As storm recovery is underway across NE Florida, it’s a good reminder to check your hurricane kits

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Storm recovery is underway across Northeast Florida as residents assess the damage from the band of storms that blew through with winds reaching up to 70-plus mph….

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JSO says its cocaine test kits are unreliable. Could that lead to charges being dropped?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A ripple effect that could lead to drug charges in Jacksonville being thrown out. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced it has stopped using a field…

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JSO ends use of cocaine testing kits after false positives found by narcotics detective

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced it discovered during a drug investigation that the field-testing kits it uses to test for cocaine were indicating false positives….

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Jacksonville police to stop using drug test kits

JSO stopped using cocaine field tests Wednesday after finding they generate false-positives for common over-the-counter medications. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will no longer use cocaine field testing…

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