September 2013

Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is establishing a Bears on Patrol teddy bear program to provide bears to Patrol Deputies to be used throughout the year to give to children in need they encounter when responding to calls. Often times, children are present in homes where domestic violence or other traumatic incidents […]

Yulee, Fla. – All patrol deputies from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office are attending ‘Active Shooter Training’ at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Training Facility conducted by Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members of JSO.  Nassau County deputies are undergoing this special training so they can better respond to shootings. The training is part of

Yulee, Fla. – Two men and a woman were arrested Thursday night on drug possession and manufacturing charges after a meth lab was discovered in a Callahan home along with five children ages 6 to 16, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Joel Anthony Anderson, 36; Brandy Nicole Cornish, 33; and David Earl Campbell,

Yulee, Fla. – Three local law enforcement agencies honored the men and women who died in the line of duty while protecting the public in services Tuesday at the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. A memorial service was held on Tuesday morning in a combined service for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, Fernandina Beach Police Department

Yulee, Fla. – Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper is pleased to announce the retirement of K-9 Zora.  Zora joined the Sheriff’s Office on June 15, 2006 and was officially retired from service on February 22, 2013.   K-9 Zora was originally assigned to Sgt. Ryan Vantassell when she entered her service with the agency in

Yulee, Fla. – Members of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force (RDSTF) Region 3 announced a new initiative designed to help citizens throughout the northeast and north central Florida become more comfortable with reporting specific suspicious behaviors often linked to terrorist activity. They can now make these reports to law enforcement by using their phone

Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with housing individuals who have been sentenced by the court to serve up to one year in the Detention Facility.  A number of these inmates are repeat offenders that come in to the criminal justice system over and over again.  Our goal is to provide

Yulee, Fla. – An approaching hurricane can often leave people in a last minute frenzy to prepare for the storm. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office works year round with our local, state and federal partners to ensure the effectiveness of our emergency response during a hurricane. “Just as we at NCSO plan for unexpected weather

Yulee, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office re-arrested Anthony William Gerhold, 41, from Jacksonville, Florida on additional counts of Schemes to Defraud and Exploitation of an Elderly Person.   Mr. Gerhold was impersonating a sub-contractor for Dish Network Satellite Company and targeting Dish Network customers.  Mr. Gerhold would approach individuals at their home claiming