JSO Chief T.K. Waters held a news briefing today in reference to an officer involved shooting in the 1300 block of Golfair Boulevard. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒-𝐍𝐅𝐋 ➡️ 𝐉𝐒𝐎 Did you know we have not one, not two, but SEVEN former NFL players who serve our community as officers? Officer Laveranues Coles is a Pro Bowl wide receiver who wanted to serve his hometown of Jacksonville. He’s fresh out of our police academy and ready to make a difference. Detective Jeff Kopp, a former Jaguars linebacker, has been changing lives with our Gang Unit. Thank you to @nbcnightlynews News for featuring Officer Coles and Detective Kopp and highlight

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 We all want our community to feel safe, and Connect Duval is one way we make that happen. Officer Michelle Wittrock and the team at our Real Time Crime Center work with neighbors and local businesses. Registering your camera doesn’t give us live access. It just lets us know it’s there and allows us to request footage if something happens nearby. Have a business? In that case, you can integrate your camera system so we can have

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 4 felony arrests. 22 guns seized. More than 1,000 grams of illegal drugs removed from the streets. This is Operation Red Light. Throughout 2025, our Gang Investigations Unit completed a long-term investigation into known members of the gang Out East 1200. Over the course of several months, our detectives built cases against several members,

𝐉𝐒𝐎 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced the arrest of a JSO police officer. On Wednesday, Officer Christian Madsen was arrested on one count of Grand Theft, one count of Organized Fraud, and one count of Official Misconduct, all third-degree felonies. Upon his arrest, Madsen was immediately suspended by JSO. His police authority has been revoked. While there is due process that must be followed through civil service, JSO will seek Madsen’s termination. O