You work hard for your money, and you have a big heart for others who may be struggling—especially during this holiday season. However, you would not drive down the highway throwing your hard-earned money out of the window, and Clay County officials want to remind you to use the same vigilance when making a charitable …
If you were to meet Sergeant Ben Wase on the streets of Clay County, no doubt you would not be alone in thinking he is one big human being. At 6’5, clad in his Clay County Sheriff’s Office green uniform, Ben is an intimidating figure by any standard. However, if you make it by Carl …
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL – Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jason Setzer and Alvin “AJ” Mercado for narcotics trafficking. On September 10, 2022, the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, SWAT team, and several partnering agencies served a search warrant in the Heritage Hills subdivision and another in the Raggedy Point neighborhood on two Clay County residences. …
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Behind the locked doors of the Clay County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), a member of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office speaks quietly to an officer from the Clay District Schools Police Department. One of them leans across the aisle and asks a staff member to pull up a page on her laptop, and the …
It can take place at a school, a church, a grocery store, a nightclub, or anywhere that people are gathered. When it occurs, a community is forever changed. It is called an active shooter event, and it can happen in an instant. After the initial shock wears off and the grief sets in, the …
You might think you live in Gator Country, but it is the dogs who rule the day at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Apart from J.P., the station mascot and support dog, the Sheriff’s Office has two narcotic detection canines at the jail, two tracking bloodhounds, six dual-purpose dogs (narcotic detection and criminal apprehension), and …
They are many things to many people. To the driver in a rush, they are a hindrance. To the community in which they live and serve, they are the helpers. To the students that they protect, they are the heroes. These heroes do not wear a gun, carry the equipment of a sworn officer, or …
The envious observer can only contemplate the feeling, but the true boater experiences the moment. When the ramp is quiet and the water is calm, the feel of a boat gliding across the glassy lake, river, or creek makes the delay since the last boat day well worth the wait. Depending on the season, you …
