Sheriff Calls Emergency Neighborhood Meeting

This is reposted from an email I received today. Please try to attend.

Sheriff Rutherford has called for an emergency meeting this Monday evening, July 13th, at Ortega United Methodist Church on Roosevelt, 7 p.m. This will be a joint meeting of zones 4, 5 and 6. This area includes Ortega Farms both north and south of Timuquana, Ortega, Ortega Forrest, Avondale and Riverside.

Please let all of your neighbors know about this meeting and encourage them to attend. Come early! I have a feeling this will be standing room only. Everyone is so upset about all of the recent crime in our area and I am thankful that the Police are willing to speak to us on this emergency basis.

I heard just yesterday afternoon that we had another home robbery at the corner of Salonica and Ortega Farms on Wednesday afternoon. The robber took off with guns, jewelry and electronics. Also, a couple was walking past the condos at Ortega Farms and Timuquana three nights ago and they were also robbed by someone passing by in a car. Ortega Forrest has also had several incidents this week.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to neighbors that may not be included on my address book for e-mails concerning crime in our neighborhoods. I will be happy to include them for future mailings. Just respond to this e-mail and I will include your address in my book.

Come to the meeting and come early...ready to ask questions and hear what the Sheriff has to tell us about what is happening in our neighborhoods.

Linda Kelly
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator for Ortega Oaks Lane

ShAdCo Meeting - May 28

The Sheriff's Advisory Council (ShAdCo) meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Boyd Chapel at Ortega United Methodist Church at 4807 Roosevelt Boulevard (at the corner of Roosevelt and Longfellow Road).

Your attendance and participation in the ShAdCo meetings is very important, so we encourage you to attend. Please feel free to bring a neighbor or a friend with you. As always, you may present any questions to the Watch Commander, sargeant or officers that patrol your area. (Caution: If you have a question or concern of a sensitive nature, please wait to speak to one of our officers after the meeting has adjourned of fill out one of the Comment/ Complaint Forms) At the meeting you will find out what crimes are happening in your neighborhood, if they are up or down, and what is being done about it. The police want our involvement and in fact, depend on it in most instances. If you are interested, please come to the meetings.

There are 19 ShAdCos in the city. We are in Zone 4, in the J1 sub-station. The Zone Commander is Assistant Chief Thomas R. Hackney - (904) 573-3165. Our Substation is located in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center at 3726 Blanding Blvd; the email address is JSOzone4[at]jaxsheriff.org.

Sheriff John Rutherford

ShAdCo Meeting – April 23

The Sheriff's Advisory Council (ShAdCo) meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Boyd Chapel at Ortega United Methodist Church at 4807 Roosevelt Boulevard (at the corner of Roosevelt and Longfellow Road).

Your attendance and participation in the ShAdCo meetings is very important, so we encourage you to attend. Please feel free to bring a neighbor or a friend with you. As always, you may present any questions to the Watch Commander, sargeant or officers that patrol your area. (Caution: If you have a question or concern of a sensitive nature, please wait to speak to one of our officers after the meeting has adjourned of fill out one of the Comment/ Complaint Forms) At the meeting you will find out what crimes are happening in your neighborhood, if they are up or down, and what is being done about it. The police want our involvement and in fact, depend on it in most instances. If you are interested, please come to the meetings.

There are 19 ShAdCos in the city. We are in Zone 4, in the J1 sub-station. The Zone Commander is Assistant Chief Thomas R. Hackney - (904) 573-3165. Our Substation is located in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center at 3726 Blanding Blvd; the email address is JSOzone4[at]jaxsheriff.org.

Sheriff John Rutherford

Crime Preventiion Tip

Put your car keys on your nightstand next to your bed at night. If you hear or see someone trying to get into your home during the night, push the panic button on the key chain and your car alarm will sound, sending the would be intruder running the other way.

Be sure to call 9-1-1 immediately. Give a detailed description of the suspect, suspect vehicle and last known direction of travel.

Also, remember to carry your car keys in your hand while walking to your car in a parking lot. The same principle applies, push the panic button to set off your car alarm, people around you will notice and the suspect will be the center of attention.

ShAdCo Meeting - March 26

The Sheriff's Advisory Council (ShAdCo) meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Boyd Chapel at Ortega United Methodist Church at 4807 Roosevelt Boulevard (at the corner of Roosevelt and Longfellow Road).

This month's special guest:
Jacksonville Sheriff Office’s Gang Unit

Your attendance and participation in the ShAdCo meetings is very important, so we encourage you to attend. Please feel free to bring a neighbor or a friend with you. As always, you may present any questions to the Watch Commander, sargeant or officers that patrol your area. (Caution: If you have a question or concern of a sensitive nature, please wait to speak to one of our officers after the meeting has adjourned of fill out one of the Comment/ Complaint Forms) At the meeting you will find out what crimes are happening in your neighborhood, if they are up or down, and what is being done about it. The police want our involvement and in fact, depend on it in most instances. If you are interested, please come to the meetings.

There are 19 ShAdCos in the city. We are in Zone 4, in the J1 sub-station. The Zone Commander is Assistant Chief Thomas R. Hackney - (904) 573-3165. Our Substation is located in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center at 3726 Blanding Blvd; the email address is JSOzone4[at]jaxsheriff.org.

Sheriff John Rutherford

March ShAdCo Meeting

This month's meeting is March 27 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The special guest speaker this month is Sergeant J.C. Stang from the Economic Crimes Unit. The Jacksonvilel Business Journal has a great article about just a little of what the Crimes Unit tackles.

This event repeats on the fourth Tuesday of every month. the substation is located in the old Cedar Hills Shopping Center at 3726 Blanding Blvd. Please feel free to bring a neighbor to this very informative meeting.

The police have their hands full in our city this year. If you have any complaints the best way to be heard is in person. There seems to be a small crime wave hitting the district and we still have a graffiti problem. The police need your help. If you don't report the crimes, they can't do anything about it.

Call the Zone 4 Substation at 573-3165 if you have any questions.