Last week, we wrote about the greater number of DUI arrests that we expected over the Halloween and Florida-Georgia weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. True to form, police were out in force making DUI arrests throughout Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach. In addition to DUI arrests, an article today indicated that Jacksonville…
This year, the Florida legislature will be reviewing a proposed bill that would set statewide standards for cameras at intersections that take pictures of the license plates of vehicles that run red lights. Once the picture is taken of a vehicle that allegedly ran a red light, a traffic ticket…
Jacksonville police recently met to address the issue of racing in Jacksonville, particularly involving teenagers in the summer months. Jacksonville police are actually encouraging people to race on racing tracks as opposed to the roads. Illegal racing has increased in Jacksonville, according to an article on News4Jax.com. Jacksonville police noted…
Police set up an undercover sting where they contacted the suspected prostitutes through the website Craigslist.com and arranged to meet them at a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. When the two women arrived at the hotel and asked for $300 for their services, they were arrested on misdemeanor charges, according to…
With the 2009 spring break period coming up, police in St. Augustine and other areas of St. Johns County, Florida have indicated that they will increase their focus on underage drinking, particularly during the spring break weeks this month, according to an article on News4Jax.com. St. Johns County police have…
Most people are familiar with Miranda warnings which warn a suspect that, among other things, he/she has a right to remain silent and a right to an attorney before the police ask him/her questions about suspected criminal activity. If the police are required to give those Miranda warnings and do…
A Jacksonville Jaguar practice squad player (Travarous Bain) was arrested Saturday morning for driving with a revoked driver’s license in St. Johns County, Florida, according to an article on Firstcoastnews.com. According to the officer, Bain was driving 99 miles per hour on State Road 16 near I-95 when he was…
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is attempting to crack down on stores and store clerks who sell alcohol to people under 21 years of age, the legal drinking age in Florida, according to an article at www.News4jax.com. Jacksonville police officers are sending underage kids into various stores to try to purchase…
In the St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida area, police officers conducted a sting and caught several store clerks selling alcohol to a minor. Apparently, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office had a 17 year old investigative aid go into various stores and attempt to purchase alcohol, according to an…
A Jacksonville, Florida mother was recently arrested after an incident at Sadie Tillis Elementary School where she allegedly threw objects at the principal, broke a table and made threats to come back and shoot up the school, according to a news article on www.News4jax.com. Clearly, if true, her conduct was…