Counties: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Volusia
Jon Askins retired as a Captain with the Winter Park Police Department in 2017 after more than 25 years of service as a sworn officer. Jon has trained law enforcement officers across the U.S. with the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), helped develop training standards with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and contributed to pedestrian and cyclist safety programs in collaboration with the Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM). He has also served as an instructor for the Florida Attorney General’s Crime Prevention Training Institute and was a certified Crime Prevention Practitioner, specializing in wayfinding and public safety in areas where vehicles and pedestrians share public spaces. Jon holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice Administration and is a Past President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 64. With over three decades of service and experience in traffic safety, Jon currently serves as the District 5 Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) and as an active member of Florida's Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Coalition.
As the District 5 LEL, Jon partners with and supports approximately 59 law enforcement agencies across seven North Central Florida counties in their traffic safety efforts. This includes promoting and encouraging law enforcement participation in state and national traffic safety initiatives, serving on traffic safety coalitions and district Community Traffic Safety Teams (CTSTs), assisting agencies in acquiring grants to address traffic safety deficiencies or expand ongoing programs, and coordinating the exchange of information, such as training opportunities, crash data, safety and sobriety checkpoints, and legal updates. Other responsibilities include fostering interagency coordination, developing and conducting training sessions and networking meetings focused on traffic safety, and implementing traffic safety campaigns such as Click It or Ticket, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, and Operation Southern Slow Down.
Contact the District 5 LEL:
Jon E. Askins
Phone: (850) 363-0531
Email: dist5@fl-lel.org
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