Support the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Community Advocacy and Resources for the Elderly Program (C.A.R.E.) by dining at Texas Roadhouse!

🗓️ Wednesday, August 19, 2026
🕛 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
📍 Texas Roadhouse (410 Outlet Mall Blvd, St. Augustine, FL)

The C.A.R.E. Program provides resources to our senior population to address increasing criminal threats and safeguard the quality of life of our elderly. C.A.R.E. personnel are trained to recognize and report signs of exploitation and/or abuse during contacts participants.

Present his flyer and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your total food purchases to the #TeamSJSO C.A.R.E. Program.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Security Threat Intelligence Team, Sheriff Hardwick, and agency personnel recently hosted the Florida Gang Investigators Association (FGIA) Annual Conference in Ponte Vedra.

#TeamSJSO joined 500 law enforcement and criminal justice professionals statewide to strengthen intelligence-sharing, investigative capabilities, and partnerships in addressing security threat groups, gangs, and organized criminal activity.

The SJSO Security Threat Intelligence Team participated in training sessions and professional discussions focused on identifying emerging threats, improving intelligence operations, and enhancing collaboration among agencies. Thirteen SJSO employees either received or renewed their certifications as Criminal Gang Specialists.

“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘎𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧’𝘴 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦,” 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘑𝘚𝘖 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮. “𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.”

The conference also reinforced the importance of regional and statewide information sharing. Criminal organizations and security threat groups frequently operate across jurisdictional boundaries, making cooperation between agencies a critical component of effective intelligence and enforcement efforts.

The SJSO Security Threat Intelligence Team remains committed to identifying and mitigating threats before they impact the St. Johns County community.

𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓. 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is aware of the conversations about License Plate Reader [LPR] technology. We hear the concerns from the community and would like to clarify how the technology is utilized in St. Johns County.

SJSO introduced license plate reader technology in 2017 and currently operates 180 cameras countywide.

SJSO utilizes LPRs as an investigative tool to assist with locating wanted and missing individuals, recover stolen vehicles, and investigate violent crimes. When a vehicle of interest is identified, the license plate number is flagged in the database, and law enforcement is notified if the vehicle is located. LPRs only capture a vehicle and license plate and does not capture a driver’s identity or continuously track where someone travels.

Since 2017, LPRs have assisted with:
• Locating 600+ stolen vehicles & 300 stolen tags
• Recovering 164 items of stolen property
• Locating 247 wanted individuals
• Locating 180 missing individuals
• Charging 831 individuals responsible for crimes

“𝘓𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧, 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺,” 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈. 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥.

SJSO has strict oversight and auditing procedures to prevent the misuse of license plate reader
technology. To date, SJSO has not identified any instances of intentional misuse of the system by
our personnel.

What a great evening at Nocatee Night Out! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. #TeamSJSO enjoys connecting with the community and showing how we’re here to serve and protect.

⭐️ Meet the SJSO Youth Services Unit! ⭐️

The SJSO Youth Services Unit serves as positive role models, working to build strong relationships between law enforcement and our youth.

A deputy is assigned to each public school in St. Johns County to provide security, mentorship, and education on important topics, beyond enforcing laws.

#TeamSJSO is prepared to keep all students, teachers, and staff safe and campuses secure.

SJSO Youth Resource Deputies [YRD] are assigned to protect all St. Johns County public schools.

This summer, YRDs participated in training exercises simulating deputies’ response to an active threat on campus. The SJSO Emergency Communications Center and Real Time Intelligence Center [RTIC] assisted with relaying critical information to deputies in the school during the scenarios.

This specialized training ensures a rapid response, sharpens decision-making skills, and coordination. #TeamSJSO is committed to keeping all schools safe.

If you see something, say something.

Report suspicious activity by using the FortifyFL app or contact the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office:
Email: [email protected]
SJSO non-emergency: 904-824-8304
Crime Stoppers: 1-888-277-TIPS

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘𝐅𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐏 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐉𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒; 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐘 𝐒𝐉𝐒𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐓𝐅

SJSO has arrested two St. Johns County teenagers on felony charges.

On April 27, 2026, SJSO and the St. Johns County School District received information through FortifyFL reporting two juveniles using the Telegram app to communicate about homemade weapons and devices and conspiring to commit an armed robbery.

SJSO and the school district’s safety team initiated an investigation and identified Switzerland Point Middle School students: Julian Davis (14) and Charles Williams (13). Both Davis and Williams’ homes were searched by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Between April 27 and 30, 2026, the SJSO Major Crimes, Bomb Squad, EOD K9 units, and Agents with the ATF conducted multiple searches of Davis’s residence on Tivoli Drive in St. Johns. During the searches, items discovered included: three homemade firearms, ammunition, suspected explosive components, makeshift handcuffs, handwritten notes depicting the construction of firearms and chemical reactions, handwritten diagrams, manifesto-style books, a tactical vest with white supremacy drawings, and more.

The ATF Forensic Science Laboratory tested the suspected explosive components recovered from the residence and determined the samples to contain homemade black powder, a mixture of erythritol tetranitrate [ETN], aluminum, sulfur, and charcoal, and urea nitrate. All have the ability to cause serious damage.

Davis was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm, Make or Possess a Destructive Device Firearm (x2), Make or Possess a Destructive Device Explosive (x3), Throw, Project, or Discharge a Destructive Device Explosive, and Furnish or Attempt to Furnish a Firearm to a Minor. Davis Davis is in custody in the St. Johns County Jail. Williams was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm.

All incidents occurred off campus. No threats were made towards any St. Johns County schools.

The new school year is just four days away and #TeamSJSO School Crossing Guards are ready! 🚸

More than 60+ crossing guards have trained throughout the summer to ensure the safety of children and pedestrians.

If you’re on the roads, please watch for crossing guards and pedestrians, and remember to stop at crosswalks.

We are hiring, visit JoinSJSO.com for more information.

Have a great school year!

Join #TeamSJSO and partnering agencies for 𝗡𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧!

🗓️ Tuesday, August 11
📌 Nocatee Events Field (400 Nocatee Station Way)
🕐 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

The event is open to the public. The community will have the opportunity to meet SJSO personnel:
🚁 Air Unit
🚤 Marine Unit
🦴 K9 Unit
🚔 Traffic and Motor Unit
… and so much more!

Partnering agencies include:
🚒 St. Johns County Fire Rescue & Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department
🎣 MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife
🏞️ National Parks Service
🚓 St. Augustine Police Department, St. Augustine Beach Police Department, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and Florida Highway Patrol

We hope to see you there!

This weekend, #TeamSJSO attended the 2026 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Florida Law Enforcement Recognition Dinner & Training Symposium in Fort Myers. 

Corporal Scott Mills was recognized as ‘Century Achiever’ for 100+ DUI arrests in 2025 and Taylor Levesque was honored as the Public Information Officer of the Year.

Deputy Jason Green served as an instructor during this year’s training sessions, contributing his expertise to educate law enforcement professionals about impaired driving enforcement and prevention practices. 

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office was also nominated for Outstanding Dedication to Drugged Driving Enforcement and Outstanding Dedication to DUI Enforcement awards.

Mills and Green were additionally nominated for the Deputy Larry Morrell MADD Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award. 

We are so proud of our personnel for their accomplishments in DUI enforcement and prevention in St. Johns County. We remain committed to removing impaired drivers from our roadways, and these recognitions reflect deputies outstanding efforts to protect our community. #MADDFlorida #MADD #Drivesober