More than a year after Charles Faggart died following an incident inside the Duval County Jail, his family is still fighting in court to get answers.
A day after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office uncovered human remains found in the backyard of a home on Jacksonville’s Northside, investigators told News4JAX that identifying those remains could take months, if not years.
A day after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office uncovered human remains found in the backyard of a home on Jacksonville’s Northside, investigators told News4JAX that identifying those remains could take months, if not years.
Thirty firearms and illegal drugs are off Jacksonville’s Eastside streets following the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s recent search warrant operation.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was on the scene of a Thursday afternoon investigation happening on Jacksonville’s northside.
Jacksonville law enforcement, fire rescue personnel and Duval County school district officials came together at Stanton High School for a large-scale active shooter training exercise, practicing tactical response, first aid and student reunification procedures.
A Jacksonville woman who owns a personal care services company was arrested Tuesday, on charges of Medicaid provider fraud, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man who confessed to sexually assaulting women at a Southside apartment complex is facing an additional theft charge after investigators linked him to a stolen package captured on a resident’s Ring camera.
A 64-year-old Jacksonville woman accused of using her vehicle to intentionally run over a group of baby ducklings pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
A 36-year-old Jacksonville woman is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting on Tuesday morning at the Regency Inn on Arlington Expressway, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched its Wanted and Missing Persons web pages after the success of the Unsolved Crimes webpage.
A sweeping Florida property tax overhaul now headed to the November ballot is drawing growing concern from local leaders who warn it could reshape how cities and counties fund essential services like police, fire rescue and emergency response.
New details were released after a 27-year-old Twin Lakes Academy Middle School guard was arrested Friday and charged with lewd or lascivious conduct by an authority figure involving a student, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A newly released arrest report is shedding light on a deadly shooting at a Jacksonville motel that left a 40-year-old man dead.
One man was hit in the arm, and another was hit in the back when a gun was fired Tuesday morning during a fight at the Regency Inn on Arlington Expressway, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Monday released body camera footage and 911 calls from the night officers shot a man charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault and battery.
One of the suspected gunmen accused of killing a man who was found dead in a motel room on Friday has been captured, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
An elderly man is dead after being struck by a pickup truck in a residential driveway Saturday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 15-year-old was arrested on multiple felony charges following two separate attempted sexual battery incidents in Jacksonville, one at a local park and another at a nearby apartment complex.
A St. Johns County man turned himself in to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, more than 17 months after his girlfriend was shot and killed on Christmas morning in 2024.
Disturbing new details are emerging in the case of a Jacksonville man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women at his apartment, including a warning distributed to residents before his arrest.
The man who fatally shot a tow truck driver late Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Brentwood is still on the run, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that it is investigating the in-custody death of an inmate at a hospital on Wednesday.
The man who fatally shot a tow truck driver late Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Brentwood is still on the run, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A tow truck driver fatally shot late Tuesday night while attempting to repossess a vehicle at an apartment complex has been identified by family members as Oliver Lopez.
A tow truck driver was shot and killed late Tuesday night in Brentwood while attempting to repossess a vehicle, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Drivers on Argyle Forest Boulevard are frustrated — and the numbers back them up. Residents near the Duval-Clay County line say the road has become a daily speedway, and crash data obtained by News4JAX shows collisions are piling up at some of the road’s busiest intersections.
A Jacksonville man is facing a string of felony charges, after authorities say he and another man carried out a series of armed robberies targeting food trucks and a restaurant over three days in May.
Officer Jennifer Scott and her husband sat down with News4JAX anchor Joy Purdy for an in-depth interview about forgiveness, physical healing and the new role at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office that Scott says has helped her find her purpose after a near-fatal attack in 2023.
After 15 years of greeting students with a friendly smile, Jacksonville Police Officer Willie Perry got a surprise he didn’t see coming. Staff and students at Parkwood Heights Elementary in Arlington surprised Perry Friday with a retirement celebration in his honor. News4Jax photojournalist Ben Schubert was there to capture the memorable moments.
A 50-year-old Jacksonville man was killed in a crash at 103rd Street and the Interstate 295 northbound entrance ramp, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released video detailing the events that happened during a hours-long standoff that ended with police shooting an armed man barricaded in a truck behind a Walmart on San Pablo Road.
Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a Southside home Friday after receiving a tip about a large number of cats on the property.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives, working alongside Jacksonville Beach Police, arrested 25 people in three days as part of a targeted operation aimed at reducing the demand for prostitution and combating human trafficking.
A 26-year-old Jacksonville man is facing a murder charge after a shooting in a parking lot on Edgewood Avenue North left one man dead and another injured.
A man suspected of sexually assaulting multiple women — several of them on consecutive days — is now in custody after an alleged attack inside an elevator at his apartment complex.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released the footage of the moments that led to the fatal shooting of a man armed with a gun, who police said kicked in the doors of four homes in the Holiday Hill neighborhood.
Multiple traffic incidents are tied to the IRONMAN Jacksonville Triathlon on May 16, prompting responses by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, including one in which an officer was injured, according to crash reports.
A Jacksonville man is facing a felony charge after police say he followed a woman into an elevator at a Southside apartment complex, pulled a knife and attempted to sexually batter her, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
A 62-year-old man is accused of manslaughter for his role in a deadly dog attack in 2024 on the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.
After surviving a brutal attack while on duty outside a Walmart on Philips Highway in 2023, Officer Jennifer Scott has endured physical, emotional, mental, professional and financial struggles.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a suspected drunk driver who sped through the IRONMAN Jacksonville race near Five Points on Saturday, narrowly missing runners and bicyclists before officers stopped the vehicle. No one was injured.
A Jacksonville man who was shot by police and arrested on Thursday was charged with first-degree kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily harm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor domestic battery, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A Jacksonville man was hospitalized Saturday morning after he was shot in the leg during a confrontation at a party, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The man shot by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers after holding a woman and her infant hostage inside a Southside home had been arrested twice earlier this year on alcohol-related charges.
A man was shot by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers and taken into custody Thursday night after police said he held a woman and her 9-month-old baby against their will for several hours, then pointed a handgun at officers in a wooded area.
The attorney for an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer who tackled a teenager at a local skate park said his client has been cleared after the State Attorney’s Office dropped a misdemeanor battery charge.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a person was fatally shot near Parrish Cemetery Road and Normandy Boulevard on the Westside on Thursday morning.
As revelers marked Cinco de Mayo with drinks and parties, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office stepped up patrols that Tuesday night, looking for impaired drivers.
Charges have been dropped against an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer who was captured on surveillance video slamming a teenager to the ground at a Jacksonville Beach skate park earlier this year.
The family of an Orange Park woman said a traffic stop in Jacksonville while she was delivering food for DoorDash escalated into a violent confrontation with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, alleging deputies used excessive force. The sheriff’s office said its Internal Affairs Unit reviewed the incident and found the arrest and circumstances surrounding it were within policy.
Jacksonville Community Action Committee rallied at City Hall, urging a mental-health-led crisis response team. JSO says it’s aware and investigations continue. Recent bridge rescue and Walmart standoff highlight stakes.
Four men were arrested after an Internet Crimes Against Children operation by Lake City Police Department detectives that targeted people who tried to exploit children online, the department said Tuesday.
A man was shot early Tuesday morning after a fight broke out inside a business near the intersection of Century Street and Atlantic Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 21-year-old corrections officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was arrested in Manatee County on an attempted sexual battery charge.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for a woman with autism last seen Friday around 8 a.m. on Palm Breeze Road on the Southside.
A standoff involving an armed, suicidal man, identified as Samuel Waters Jr., lasted nearly eight hours on San Pablo Road in Jacksonville after family members reported his intentions to police.
A man was caught on surveillance video Thursday afternoon picking up a woman and carrying her to a white vehicle in broad daylight on Blanding Boulevard, prompting the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to seek the public’s help in ensuring her safety.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage that captured the deadly shooting of a man wanted in connection with a separate deadly Westside shooting that happened in April.
Two people were found dead Wednesday night after officers responded to a reported battery on Crossview Drive, near San Pablo Parkway, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
An hours-long standoff between Jacksonville police and an armed man barricaded in a truck behind a Walmart on San Pablo Road ended Wednesday night when SWAT officers used gas to force him out, resulting in police shooting the suspect after he came out holding weapons.
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office corrections officer and her family rebuilt the memorial that commemorates the three victims of the racially motivated shooting at the Dollar General on Kings Road.
A woman who was home Monday night when police fatally shot a man in the front yard she shares with her neighbor said she thought fireworks were going off—until she looked outside.
A man police say was armed with a gun when he kicked in the doors of four homes in the Holiday Hill neighborhood of Jacksonville’s Southside late Monday night was eventually shot and killed by officers after he confronted them, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A routine dog walk at Hanna Park turned into an unexpected drug discovery — and the nose behind it belonged to a service dog owned by a Jacksonville man.
A man in his early 20’s is in non-life-threatening condition after getting shot in the chest, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A Westside Jacksonville woman is facing 11 felony animal cruelty charges after police said she intentionally drove over a group of baby ducklings earlier this week, killing them.
A 64-year-old Jacksonville woman faced 11 felony charges after Jacksonville police said she used her vehicle to intentionally run over a group of baby ducklings.
A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty in the gruesome murder of a 41-year-old man she claimed groomed her from childhood is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday.
A Jacksonville man accused of shooting a security guard at an illegal gambling operation in August 2023 was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree felony murder and armed robbery, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 42-year-old woman was arrested Saturday after animal care officers seized nine dogs and three cats from a home and accused her of multiple counts of animal cruelty, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man in his mid-20s was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon in the 6900 block of Schindler Drive, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
More than five years after her son was found dead on the side of a Jacksonville road, a local mother is still searching for answers — and urging anyone with information to come forward.
A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting earlier Wednesday was shot and killed by Jacksonville police after he opened fire on officers attempting to arrest him in Julington Creek, authorities said.
A man was hospitalized after being shot at a Northwest Jacksonville motel early Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting that happened at a Circle K off Square Lake Boulevard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A Circle K clerk was shot in the neck at Central Parkway and St. Johns Bluff Road early Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was fatally shot in the head after an argument inside a Circle K gas station off Square Lake Boulevard Wednesday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A River City Science Academy teacher was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony counts alleging he solicited a romantic relationship with a student and unlawfully used a communication device, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
If drivers are caught going 50+ miles over the speed limit or at least 100 miles per hour, they face a criminal misdemeanor.
Nowadays, it seems like every time you’re on the road, you spot someone looking at a phone while driving. Florida passed a hands-free law in 2019 to curb distracted driving — but law enforcement says it’s still a persistent problem.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday night that it is searching for a missing man who was last seen in the Ribault neighborhood.
A Jacksonville man accused of sexually battering a 13-year-old boy is now facing a single, upgraded charge after prosecutors dropped one of the original counts against him.
A man suffered multiple injuries Sunday night, including a gunshot to the leg, during a carjacking on Jacksonville’s Northside, police said.
With the arrest of three more officers charged in connection with claiming false overtime pay, News4JAX is digging into how the discrepancies were uncovered and how the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office plans to prevent future issues.
With the arrest of three more officers charged in connection with claiming false overtime pay, News4JAX is digging into how the discrepancies were uncovered and how the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office plans to prevent future issues.
Sheriff T.K. Waters is announcing the arrests of two active Jacksonville police officers and one former officer.
A man was grazed on the top of his head by a bullet after a physical altercation in front of a Springfield home on Wednesday evening, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters was at the right place at the right time on Wednesday while he was shopping at a Southside Home Depot.
Two separate crashes in rainy conditions early Wednesday killed two people and left another seriously injured, raising renewed concerns about wet-road safety.
A crash on the Main Street Bridge killed a man in his 40s and sent a woman to the hospital with severe injuries on Wednesday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
