The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that its second major operation in 2025 targeting child sexual predators had netted an additional eight arrests.

The life of a beloved local icon in Nassau County is being celebrated as the community mourns her passing.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery in Yulee that happened Friday evening.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the arrest of a 31-year-old woman from Callahan who faces child abuse charges after surveillance video captured her “aggressively” handling multiple kids at a daycare in Yulee.

A 13-year-old was accused Tuesday of cyberbullying after an investigation involving serious threats, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested one of its corrections deputies on Tuesday, accusing them of fraudulent timekeeping practices and theft.

The 34-year-old man who shot himself and three other women in Hilliard has died.

A 34-year-old man shot and killed three women in a Hilliard home before shooting himself Thursday night, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

An employee with the Nassau County animal shelter was arrested on Friday and accused of sexual battery on a minor, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies were arrested Thursday and accused of official misconduct.

He’s dedicated his nearly 50-year career to helping keep Northeast Florida safe, and for the last 13 years, his focus has been on his home turf  as the elected Sheriff of Nassau County -- which covers the area where he grew up -- Fernandina Beach.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said it found the man it was looking for after an incident on Robinhood Drive in Fernandina Beach.

Every day, federal law enforcement officers make arrests and deport individuals who are in the U.S. illegally.

Twenty-three people were arrested across multiple counties in Florida and Georgia during the operation, which spanned two months.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 11-year-old student on two felony charges: written threats to kill and disturbing lawful assembly with a credible threat.

A 53-year-old television star was arrested after an altercation in a Nassau County bar early Thursday morning.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson, local sheriffs and other Northeast Florida law enforcement leaders will hold a news conference Thursday to discuss the potentially deadly consequences of the “Senior Assassin” game being played by high school seniors.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said one of their agents shot a Bishop Kenny High School student in the arm on Wednesday while the student was playing a game of “Senior Assassin” in Nassau County.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said one of their agents shot a Bishop Kenny High School student in the arm on Wednesday while the student was playing a game of “Senior Assassin” in Nassau County.

A Correction Deputy with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday on child abuse charges.

A New Jersey 20-year-old man appeared in court Thursday after he allegedly flew from his home to Florida to assault another gamer.

A 20-year-old man is accused of second-degree murder after he allegedly flew from New Jersey to Fernandina Beach and attacked a man with a hammer inside his home.

A 20-year-old man is accused of second-degree murder after he allegedly flew from New Jersey to Fernandina Beach and attacked a man with a hammer inside his home.

A 20-year-old man is accused of second-degree murder after he allegedly flew from New Jersey to Fernandina Beach and attacked a man with a hammer inside his home.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at 10 a.m.

Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to argue at a hearing Monday why they feel their client’s sentencing trial needs to be moved away from this area.

Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to argue at a hearing Monday why they feel their client’s sentencing trial needs to be moved away from this area.

The attorney for Patrick McDowell filed a motion for a change of venue on Monday in an attempt to move his client’s sentencing trial to another county.

A man and woman were arrested in connection with several car break-ins and car thefts, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released dramatic videos that showed a high-speed chase that ended in a violent crash on State Road A1A in November.

The FBI Jacksonville Division has renewed a public awareness and education campaign in communities across North Florida to encourage the reporting of hate crimes.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper is clarifying details surrounding what led to a deputy’s pursuit of four theft suspects in Yulee on Wednesday afternoon.

A Naval Petty Officer was arrested last week in Nassau County and accused of wanting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl from an online chatroom.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is set to hold a Monday afternoon news conference to discuss two incidents that happened in recent days.

A Nassau County deputy who was barricaded in a home in the Wildlight community for six hours earlier this month is “no longer employed” by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, a spokesperson told News4JAX.

A man told News4JAX his 17-year-old son was the one injured. He said his son was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He said his son is in the juvenile ICU with serious injuries.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office posted a warning and video of a three year old who nearly drowned after falling into a swimming pool.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said a 9-month-old child died last month after the child’s teenage mother put fentanyl in the child’s bottle.

Sheriff's Office hires mental health and substance abuse coordinator.

Local sheriffs and Jacksonville’s next mayor on Wednesday evening are set to hold a news conference to discuss what they are saying is a growing issue of violence against law enforcement officers.

Nassau County will add two names from the Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement to the memorial wall during its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Wednesday.

Small towns and big cities alike are struggling to recruit and retain law enforcement officers amid national controversy over the police profession. Many veteran officers are retiring, leaving agencies in a bidding war for qualified candidates — as they try to hire the next generation to protect and serve.

A deputy shot and killed a woman Wednesday in Nassau County as investigators responded to an early morning call about a domestic disturbance, Sheriff Bill Leeper said during a news conference.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office has just launched a new Autism Awareness Program that includes decals. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the decals are a way to let first responders better assist those with autism.

In Nassau County, 150 children Thursday evening each received $100 and got the chance to “Shop with a Cop.”

Speaking during an afternoon news conference Wednesday, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said residents in Zone A and D remain under an evacuation order ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole.

The Hilliard community is grieving the loss of a mother and two young children who died after their home caught fire early Thursday morning.

A mother and her two children died early Thursday morning after their mobile home caught fire, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told News4JAX.

Newly-obtained videos show the moments after authorities said two children were shot during a road rage incident over the weekend in Nassau County.

Two men were arrested after two children were injured in a road rage shooting over the weekend that started in Duval County and stretched into Nassau County, authorities said.

A monthslong, multi-agency investigation named “Operation: Heavyweights” has resulted in 54 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illegal narcotics, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper announced Tuesday.

Nassau County issued an Evacuation Order at 8 a.m. Wednesday for Evacuation Zones A and D.

Eleven men were arrested during a four-day operation targeting people using the internet to solicit sex from children, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper announced during a news conference Wednesday.

Wednesday’s event highlighted the completion of the public safety training gun range.

Sheriff Leeper presented Moyers' Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle, the one he was patrolling in the night of his death, now with a brand-new paint scheme. It's designed to be used by the NCSO Honor Guard and is painted to honor police officers who have died in the line of duty, including troopers and officers from other departments within Nassau County.

In an emotional ceremony Wednesday the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office added two names to its memorial wall, honoring those who gave their lives serving the community.

Investigators with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said deputies on Wednesday executed a search warrant at a home on Belvedere Avenue, finding more than 26 pounds of marijuana and edibles.

A 52-year-old man in Nassau County was arrested after deputies conducted a storage shed search and found 106 pounds of marijuana.

Early Friday morning, Kimberly Kessler was transferred out of the Nassau County jail to begin her life sentence at the women’s prison in Ocala for the murder of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings.

A court document obtained Wednesday by News4JAX show that William Broyles, the Nassau County man accused of fatally shooting his wife, daughter and son at their home, has been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper was photographed holding a sign that reads “closed for business” in front of what the Sheriff’s Office said is a suspected drug house in the town of Hilliard on Lake Hampton Road.

By the end of January, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper says, 140 deputies will be wearing body cameras.

Following an investigation that lasted several months, 12 people have been arrested in Nassau County and now face drug-related charges, the Sheriff’s Office said.

A bio page lists William Broyles as director of music ministries at Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian Church.

That’s three domestic violence incidents in three days with a total of six people shot. The three suspected shooters are in custody.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper says a man is in custody, accused of fatally shooting his wife, daughter and son at their home Wednesday morning.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop a week ago, was scheduled to appear Friday before a judge on charges of murder and aggravated battery of a police dog but his appearance was waived.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop, was booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center on Thursday evening, jail records show.

A wildlife sanctuary in Hilliard has found a special way to honor a fallen deputy, a wounded K-9 and the Nassau County sheriff.

A gun was found during a search for any additional evidence in the investigation into the killing of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said Thursday.

Two days after a fugitive accused of shooting and killing a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody at the Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex off Ball Park Road, those in charge of the facilities got their first chance to survey the damage he left behind.

To honor the memory of Deputy Joshua Moyers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered American and state flags in certain parts of Nassau County to be flown at half staff Saturday.

The legacy of Deputy Joshua Moyers will live on in five people, including an infant, after they received his donated organs.

A search for the man accused of fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy came to an end Tuesday afternoon, with an arrest.

After a five-day search covering five square miles, Patrick McDowell -- the man accused of fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy -- surrendered Tuesday near a sports complex west of Callahan.

Patrick McDowell was finally brought to justice Tuesday afternoon just outside Callahan following a five-day search that involved hundreds of law enforcement officers.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

A statewide Blue Alert is out for 35-year-old Patrick McDowell.

More than 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers are scouring a 5-square-mile area southwest of Callahan while a statewide Blue Alert is out for Patrick McDowell.

A Nassau County deputy who had been clinging to life after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop died Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office announced.

Authorities say a North Florida sheriff’s deputy who was recently shot twice during a traffic stop is not going to survive his injuries.

A Nassau County deputy who had been clinging to life after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop is “not going to survive” his injuries, a broken-hearted Sheriff Bill Leeper announced Saturday afternoon.

A Nassau County deputy is clinging to life at UF Health Jacksonville after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop of a stolen minivan.

The family of Deputy Josh Moyers, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and the surrounding community are asking for prayers and justice.

Law enforcement officers from around Northeast Florida are searching for a former Marine suspected of shooting a Nassau County deputy twice early Friday morning during a traffic stop in Callahan.

Six men ranging in age from 18 to 70 were arrested in a drug sting called Operation Behind the Tracks, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Northeast Florida is hosting several events to commemorate the 9/11 attacks and honor first responders.

The deputy had been called to a home on Diamond Street in Yulee because of reports that a man had been threatening to harm himself, Sheriff Bill Leeper said.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office has a new member joining the team -- its first comfort dog.

Investigators with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office say they’ve made an arrest after shots were fired early Friday morning at a gas station on US-17.

While participating in the academy; teens will be able to learn about patrol operations, special operations including marine, agriculture, and motorcycle units, defensive tactics, forensics, and much more.

Six people were arrested and one man is wanted in connection to a drug trafficking organization in Nassau County, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

News4Jax is taking a look at the needs of Northeast Florida sheriffs' offices.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – An estimated $13 million public safety training facility plans to accommodate the growth in Nassau County. The 40-acre training facility behind Sandhill Recycle Center on County Road 108 has been in the works for years. “It’s something we’re very excited about,” said Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper. Leeper said that when they moved into the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office building four years ago, they knew they needed somewhere to train. News4Jax was told it will also serve as a better regional training site for natural disasters, active shooters and other threats.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A growing Nassau County population is seeing a rise in drug overdose deaths. While there is no one spot in the county where the drugs are concentrated, the sheriff said the numbers countywide are concerning. The county reported four drug overdose deaths in the last three days and nine deaths so far this year. The department’s last major drug bust was in January, when investigators arrested a man just released from prison for selling drugs. Leeper also said if you’re caught selling drugs and a person dies from them, you can be charged with homicide.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A SWAT team member shot and killed a woman Tuesday night who brandished a firearm and threatened to “blow everyone away,” according to a spokesperson for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Sheriff’s Office, after returning to her house, the 48-year-old got into an argument with her father. That deputy shot one time, Leeper said, killing her. There is no body camera footage of the shooting because the Nassau County deputies don’t have them. The Sheriff’s Office said the deputy who shot the woman has been with the department for about three years, and this was his first deputy-involved shooting.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – After racist signs were found in the front yards of Yulee homes last week, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper responding on Facebook, saying that “hateful and racially related” acts will not be tolerated in the county. “Over the past couple of months, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has responded to some hateful and racially related calls for police service within our community,” Leeper said in a video posted on Facebook on Monday morning. According to a report from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 27, a Yulee woman told investigators that a man drove by her home and threw signs into her yard and the yard of her neighbor. When she looked at the signs, she found they included hate speech against African Americans, according to the report. (Editor’s Note: News4Jax is not naming the man because investigators found that no crime had been committed and the woman declined to press charges.)

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Kimberly Kessler, the woman charged with murdering her coworker that was a stylist at a Nassau County hair salon, is refusing to eat and won’t accept any medical treatment, according to an emergency petition obtained Wednesday by News4Jax. The petition, filed by Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper, says Kessler is trying to kill herself by starvation. Because a judge in March found Kessler competent to stand trial, the Sheriff’s Office is asking for a precedent-setting ruling from the judge. Kessler is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Joleen Cummings, a 34-year-old mother of three. Kessler was arrested May 16 after investigators said they found footage showing her getting out of the vehicle.