JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two separate school alerts in Jacksonville are raising concerns for parents after reports of strangers approaching students and offering rides — one involving Lone Star Elementary and another involving Oceanway Middle School.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says both investigations are ongoing and officials do not believe there is reason right now to think the two incidents are connected.
Attorney: What investigators have to prove before charges
A newly obtained JSO incident report in the Lone Star case includes details about a suspect being detained, interviewed and later taken home, and notes an officer observed the van’s rear seats laid down flat.
To better understand what investigators have to prove — and why charges may not have been filed at the time — News4JAX spoke with local attorney Gene Nichols of Nichols & Pina, who is not affiliated with either incident…