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Police Holiday Task Force Hits The Stores  For 13 years
Jacksonville police have worked their days off during the
holidays to keep crime down and make sure shoppers stay safe.
And that's the plan again this year.  Police officers like Lt.
Mike Capps are among those who make up the task force. Lt. Capps
says, "We're out here in uniform, and we also have officers that
are in plain clothes, so just because you don't see a uniform
doesn't mean we're not here."  Through New Years Eve, Capps and
dozens of police officers volunteer to patrol shopping areas to
keep crime down and to keep shoppers safe. And Capps says it's
working. "People are hearing what we're doing, know what we're
out here doing so it keeps the crime rate down. We have a few
here and there, mainly shoplifters, but it really keeps calls
down when we have people out here patrolling the parking lots
and the businesses."  While officers are there to keep you safe,
they say there are some th