken into custody. There is no danger to the public. All residents displaced can return back to the apartment complex.

𝟱:𝟰𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: Just after 3 p.m. this afternoon, SJSO responded to a bank robbery at the Regions Bank on CR210. The suspect fled before deputies arrived. Through investigative efforts, deputies located the suspect vehicle at an apartment complex on Peyton Parkway. The search for the suspect is ongoing.

𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 SJSO is searching for a wanted suspect in an apartment complex off of Peyton Parkway and SR 9B. This is an active investigation, expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area.

☕️ Coffee with a Cop ☕️ The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, St. Augustine Police Department, and St. Johns County School District spent the morning sharing coffee and meaningful conversations with Ketterlinus Elementary students and staff. What a great event! #TeamSJSO

What a view over St. Johns County this morning! 🚀

Sheriff Hardwick joined The Joe Mullins Radio Show to discuss recidivism, rapid growth challenges, staffing, the critical partnership between the Sheriff’s Office and county leadership, the proposed property tax changes on public safety budgets, and license plate reader technology. Listen and watch here: youtu.be/zlIQHPF-bYQ?si=50IA…

Sheriff Hardwick and victim advocate Ashley Mitchell joined law enforcement agencies across Florida in signing a custom 1971 Volkswagen Beetle dedicated to honoring first responders. The vehicle was designed by Spencer Crutchley, in memory of his brother-in-law, a Lee County Sheriff's Office deputy. Spencer is traveling across the state to pay tribute to those who protect and serve our communities. We are grateful he made a stop in St. Johns County and #TeamSJSO is proud to be a part of the mission.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center has renewed its certification with the Missing Kids Readiness Program (MKRP), a nationwide initiative led by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (@NCMEC). This program recognizes agencies that demonstrate excellence in training, preparedness, and best practices for responding to incidents involving missing, abducted, or exploited children. The SJSO Communications Center is one of the only 12 emergency communications centers in Florida to hold this distinction. SJSO Public Safety Telecommunicators continue to show their dedication to protecting the children and families of our community. Through ongoing training and strengthened policies, we remain committed to serving our community at the highest level. We are grateful for our continued partnership with NCMEC and excited to contribute to this national effort to keep children safe. facebook.com/share/p/1J5YaDk…

Fall classes are now full.