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Mario Kart with a cop: Sheriff's Office unveils new video gaming trailer

Sgt. John Randolph plans a game with a student at the new mobile gaming center.
Dan Scanlan
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Florida Times-Union
Sgt. John Randolph plans a game with a student at the new mobile gaming center.

No, you can't rent it for a family birthday party.

But the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's new mobile video gaming center with twin big screens, plus Nintendo, xBox and PlayStation5 loaded on board could be coming to an event at a city park near you, all in the name of community relations.

The trailer, unveiled this month at the Pace Center for Girls Jacksonville, comes as numerous questions about the Sheriff's Office's lukewarm relations with some parts of town are being asked during debates with the five people running to be Jacksonville's next sheriff.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.

Dan Scanlan - Florida Times-Union