CCSO Launches “Carpool Cruiser”

AGRICULTURE DEPUTY JERROD CARVER, LEFT, JOINS LT. J.J. CARROLL FOR THE DEBUT OF “CARPOOL CRUISER,”
A VIDEO RIDE-ALONG SERIES FEATURING CCSO DEPUTIES TALKING ABOUT THEIR JOBS.
Photo by Cpl. Efrain Hernandez/CCSO

Move over James Corden, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office is in the carpool lane.

There won’t be singing, but the Sheriff’s Office is looking to pick up fans with its new video ridealong series.

“Carpool Cruiser” is an occasional series featuring CCSO deputies talking about their jobs while riding around in a sheriff’s cruiser.

Inspired by late night TV’s Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke,” Lt. J.J. Carroll will take the wheel and interview a different agency member about his or her job. Each episode will starts with Lt. Carroll picking up a deputy and end with him dropping off the deputy at work.

The first episode featured Cpl. Jerrod Carver of the Agriculture Unit riding shotgun while talking about his job and engaging in lively and upbeat banter with Lt. Carroll. Cpl. Carver discusses everything from his favorite vehicle to use on patrol to his strangest call (It involves a kangaroo).

You too can come along for the ride. Watch the video on www.ccso.tv or on the agency’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/colliercountysheriff or on ccso.tv.

“Carpool Cruiser’’ is the latest in a series of social media initiatives CCSO is using to inform the community.

The initiatives include:

• A Facebook fan page that features a broad range of crime and safety news, including videos and information organized in easy to navigate sections. The page can be found at www. facebook.com/colliersheriff.
• A Twitter account @CollierSheriff where followers can stay up-to-date on news, information and live traffic updates that could affect their commute.
• The Collier Star e-newsletter, which delivers agency news to subscribers’ e-mail inboxes daily.
• CCSO2go application for iPhone and Android. The smart phone tool allows users to do everything from find out who has been arrested to obtain real-time traffic information and mapping to help them with their commutes. Push notifications can be sent to CCSO2go users to keep them updated on breaking news.
• The Internet site www.ccso.tv, which offers CCSOproduced safety and crime-prevention videos, profiles of cold cases and unedited footage of CCSO press conferences.
• “On Scene,” a monthly TV show that provides an up-close look at CCSO, information on how to stay safe, information on wanted criminals and more. “On Scene” airs on the Collier County government television channel, the Collier County School District’s Education Channel and http://www.ccso.tv/.