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# DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING
Jul 27, 20241 min read
July 27, 2024
Early this morning sheriff’s office deputies were involved in a shooting resulting in death. Phillip Allen Baldwin, 31, who was armed with a 9mm pistol, was shot multiple times at 12:48 a.m. after threatening to shoot deputies, ending several violent encounters with South Putnam residents over the course of an hour.
Prior to the shooting dispatchers received two calls involving Baldwin. At 11:33 p.m. Friday evening, a woman on Shell Harbor Road called screaming for help and referenced a car jacking. As deputies responded  to that call, another call for help occurred at about 12:36 a.m. Saturday morning involving a disturbance in the 300 block of North Second Street in Satsuma. The caller said a man was threatening others with a 9mm. Witnesses at scene identified Baldwin as the man with the gun. Deputies located Baldwin in the area.  As deputies attempted to approach, Baldwin made a gesture of reaching for the firearm in his waistband and exposing the firearm. At that time deputies responded by firing, striking Baldwin multiple times. Immediately after firing, deputies rushed to Baldwin and began CPR.  Baldwin was taken to HCA Putnam Hospital where he died.
All three deputies are on administrative leave per sheriff’s office policy. As with all officer involved shootings, FDLE is investigating. This is the first officer involved shooting in Putnam County since 2017. This is an ongoing investigation. There is no additional information at this time. There is body camera of the call that is currently under review.
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# FIREWORKS, FUN AND FINGERS
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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July 2, 2024
We know many of our residents enjoy the festivities from the Fourth of July. In Florida, statute 791.08 allows fireworks to be used without a permit on July 4 (not tonight, not tomorrow night and not July 5). However, that comes with provisions as well such as local ordinances and weather conditions.
Fireworks injure more than 10,000 people annually in the US and Canada. Here are some tips to help keep all your fingers this holiday.
Never hold lit fireworks in your hand.
Never use fireworks if under the influence of alcohol (or drugs)
Keep a bucket of water or garden hose nearby
Do not point fireworks at another person
Soak spent fireworks in water
Never try to relight or handle a firework that malfunctioned.
Please be courteous of neighbors, some pets and people are frightened or have anxiety with loud noises and some people have work in the morning.
There are two professional fireworks shows on July 4 in Putnam County. Interlachen and Palatka both have firework shows in the evening after nightfall.
Have fun this Independence Day!
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# PUBLIC NOTICE ON-SITE ACCREDITATION
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Updated: Jul 11, 2024
June 12, 2024
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to maintain accredited status by verifying it meets professional standards. A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive on July 16, 2024. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was initially accredited in 2000, and reaccredited in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021.
Administered by the CFA, the voluntary accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards which cover the areas of policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services. The agency must comply with approximately 235 standards, many of which are critical to life, health, and safety issues, to maintain accredited status.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency members and the public are invited to submit written comments regarding the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office’s ability to comply with the standards of accreditation.
For more information regarding the assessment or to submit comments, please contact: Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. P.O. Box 1489 Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Or email flaccreditation@fdle.state.fl.us
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