Ken Jefferson Quotations

Make sure that they monitor the delivery of their products, take an inventory and at the end of the business day when they're done, make sure the property is as secure as possible.

There is an active police presence here on a regular basis.

Recognizing that, in light of this incident as well as some previous incidents with persons impersonating officers, we're subject to be asked for that and we have the patience that we need to calm that person down.

We have a fluid, active crime scene right now. We have several persons of interest right now. We're moving rapidly along with this particular investigation.

We always take the side of caution when there's any type of rumors or any implied threats. We always want to take the high road and prepare for it, so in the event that something does happen we're there and ready for it.

Right now, we have a couple people detained, talking to them, that are possible witnesses -- no more than that. We're really trying to piece this together.

This (arrest) is the result of an incident that occurred April 3 -- early part of this month -- when he shot at several individuals. Fortunately, none of those individuals were hit or killed.

A male, 6 feet tall, called out to her. She turned around to see who it was, at which time he started his attack.

It's all about respect. They can respectfully ask an officer to produce his ID, upon which he has to carry and exhibit it on demand.

It's really hard to tell right now, because you've got to look at every factor involved when your talking about a (potential) fatality. Was there drugs or alcohol involved; was there mechanical problems; a lot of things you have to take into consideration before you can make that determination.

That's all it is, just rumors right now. But, we are going to take the necessary precautions at Fletcher High School. Neptune Beach is allowing two of their officers to come to assist us. We'll have our school resource officer there, who is assigned there and we'll have supervisor there.

Children and guns are a bad mix. It's a bad mix because children don't know the dangers of guns, so if they get them in their hands, unfortunately, things can happen fatally, just as it did here.

You want to keep guns separated from children.

The clerk working at the jewelry store had a gut feeling that something wasn't right. Our detectives were able to contact New York authorities.

The dispatcher made a mistake in this case.