St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick made a passionate defense of the department’s use of the Flock Safety license plate reader system at Tuesday’s county budget hearing, detailing crimes solved by the technology while acknowledging the department needed to tighten its data practices.
As the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Flock cameras come down, Sheriff Rob Hardwick says neighborhoods and homeowners associations are leaving theirs up.
St. 9 million deputy pay raise while residents demanded answers about Flock cameras on county roads.
Sheriff Rob Hardwick defended the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras during a budget hearing Tuesday, while county commissioners are considering a moratorium on the technology. The debate centers on privacy and public safety tradeoffs.
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office announced it will remove at least some of its Flock automated license plate reader cameras, though it did not clarify whether all cameras or only those on state roads will be removed. The move follows privacy and surveillance concerns.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office says deputies made a significant arrest Sunday evening during a routine speed enforcement operation in Nocatee.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said patrol deputies arrested a 49-year-old man during a traffic stop Sunday evening in Nocatee after discovering active felony warrants out of Brevard County.
IRONMAN Jacksonville will return May 16, 2027, with general registration opening August 6, 2026. The announcement marks the event's return following its inaugural year that drew both praise and pushback.
Benjamin Adcock has been located following a multi-day search.
A Clay County man was arrested Sept. 19 after authorities investigated reported threats targeting the Jewish community, according to a federal criminal complaint and a statement from local Jewish organizations.
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