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Lawsuit alleges Jacksonville Sheriff's Office pattern of K-9 misuse, excessive force

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has a track record of conducting shoddy police work and using excessive force, including the overly eager use of police dogs, against civilians who are not resisting arrest or posing a threat, a 2023 federal lawsuit alleges. It’s the second active federal lawsuit involving JSO’s controversial use of a police dog that The Tributary has identified including a November suit that accuses local officers of siccing a …

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JSO has track record of excessive force, including K-9 misuse, lawsuit says

A screenshot from bodycam footage of a 2021 robbery arrest by JSO officers that is at the center of a federal lawsuit. This is the second active federal lawsuit involving JSO’s use of a police dog that The Tributary has identified.The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has a track record of conducting shoddy police work and using excessive force, including the overly eager use of police dogs, against civilians who are not resisting arrest or posing a…

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