SJSO Unlocked: A St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Podcast

In honor of Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, #TeamSJSO is highlighting dispatchers in the newest episode of SJSO Unlocked. Communications Manager Heather Myers and Public Safety Telecommunicators Maddie Romer and Anthony Trout join Public Information Officer Taylor Levesque in the studio. Public Safety Telecommunicators, also known as 911 dispatchers, answer both emergency and non-emergency c...

Episode 7 of SJSO Unlocked is now live featuring St. Johns County Fight Night participants: Coach Cedric Mincey, Deputy Laura Cajas, and Firefighter Josh Martin (SAFD). This episode is all about the event, how they are preparing, what spectators can look forward to, takeaways from last year's event, the friendly competition between fighters, and much more. Come out to support your local SJSO Deput...

BACK TO SCHOOL! We're kicking off the new school year with a new episode of SJSO Unlocked. Youth Resource Deputies Paul Beasley, Pedro Ramos, and Daniel Barnhart join Public Information Officer Taylor Levesque in the studio. On this episode, our YRDs share their excitement for the new school year, how they protect and mentor students, keep school campuses safe, AND have fun by participating in sch...

Members of the SJSO Aviation Unit join Public Information Officer Taylor Levesque on Episode 5 of SJSO Unlocked! The primary mission of the SJSO Aviation Unit is to provide support to patrol, investigations, and special teams on the ground responding to calls for service. The Aviation Unit protects the St. Johns County community from above and has an important role in helping save lives. The St. J...

"If it's too good to be true, it probably is." On Episode 4 of SJSO Unlocked, Economic Crimes Unit Detectives Bobby Fultz and David Elliott join Public Information Officer Taylor Levesque for a discussion about scams. Detectives Fultz and Elliott say scams are becoming more popular, and with the access of technology, more creative. In this episode, we talk about economic scams, inmate scams, bail...

On Episode 3 of SJSO Unlocked, Corporal Robert Hill, Deputy Nathan Lebon, and Deputy Stephanie Stuart join Public Affairs Officer Taylor Levesque for a discussion about all things K9. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit includes 14 K9 teams certified in narcotics detection, explosive odors, firearms, etc., assigned to patrol, SWAT, corrections, and the schools. In the last year, the K9 U...

On Episode 2 of SJSO Unlocked, Madison Schemitz joins Sheriff Hardwick and Lieutenant George Harrigan for a discussion on bravery and resilience. On June 3, 2023, Madison was stabbed 17 times by her ex-boyfriend at a Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant. Her mother and a bystander were also injured. The attack left Madison paralyzed, facing a life changing journey ahead. After the attack, she spent weeks...

SJSO Unlocked officially launched in December 2024. In Episode 1, Public Affairs Officer and Host Taylor Levesque sits down with Sheriff Hardwick, Kendell Hardwick, and SJSO General Services Director Tara Wildes for the first episode of SJSO Unlocked. The purpose of our podcast is to showcase the amazing and hardworking men and women at the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. This episode dives int...