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The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office held a swearing-in ceremony for nine new employees on May 11, 2018.

  The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office held a swearing-in ceremony for nine new employees on May 11, 2018. Bill Leeper gave the Oath of Office to the following new employees: James Ray, Hazard Mitigation Coordinator at the Emergency Operations Center Paula Selleck, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator at the Emergency Operations Center Danielle Kirchenbaur, 911 Communications Officer […]

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Nassau County Law Enforcement Memorial Service held on May 2nd

Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, City of Fernandina Beach Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol recognized the law enforcement officers in Nassau County who have fallen in the line of duty at their annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.  The Service was held at the

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Operation Spring Cleaning Earned Substantial Numbers to Help Keep Floridians Safe

  Today, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office released the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a strategic initiative conducted in 27 Florida counties that focused on the investigation and subsequent arrest of those manufacturing, delivering or trafficking controlled substances.  During this operation, here in Nassau County, we took 57 drug traffickers off the streets, confiscated 280

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NCSO deputies nab Jacksonville bank robbery suspect

Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received information that a possible Jacksonville bank robbery suspect (Shawn Urian Elder, 38, from Jacksonville) may be in the area of 75004 Edwards Road, a multi-party duplex, in Yulee.  A deputy responded to that location and observed a 2005 white GMC pickup truck with four occupants inside

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NCSO celebrates National Telecommunications week April 8-14, 2018

This week, April 8-14, 2018 is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, which is designated as a time to recognize the amazing work of our very own Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center. These dedicated and amazing professionals not only handle the huge demand of incoming telephone calls for service through our agency, but are also

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NCSO Employees of the Year for 2017 honored

On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Sheriff Bill Leeper recognized members of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, who through their dedication and commitment to our community, have placed themselves in harm’s way to keep innocent citizens from being harmed. Who through their experience, have saved a life of a citizen, or through their exceptional and outstanding

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First female inmate obtains high school diploma through Sheriff’s Office GED Program

       Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Inmate GED Program at the Nassau County Jail/Detention Center has graduated their first female inmate. Inmate Devonna Deshae Williams, who is from Fernandina Beach and was arrested and convicted of Sale Manufacture or Deliver Cannabis, obtained her high school diploma on February 20, 2018. 

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NCSO receives $1.044 million of forfeited funds from Homeland Security

  On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez, along with U.S. Immigration and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge James Spero, distributed more than $1.7 million in civilly forfeited funds to three law enforcement agencies at the Jacksonville Office of Homeland Security Investigations.  These awards are the result of a

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