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Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Sees Continued Crime Reduction

Yulee, Fla. – The crime rate dropped by 17.2 percent in Nassau County during 2013, Sheriff Bill Leeper announced.  This reduction is the lowest since 2010.  Nassau County’s crime rate continues to be well below the state-wide average of 4.7 percent. According to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics provided by the Florida Department of […]

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Pedestrian Fatal Crashes Increase In Nassau

Yulee, Fla. – Pedestrian fatalities have increased during 2014, in Nassau County.  So far, there have been 7 fatal crashes in Nassau County with 4 of them being pedestrians.  Many of these pedestrian fatalities involved alcohol, crossing the roadway illegally or simply not paying attention to approaching traffic.  Walking is good for your health, and

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Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Earns Reaccreditation

On February 6, 2014, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was reaccredited for the first time by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA). The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (Law Enforcement Operation’s) became accredited by CFA in 2010. Sheriff Bill Leeper accepted the CFA Accreditation Certification on behalf of each member of the Nassau County

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Deputies Receive Additional Training Dealing with Mentally Ill

Yulee, Fla. – Each day a law enforcement officer might encounter several different forms of mental illness in a single shift.  Therefore, Deputies with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, as part of ongoing training, went through a session recently at the Florida State College Nassau Campus with individuals from the Mental Health Resource Center in

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Fatal Crash Drop

Sheriff: Historic low for traffic fatalities in Nassau Yulee, Fla. – Sheriff Bill Leeper announced today that traffic fatalities for Nassau County reached an all-time low during 2013.  Leeper said there were a total of eight traffic fatalities during 2013 (down from eleven in 2012), which is the lowest number in over 31 years.  The

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