On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, in a collaborative event with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will participate in National Take-Back Day. This event will provide an opportunity for local residents to surrender expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications. This one day event will bring national focus…
On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office hosted an information seminar at CCSO’s administrative complex. The seminar was focused on the businesses of secondary metals recyclers and salvage dealers. Detective Calvin Fenner of CCSO coordinated the seminar to bring together local businesses and law enforcement. This seminar was the first of it’s…
On Monday, Columbia County Task Force agents arrested three Ft. White men for cultivating marijuana. Multi Jurisdictional Task Force detectives served a search warrant at 613 S.W. Faulkner Drive, Ft. White, FL. Detectives discovered over 40 live marijuana plants growing inside a mobile home on the property. Detectives found specialized lighting and irrigation systems used…
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office recently joined the Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Task Force is a partnership between local law enforcement and the United States Marshals Service. This partnership will allow the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office to track fugitives from justice using the extensive resources of the U.S. Marshals Service. The Columbia County…
On Tuesday, September 7, 2010, four men were arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for burglary and grand theft. In response to several recycling center burglaries, Detectives and Deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office conducted a coordinated surveillance operation of the local metal recycling centers. In the early morning hours of Sept 7,…