NEWS 4 JAX DOT COM REPORTING LIVE THIS MORNING. ASHLEY HARDING, CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL
STATION.
>> LET’S CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
JACKSONVILLE POLICE ARE
FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME LAST
NIGHT. OUR I TOLD SPECIFICALLY
TOOK YOU, IN FACT, BEHIND THE
SCENES OF THE JACKSONVILLE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE TASK FORCE
SHOW YOU HOW THEY USE CUTTING
EDGE TECHNOLOGY. SPECIAL
TACTICS SHARED INTELLIGENCE
WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO
IDENTIFY SHOOTERS AND ALSO
THOSE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF
CRIMES. NOW, SHERIFF TK WATERS
IS REVEALING TO I TEAM
INVESTIGATOR VIC MICOLUCCI.
HIS PLANS TO CUT DOWN ON THE
CITY’S VIOLENT.
>> SHERIFF TK WATERS, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. WE HAD
REALLY AN EYE-OPENING
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH SO
MANY DIFFERENT UNITS THAT ARE
PART OF YOUR VIOLENT CRIME
REDUCTION STRATEGY. A LOT OF
PEOPLE DIDN’T KNOW THAT ALL
THIS WAS GOING ON BEHIND THE
SCENES RIGHT? IT’S HARD TO
SHARE ALL OF AS YOU SEE,
THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON
THERE. SO MUCH GOING ON BEHIND
THE SCENES. THE TECHNOLOGY,
THE INVESTIGATIVE PART, OUR
OUTREACH PART. IT’S IT’S A
HUGE, HUGE UNDERTAKING. WHY
NOW? WHY PULL BACK THE
CURTAINS AND SHOW THIS NOW? I
THINK IT’S IMPORTANT WHERE WE
ARE IN TODAY, 2020 TO 4 PEOPLE
ARE PUBLIC TO GET A CHANCE TO
SEE EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON TO.
THERE’S A LOT MORE TO IT WERE
NOT OPEN UP ON THE PHONE BOOK
AND PICKING A NAME AND GOING
AND GOING AFTER THAT NAME.
IT’S NOT A SCATTERED APPROACH.
IS ACTUAL APPROACH TO
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE KNOW
CREATING PROBLEMS IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WE’RE FOCUSED ON
THOSE INDIVIDUALS, BUT PEOPLE
ARE FRUSTRATED. THEY SEE THE
CRIME ON THE NEWS. THEY HEAR
ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS. THEY
WORRY ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES,
THEIR FRIENDS. ARE THE
SOLUTIONS HERE. THE SOLUTIONS
ARE TO CONTINUE TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
FIRST, RIGHT? WE’RE DOING SOME
THINGS INTERNALLY. WE’RE DOING
SOME THINGS WITH OUR HOW WE’RE
GOING TO PATROLLING FOR AS WE
GET THEM PREPARED. WE’RE DOING
SOME THINGS INTERNALLY WITH
HOW WE APPROACH IN THE SERVICE
AND OUR SERVICE MENTALITY.
WE’RE GOING TO SOME CONTINUING
WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY AND HOW WE
DO THINGS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD. THE CRIME GUN
INTELLIGENCE CENTER WAS
SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE THERE
FOR FROM DAY ONE. BACK WHEN
YOU CHIEF AT JSO. TELL ME
ABOUT WHAT THAT DOES. IS THAT
A GAME CHANGER WITH
INVESTIGATIONS IS A HUGE GAME
CHANGER. I MEAN, WE TAKE THE
BEST IN THE BODIES ARE BEST
DETECTIVES WE PUT THEM IN A
SPOT AND WE SAY WE WE NEED
UTILIZE ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY,
ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN
GAIN FROM NIVEN OUR WHICH IS
OUR BALLISTICS OUR FIREARMS
LAB, OUR INVESTIGATIVE
TECHNIQUES HOUR ABILITY TO SIT
DOWN WITH ONE ANOTHER AND
SHARE INFORMATION FROM WHETHER
OUR GANG UNIT ARE CRIME. GUN
INTELLIGENCE CENTER,
DETECTIVES, VIOLENT CRIME
UNIT. WE SHARE THAT
INFORMATION VERY CLOSELY WITH
OUR STATE ATTORNEY. WE’RE ABLE
TO MAKE SOME REALLY, REALLY
GOOD PROGRESS. LOOK, WE BOTH
KNOW THAT POLICE PRACTICES ARE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ALL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. WE’RE LOOKING AT
THE SITUATION THAT’S UNFOLDING
RIGHT NOW IN MEMPHIS, A UNIT
DISBANDED SEVERAL OFFICERS
CHARGED WITH MURDERING A
POLICE BEATING RIGHT THERE.
>> WHAT DO YOU TELL YOUR
OFFICERS IN THIS NATIONAL
ATMOSPHERE? AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THINGS
PROFESSIONALLY AND WITH THE
SERVICE MENTALITY, EVERYTHING
THAT WE DO ON WHAT WHAT WE
HAVE, WHAT WE’VE SEEN ACROSS
THE COUNTRY RECENTLY,
ESPECIALLY MEMPHIS, IS
COMPLETELY HORRIBLE TO SEE IS
I MEAN, WE SHOULD NEVER SEE
THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT. THERE
ARE TIMES WHEN WE USE DEADLY
FORCE OR THOSE SITUATIONS. BUT
NEEDS TO BE DONE THE RIGHT
WAY. AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON.
PROFESSIONAL POLICING SERVICE
ORIENTED POLICING TO MAKE SURE
OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE’RE
HERE TO KEEP THEM SAFE
EVERYTHING WE DO. WE DO WITH
THEIR INTEREST IN OUR AND OUR
MINDS AND OUR HEARTS JSO TO
SOME PEOPLE STILL HAS A BAD
REPUTATION OUT THERE. THAT’S
THAT’S NOT A SECRET, RIGHT?
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
DON’T TRUST THE POLICE. THEY
DON’T TRUST THIS AGENCY
SPECIFICALLY WHETHER IT BE
LOOKING AT PAST
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS OR
CERTAIN HIGH-PROFILE CASES.
HOW DO YOU REPAIR THAT
RELATIONSHIP? SO
OVERWHELMINGLY WE HAVE A WE
HAVE A GREAT CITIZEN POLICE
RELATIONSHIP. THERE ARE
POCKETS OF OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT MAY BE. MINDS CAN BE
CHANGED. MAYBE THEY CAN BE.
BUT WE’RE GOING TO WORK GOING
TO DO THE THINGS RIGHT WAY TO
TO TRY SHOW THEM. AND THIS IS
BEING A BIG PART OF IT ON
BEING ABLE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE
DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AND HOW WE
DO IT. AND THAT SECTION IS IT
IS A BIG PIECE OF IT. THAT’S
JUST A SMALL PORTION. WHAT
GOES ON THERE EVERY SINGLE
DAY. WHAT GOES ON THE
JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
EVERY DAY? YOU KNOW, WE’RE
GOING CONTINUE TO WORK AND
SHOW PEOPLE EARNING GAIN TRUST
SO THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THAT
WE’RE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
WHERE PART WHERE MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMUNITY, THEIR TASK TO
DO A JOB. 24 HOURS A DAY, 7
DAYS A WEEK AND WE’RE GOING TO
VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY
PROFESSIONAL. ARE YOU MAKING A
DENT IN THE PROBLEM? I BELIEVE
WE ARE. SO YOU’LL HEAR PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE CITY SAY NOT.
THEY’RE NOT DOING THEY’RE NOT
MAKING A DENT. WELL, I WOULD.
I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU THAT IF
TO LOSE SHOOTER AND HIS
POLITICAL, HE DOES IT ALL THE
TIME. WE STOP HIM FROM
SHOOTING. THAT’S PEOPLE THAT
YOU CANNOT SHOOT BECAUSE WE
STOPPED YOU. WE TAKE A LIFE
AND WE TURN ONE LIFE AROUND.
WE GET MAY BE PLACED IN THE
JOB. WE GET THEM OUT OF TOWN
SO THEY CAN DO SOMETHING MORE
FREELY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT
RETRIBUTION OR OR IN ANY TYPE
SOME ARE COMING AFTER THEM
FROM FOR GETTING OUT OF THAT
GROUP. THEN WE MADE A
DIFFERENCE. WE’VE DONE THAT.
WE’VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES
IN THE CITY. WE’VE DONE THAT
SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS AGENCY.
WE’RE GOING CONTINUE TO DO
THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT’S
WORTH ONE LIFE SAVED. WE CAN
SAY ONE. WE DO NOT. WE CAN
STOP ONE. YOU’VE GOT A LOT.
WE’RE GOING CONTINUE TO DO
THAT. SHERIFF TK WATERS, THANK