Fort Myers to assign more officers to city high schools
Published: July 26, 2021 6:20 PM EDT
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Fort Myers Police Department will continue its school resource officer program in city schools, Chief Derrick Diggs confirmed at a special meeting Monday.
Chief Diggs was passionate while he spoke alongside Fort Myers City Council. He wanted to make sure his message was clear: He wants his SROs in Fort Myers schools, even wanting to expand the program.
Diggs said the meeting started with a rumor that he was pulling them out, but that’s not the case.
Mayor Kevin Anderson also agrees SROs are essential to school safety, speaking from his own experience.
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Fort Myers police Officer Jason Jackson back on leave
Published: June 9, 2021 3:33 PM EDT
Updated: June 9, 2021 6:30 PM EDT
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A Fort Myers police officer that returned to work after four years on administrative leave has once again been placed on leave.
Officer Jason Jackson returned to duty full-time on April 6, 2021, after a federal investigation failed to turn up criminal charges against Jackson and three other officers who retired while they were under investigation.
The allegations against Jackson, Melvin Perry, Rick Notaro and Michael Forbes come from an audit of the Fort Myers Police Department by the Freeh Group International Solutions.
The audit alleged police corruption, favoritism in the department and lack of resources that kept officers from solving violent crime.
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Fort Myers resident critical of Chief Diggs warns Columbus mayor of transparency issues
Published: April 29, 2021 6:16 PM EDT
Updated: April 29, 2021 8:48 PM EDT
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Fort Myers police Chief Derrick Diggs wants the top police job in Columbus, Ohio.
According to his resume, he’s selling himself as someone who builds trust and transparency while also improving community engagement with the police.
But his track record on transparency could hinder him.
And one outspoken Fort Myers resident is letting the mayor of Columbus know.
Henry Jackson, the father of Fort Myers police Officer Jason Jackson, emailed the mayor of Columbus to warn him of the 4-year scandal that kept his son off the force.
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