JCSO NEWS

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has reviewed its Crime Statistics for 2020 and compared to the statistics for 2019, overall violent crime is down almost 14% in Jefferson County.  "The biggest change we saw this year was in the Center Point community.  Overall...

On Monday, January 4, 2021, deputies working in the Jefferson County Jail were performing their standard counts during shift change when it was realized that one of the inmates had not exited his cell for the count.  Deputies went to check on the inmate and found him...

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Shortly after 2:00 AM on Friday, January 1, 2021 Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the 1000 Block of Eastern Valley Road to investigate reports that a vehicle had slid off the roadway and struck a home.  Once on the scene, Deputies found a 26 year old...

Celebrating the New Year by firing a weapon into the air is not only irresponsible, it is dangerous.  Property damage, injuries and even death are reported across the nation every year on holidays where fireworks are traditionally used.  Some people will take...

Shortly before noon on December 29, 2020, Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a wooded area near the Turnberry Highlands Subdivision in Northern Jefferson County to assist a family who had found another family member deceased.  The family was looking...