A routine operation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office turned unusual when officers were filmed during an episode of the TV show COPS. The department recently shared footage from the segment, which showed officers arresting a man at a homeless shelter who was later identified as being on the America’s Most Wanted list.
The social media post from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office took the public on a brief trip down memory lane for #ThrowbackThursday. Alongside a snippet of nostalgia, the post served as a tip of the hat to vigilant citizenship, attributing the arrest to a tip from a concerned citizen. “This is a great example of ‘See something, say something’; we’re grateful for the citizen’s tip who helped us find this suspect and make an arrest,” the post read, ushering a dialogue on community and law enforcement collaboration.
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