Nearly one week after five teens were shot in Jacksonville Beach during a “takeover” event, the city’s police department said it plans to increase the number of officers on the streets to monitor for any potential unpermitted gatherings.
Nearly one week after five teens were shot in Jacksonville Beach during a “takeover” event, the city’s police department said it plans to increase the number of officers on the streets to monitor for any potential unpermitted gatherings.
Nearly one week after five teens were shot in Jacksonville Beach during a “takeover” event, the city’s police department said it plans to increase the number of officers on the streets to monitor for any potential unpermitted gatherings.
A weekend “teen takeover” event in Jacksonville Beach erupted in violence as gunfire injured five teenagers, prompting a swift police response and forcing local businesses to lock down, disrupting a nearby music festival and leaving the community shaken.
Three commanders with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department joined The Morning Show on Tuesday to discuss the recent takeover events that have been impacting the community and what’s being done to keep neighborhoods safe.
Jacksonville Beach police are asking residents and businesses to submit any surveillance or cell phone video from the area on Saturday night to help the investigation.
Jacksonville Beach police have confirmed that they believe a “takeover” event at the beaches that ended in gun violence on Saturday has connections to the organizers of a similar event that also ended in gunfire at the Avenues Mall a week earlier.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said it is working multiple investigations in the area of Beach Boulevard and 2nd Street.
Three men were arrested following a violent confrontation with police at a Jacksonville Beach parking lot early Sunday morning.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said on Monday that it arrested a man and a woman who are accused of stealing beachgoers’ phones and selling them at various stores and kiosks throughout Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department has been working for months to prepare for the surge of thousands of people expected over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
One person died and another was injured in a single-vehicle crash on J. Turner Butler Boulevard, just before Santuary Parkway, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department released on Thursday a six-page report detailing the key events, strategies and results of this year’s spring surge period.
The beach is associated with beautiful weather and fun, and Jacksonville Beach is no exception; however, as summer approaches, local law enforcement is reminding visitors to prioritize their safety as they have a good time.
As warmer weather and spring break increase activity around Jacksonville’s beaches, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department is taking a firm stance against “unauthorized” and “unpermitted” events.
Jacksonville Beach Police said a 21-year-old man drove his father’s car into the ocean on Wednesday morning because he was angry with him.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting at happened on Thursday evening in the 700 block of 2nd Avenue South.
Officials have moved to search and recovery for a missing 15-year-old male at Jacksonville Beach last seen in the ocean on Saturday.
A 12-year-old was among 15 arrests made by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department over a busy Memorial Day Weekend.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is using an accelerated hiring process to address the officer shortage the department is facing.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department joined with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to create a website where the community can upload videos from Sunday’s shootings in the downtown bar district.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Tuesday released the name of the man killed in one of three shootings in the downtown bar district on Sunday.
As the Jacksonville Beach Police Department investigates Sunday’s triple shootings that happened in Jacksonville Beach’s bar district, News4JAX is looking into how police say this situation possibly started.
The impromptu topic of conversation at Monday’s Jacksonville Beach city council meeting was Sunday’s three separate shootings that left one person dead and three others injured.
Flyers for “Drunk Day at the Beach” drew hundreds of young people to Jacksonville Beach on Sunday before the three separate shootings that left three people injured and one person dead.
The previously dark and wooded stretch of Jacksonville Beach where father of 4 Jared Bridegan was murdered in February 2022 now has bright streetlights to make it safer.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is sending a clear message after two men were arrested on multiple theft charges following a string of thefts at five Jacksonville Beach stores.
Two men were arrested Saturday after police say they robbed an Ulta Beauty store in Jacksonville Beach, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
Residents across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are ready to celebrate Independence Day with food, fun, fanfare -- and, of course, fireworks.
Two people are in custody in connection with a murder investigation in Georgia, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
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.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help after a dead body was found along Beach Boulevard Sunday night.
A Jacksonville Beach Police officer was chosen as the First Responder Hyundai Hometown Hero and will receive a 2022 Hyundai Tucson.
Participants gathered Saturday morning in Jacksonville Beach to honor the life of Cpl. Andy Lavender with a 5K charity race to raise awareness about suicide prevention among law enforcement and first responders.
An officer with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department was not injured in a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville near the St. Johns County border, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in the killing of a St. Johns County father in Jacksonville Beach has been increased to $55,000, according to his widow.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Monday announced an increased reward of $13,000 from First Coast Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest in the deadly shooting of a 33-year-old father of four children.
Jacksonville Beach police have released the name of a 33-year-old father of four who was gunned down in front of his 2-year-old daughter.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Friday made another plea for information from the public in the death of a 33-year-old father of four who was gunned down in front of his 2-year-old daughter on Wednesday evening.
A 33-year-old father of four killed Wednesday night in a Jacksonville Beach neighborhood was gunned down in front of his 2-year-old daughter, authorities said.
A man has been charged with video voyeurism following an incident in a dressing room of Goodwill store located in Jacksonville Beach, according to an arrest report.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department will be registering residents’ bikes using a new technology that aims to help prevent bicycle theft.
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A man described as a decorated veteran member of the Jacksonville Beach Police Department has died from complications related to COVID-19, according to a Wednesday news release. Sgt. Daniel Eugene Watts was 49 years old.
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Jacksonville Beach was crowded Saturday as many people from out of town gathered for the Orange Crush Festival and police responded with an increased presence.
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Officers with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department are investigating after a pedestrian was struck Monday night by a vehicle on Beach Boulevard.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A man was arrested after snatching a puppy while delivering food to a Jacksonville Beach home on Saturday, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Sunday. Police said that when Chilito arrived with the food at the family’s home inside a condominium building on First Street South, the poodle exited the residence. Block said the food delivery driver was caught on surveillance video walking into an elevator with the dog before leaving in a blue Ford Focus. We confirmed the individual charged with this crime was not a Grubhub driver and has never been contracted with us. The Blocks said they will be donating that money to the Jacksonville Beach police lodge as a way to say thank you for bringing Lexi home.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – K9s For Warriors donated three dogs to beaches police. Jamie is going to Jacksonville Beach police, Duke is going to Neptune Beach police and C4 is going to Atlantic Beach police. The three police departments’ new additions will be referred to as station dogs. Duke is going to the Neptune Beach Police Department. “We have a skyrocketing problem with first responder suicide, and K9s For Warriors has been watching this and we couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer,” Diamond said.
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The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is reminding the public to drive carefully and sober. The message comes after two police cruisers were struck by suspected impaired drivers in the last six weeks, according to the Police DepartmentThe Police Department said the officers suffered minor injuries and the cruisers were totaled. “Cars can always be replaced, a life cannot, but the at-fault drivers’ insurance will only pay a portion of the approximately $80,000 to replace these cars,” the Police Department said in a Facebook post Tuesday.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Police are investigating after a child died after being found in a Jacksonville Beach home. While Jacksonville Beach Police are only calling it a death investigation, multiple sources say a 3-year-old boy died at the hospital and his mother is the suspect. News4Jax spoke to D’Arienzo in broad terms about similar cases and what could be the driving factor in those situations. “A parent can be acutely psychotic or number two there is a history of child treatment, where a child has been battered or this is an unattended death,” D’Arienzo said. “There can be altruistic reasons where it’s an act of love where they’re trying to help the child avoid perceived suffering.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – An early Monday break-in at a Jacksonville Beach business ended in gunfire with one person shot, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. When police arrived, they learned the business owner had shot the burglary suspect, who took off. (WJXT 2020)The business owner told investigators he got a phone call shortly after 2:20 a.m. about a “glass break” inside the business, according to Nwobi’s arrest report. Among other things, Sheen said, the unnamed business owner lamented how things turned out. “People work their whole lives for something and he wants to protect it and someone else is taking it, so it’s emotional,” Sheen told News4Jax.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A woman was attacked in a home in the middle of the night and almost raped, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. It happened just before 3 a.m. Wednesday in South Jacksonville Beach. Police said the woman left a door unlocked, and a man came into her home and tried to rape her. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson talked about what investigators will be doing to try to solve the case. If you know anything, call Jacksonville Beach police right away at 904-270-1667.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local police are partnering with a special task force in hopes of uncovering new evidence in the missing persons case of a 3-year-old boy who disappeared in 1968. The Florida Times-Union calls the search for Jonathan “Jon Jon" Hagans the oldest missing persons case in the state. The little boy went missing while on a family trip with his family to Jacksonville beach on June 11, 1968. Recently, the police agency's Special Victims Unit welcomed to the force Jon Jon, a bloodhound puppy named after the missing boy. Investigators initially thought Jon Jon drowned.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A 21-year-old man was killed in a high-speed crash late Monday evening in Jacksonville Beach, police said. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said it is looking to see whether the other driver was using drugs or alcohol. The two-vehicle crash happened about 11:30 p.m. on Third Street North near 11th Avenue North. Third Street North between 10th Avenue North and 13th Avenue North was shut down after the crash until about 8 a.m. Tuesday. Jacksonville Beach police were asking business owners to look at their security cameras to see whether they have any video of Monday night’s crash or anything before it.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A 16-year-old who was wanted on a felony charge in connection with a shooting at a skate park in Jacksonville Beach turned himself in to authorities, police said Wednesday. Lendall Wade Brooks was wanted on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Wednesday he surrendered at the Duval County jail. According to police, Brooks was identified by witnesses as the shooter. Officers responded Friday afternoon to the shooting at the skate park at South Beach Park.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A woman is facing several charges after a crash that seriously injured two people sitting at a bus stop early Saturday morning in Jacksonville Beach. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Taylor Wells, 25, struck a car in the intersection of First Avenue North and Third Street North around 1:40 a.m. Police said her car veered towards City Hall and struck a JTA bus stop bench where two people were sitting. Investigators said three people in the car ran from the scene but were detained shortly after. Police have not released the victims' names or conditions. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A woman is facing several charges after a crash Saturday morning that seriously injured two people sitting at a bus stop on Third Street North in Jacksonville Beach. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Taylor D. Wells hit a car in the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 3rd Street North around 1:40 a.m. Police said she then veered towards City Hall and struck a JTA bus stop bench where two people were sitting. Investigators said three people in the car ran from the scene but were detained shortly after. Wells was arrested and faces the following charges:DUI - causing serious bodily injury Leaving the scene without rendering aid DUI - causing damage to person or property (2 counts) DUI - driving under the influence Driving while license suspended Careless drivingThe two people injured at the bus stop were transported to the hospital with serious injuries but are expected to survive. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - The search is on for a man suspected of stealing four golf clubs from a Jacksonville Beach store by wedging them into his pants. The caper happened about 6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Edwin Watts Golf on 3rd Street South, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. The photos appear to show a heavyset man wearing baggy clothing and a fitted Dallas Cowboys cap. The man left the business with an unidentified woman in a white-colored two-door Lincoln. Anyone with information on the individuals identities is asked to contact the police department by dialing 904-233-6686 or via email at tipline@jaxbchfl.net.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A bicyclist has died after he was hit by a car near Adventure Landing, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Larry Smith said the 29-year-old man was a transient who was hit at10:37 p.m. on Beach Boulevard and 20th Street North. He was transported to Memorial Hospital with serious injuries where he later died. Officers said the driver was cooperating and did not appear to be at fault. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - Investigators with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Monday made a renewed push for information in the shooting death of a father of three. Hall was killed just steps away from his apartment in Jacksonville Beach. RELATED: 28-year-old killed in Jacksonville Beach shootingDONATION SITE: "Justice for Jake Hall" GoFundMe account to help with expenses, children's futureA neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, said he heard gunshots on the night of the shooting. Larry Smith originally told News4Jax that investigators have found no motive and do not have any suspect information. Anyone with information about the case can call the Jacksonville Beach Police Department at 904-270-1661 or call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS (8477).
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - The family of a father of three who was shot and killed steps from his Jacksonville Beach apartment Thursday night is pleading for answers. Police said 28-year-old Jake Hall was shot about 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of 17th Avenue North and Second Street North. A neighbor said he heard several gunshots, ran outside and found Hall's youngest daughter alone in the doorway of his apartment. Hall's parents spent most of Friday morning at the Jacksonville Beach Police Department talking to detectives. Anyone with information about the case can call the Jacksonville Beach Police Department at 904-270-1661 or call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS (8477).
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three people, including a suspected pimp, were arrested in a joint prostitution sting conducted by the FBI with help from the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Moments later, police entered the room and arrested the woman for prostitution. He was charged with two counts of human trafficking, one count of prostitution and one count of living off the money of a prostitute. Another woman was also arrested in the sting and charged with prostitution. Investigators have not confirmed if they were suspected prostitutes or victims of human trafficking.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - Active shooter training was scheduled to take place Wednesday at a Jacksonville Beach school, police said. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Wednesday morning that it would be conducting active shooter training at St. Pauls Catholic School on Second Avenue North. Police said the training was in conjunction with school officials and staff. If you notice police and rescue activity at St. Pauls Catholic Church and School in Jacksonville Beach - its an active shooter DRILL. @wjxt4 @COJB_Government @JaxBeachPD @JFRDJAX pic.twitter.com/W6tbaxYrvU Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) July 17, 2019Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Saturday asked for the public's help finding a missing teenage girl. On Sunday, police said she returned home safely. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A 22-year-old South Carolina man died after he was struck by a car late Thursday in Jacksonville Beach. Police said the driver, 31-year-old Joshua Lovingood of Jacksonville, was not hurt. When she arrived, she found a man lying in the grass. It didn't take her long to find a second man lying lifeless in the middle of the road. Court records show Lovingood was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.
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