PoliceUnionsMustBeAbolished - RSS Feed https://copblaster.com/ The latest reports content published on CopBlaster.com by the user PoliceUnionsMustBeAbolished Third Arrest of JSO Employee In 2021: Officer Zachary Taylor Gets DUI Officer Zachary Taylor, a 27-year-old patrol officer veteran who has been with the Jacksonville Sherriff's Office (JSO) for 3 and a half years, has been suspended after he was charged with DUI while driving his marked JSO cruiser. On Thursday morning, Taylor's vehicle was reportedly spotted striking multiple construction cones near the TIAA Bank Field. Witnesses called police and the reports went through the JSO communications center to the Integrity Special Investigations Unit, which responded to the scene and found Taylor showing signs of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Taylor agreed to a breathalyzer, which he failed. He blew well over 0.08, which means he was well beyond the sheriff's office limit of 0.000 blood alcohol content when operating a JSO vehicle. This prompted the DUI charge. During questioning about the incident Taylor made a statement to investigators alluding to activities from "the night before." "We are emergency suspending him. The civil service rules allow us under particular circumstances to impose what's called an emergency suspension. We very rarely do it, because the situations don't call for it, but we believe it does in this situation," Undersheriff Pat Ivey said Thursday. "We will move to terminate him as soon as the time is appropriate." Ivey said the courts will have to determine whether enhanced charges are appropriate due to the fact that Taylor was driving was a public safety vehicle. This arrest marks the third time a JSO officer has been arrested so far in 2021. TL;DR : 3-year officer gets wasted Wednesday night and is caught driving drunk Thursday morning. Blows well over legal limit, gets charged with a DUI and served an emergency suspension from his job. #jso #officerarrest #dui #drunkdriving #suspension ]]>

Third Arrest of JSO Employee In 2021: Officer Zachary Taylor Gets DUI

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Third Arrest of JSO Employee In 2021: Officer Zachary Taylor Gets DUI
Third Arrest of JSO Employee In 2021: Officer Zachary Taylor Gets DUI

Officer Zachary Taylor, a 27-year-old patrol officer veteran who has been with the Jacksonville Sherriff's Office (JSO) for 3 and a half years, has been suspended after he was charged with DUI while driving his marked JSO cruiser.


On Thursday morning, Taylor's vehicle was reportedly spotted striking multiple construction cones near the TIAA Bank Field. Witnesses called police and the reports went through the JSO communications center to the Integrity Special Investigations Unit, which responded to the scene and found Taylor showing signs of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.


Taylor agreed to a breathalyzer, which he failed. He blew well over 0.08, which means he was well beyond the sheriff's office limit of 0.000 blood alcohol content when operating a JSO vehicle. This prompted the DUI charge. During questioning about the incident Taylor made a statement to investigators alluding to activities from "the night before."


"We are emergency suspending him. The civil service rules allow us under particular circumstances to impose what's called an emergency suspension. We very rarely do it, because the situations don't call for it, but we believe it does in this situation," Undersheriff Pat Ivey said Thursday. "We will move to terminate him as soon as the time is appropriate." Ivey said the courts will have to determine whether enhanced charges are appropriate due to the fact that Taylor was driving was a public safety vehicle.


This arrest marks the third time a JSO officer has been arrested so far in 2021.



TL;DR : 3-year officer gets wasted Wednesday night and is caught driving drunk Thursday morning. Blows well over legal limit, gets charged with a DUI and served an emergency suspension from his job.

Hashtags: #jso #officerarrest #dui #drunkdriving #suspension

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Second Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Sergeant Tamara Hardin Sgt. Tamara Hardin, 43, a 17-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office, is charged with one count of disclosure of confidential criminal justice information and one count of offenses against users of computers. Both are third-degree felonies. Hardin, who was arrested and booked into the Duval County Jail on Tuesday morning, opted not to resign, but JSO will move to terminate her employment due to the felony charges. The criminal investigation will need to be completed before JSO can begin the administrative process to terminate her. In the meantime, she will be administrative leave without pay. JSO was contacted on March 29 by a law enforcement agency in Georgia about a person of interest for their department who had been in contact with Hardin. The Georgian law enforcement agency forwarded that information to JSO's integrity and special investigations unit, which looked into it and found Hardin was using her access to confidential law enforcement databases and releasing that information to the subject, who was a family acquaintance. According to an arrest report, the incident began April 1, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2020. The person in Georgia was asking if they were wanted and Hardin was running the name through law enforcement databases to let them know if they had warrants against them. JSO said there's no excuse for that because training on using the databases includes who can have access to the information. This is the second arrest of an officer in 2021 after the Sheriffs Office arrested 11 of its employees in 2020. #jso #officerarrest ]]>

Second Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Sergeant Tamara Hardin

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Second Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Sergeant Tamara Hardin
Sergeant Tamara Hardin

Sgt. Tamara Hardin, 43, a 17-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office, is charged with one count of disclosure of confidential criminal justice information and one count of offenses against users of computers. Both are third-degree felonies.


Hardin, who was arrested and booked into the Duval County Jail on Tuesday morning, opted not to resign, but JSO will move to terminate her employment due to the felony charges. The criminal investigation will need to be completed before JSO can begin the administrative process to terminate her. In the meantime, she will be administrative leave without pay.


JSO was contacted on March 29 by a law enforcement agency in Georgia about a person of interest for their department who had been in contact with Hardin. The Georgian law enforcement agency forwarded that information to JSO's integrity and special investigations unit, which looked into it and found Hardin was using her access to confidential law enforcement databases and releasing that information to the subject, who was a family acquaintance. According to an arrest report, the incident began April 1, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2020.


The person in Georgia was asking if they were wanted and Hardin was running the name through law enforcement databases to let them know if they had warrants against them.


JSO said there's no excuse for that because training on using the databases includes who can have access to the information.


This is the second arrest of an officer in 2021 after the Sheriffs Office arrested 11 of its employees in 2020.

Hashtags: #jso #officerarrest

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https://copblaster.com/uploads/images/Sgt. Tamara Hardin.jpg Second Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Sergeant Tamara Hardin https://copblaster.com/blast/35484/second-arrest-of-jso-employee-in-2021-sergeant-tamara-hardin Police City Jacksonville Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:18:52 GMT https://copblaster.com/blast/35484/second-arrest-of-jso-employee-in-2021-sergeant-tamara-hardin https://copblaster.com/blast/35484/second-arrest-of-jso-employee-in-2021-sergeant-tamara-hardin PoliceUnionsMustBeAbolished en-us
First Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Officer Alexander G. Grant The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office on Thursday, April 1st announced the arrest of an officer who is accused of repeatedly striking a handcuffed man who spit in his face. Officer Alexander G. Grant, a five-year veteran, is charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after hitting a person already in custody. The charge stems from an incident that took place on March 27 at BestBet Jacksonville, a poker room on Monument Road. Grant was working off-duty at the business when he was notified of a patron who was causing a disturbance in the parking lot and threatening to "shoot up" the business. Police reports identify the patron as John Crosby, 43, of Brooklyn, New York. Crosby was detained on a charge of making threats against a business, placed in handcuffs, and put in the back of a patrol car. JSO said things escalated when Crosby spit in Grants face and, in retaliation, Grant struck Crosby multiple times. Footage of the incident was captured on body camera. JSO said Crosby can be heard spitting in the video, which shows Grant wiping spit off his face. While police can use force to detain and arrest people, the use of force must be appropriate and in line with agency protocol. JSO said even though Crosby spit on the officer, that doesn't excuse striking someone who's handcuffed. Another officer working off-duty with Grant witnessed what happened and told a sergeant, who notified the Sheriffs Offices Integrity Unit, which investigates misconduct. The Integrity Unit met with the State Attorneys Office to discuss the incident, which resulted in Grants arrest Thursday. Crosby, who is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, suffered minor abrasions on his face. The officer's current employment status is not clear at this time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be clear, the victim spit on the officer from the backseat of a patrol car, through the open car window while cuffed. Once spit on, the officer then opened the car door to strike the victim multiple times. While bodycam footage is mentioned in all articles regarding this event, I have yet to find it released to the public. The victim is now being charged with battery on a law enforcement officer because spitting on someone's person constitutes battery in Florida. #battery #assault #cruelandunusualpunishment #jso #officerarrest ]]>

First Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Officer Alexander G. Grant

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First Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Officer Alexander G. Grant
First Arrest of JSO Employee in 2021: Officer Alexander G. Grant

The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office on Thursday, April 1st announced the arrest of an officer who is accused of repeatedly striking a handcuffed man who spit in his face.


Officer Alexander G. Grant, a five-year veteran, is charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after hitting a person already in custody.


The charge stems from an incident that took place on March 27 at BestBet Jacksonville, a poker room on Monument Road. Grant was working off-duty at the business when he was notified of a patron who was causing a disturbance in the parking lot and threatening to "shoot up" the business.


Police reports identify the patron as John Crosby, 43, of Brooklyn, New York.


Crosby was detained on a charge of making threats against a business, placed in handcuffs, and put in the back of a patrol car. JSO said things escalated when Crosby spit in Grants face and, in retaliation, Grant struck Crosby multiple times.


Footage of the incident was captured on body camera. JSO said Crosby can be heard spitting in the video, which shows Grant wiping spit off his face.


While police can use force to detain and arrest people, the use of force must be appropriate and in line with agency protocol. JSO said even though Crosby spit on the officer, that doesn't excuse striking someone who's handcuffed.


Another officer working off-duty with Grant witnessed what happened and told a sergeant, who notified the Sheriffs Offices Integrity Unit, which investigates misconduct. The Integrity Unit met with the State Attorneys Office to discuss the incident, which resulted in Grants arrest Thursday.


Crosby, who is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, suffered minor abrasions on his face.


The officer's current employment status is not clear at this time.

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To be clear, the victim spit on the officer from the backseat of a patrol car, through the open car window while cuffed. Once spit on, the officer then opened the car door to strike the victim multiple times.


While bodycam footage is mentioned in all articles regarding this event, I have yet to find it released to the public.


The victim is now being charged with battery on a law enforcement officer because spitting on someone's person constitutes battery in Florida.



Hashtags: #battery #assault #cruelandunusualpunishment #jso #officerarrest

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