A Goodwill in Palatka was evacuated Thursday after a live hand grenade was discovered inside a donation bin, according to the Palatka Police Department.

Multiple schools in Palatka are on a modified lockdown Thursday out of caution as the Palatka Police Department searches for a man possibly armed with a knife, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Palatka Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement searched nine convenience stores, leading to the arrest of multiple people and seizure of illegal marijuana.

A multi-agency search was underway Tuesday morning for at least one person who fell into the St. Johns River Monday night while shrimping in Palatka, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

A chase across multiple Florida counties ended in the safe return of a kidnapped mother and her two small children. Michael Anthony McNeal, 36, was arrested in connection to the alleged kidnapping.

The Palatka Police Department provided an update on Wednesday regarding a Christmas Day shooting that left two people dead and one person hospitalized.

Two people were killed and a third was critically injured Wednesday night in a shooting near the Palatka Daily News, police said.

A 20-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting, the Palatka Police Department said.

The Palatka Police Department said it will crackdown on people who blast loud music while driving and those with loud car exhausts because of complaints from residents.

A Florida woman was arrested last week after allegedly trying to sell her daughter outside of a local business, according to the Palatka Police Department.

In Palatka, a two-year investigation into illegal drug activity led to multiple arrests during a raid on a suspected drug house.

A teen was arrested in connection to the shooting death of Jermarien Edwards after a 20-day search, the Palatka Police Department announced Friday.

The Palatka Police Department on Wednesday announced an arrest in a deadly stabbing that was reported in May 2022.

A man died in a shooting early Friday morning in Palatka, authorities said.

The Palatka Police Department on Friday night said detectives continue their investigation into a shooting outside Vick’s Supper Club, renewing its push for anyone with information to come forward.

Two people are dead and two more are in critical condition following a shooting in Palatka, according to the Palatka Police Department.

According to the report, Rollins, who is a convicted felony, was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of a firearm while the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and resisting without violence.

An unmarked police cruiser was struck by another vehicle on Friday morning in Putnam County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Man picks child up from daycare then forgets he left him at another business.

Police are investigating after an officer-involved crash and shooting that occurred near 6th and Reid Street in Palatka.

PALATKA, Fla. – Police are investigating after three people were shot, two of them fatally, in a pair of shootings reported a few miles apart over the weekend in Palatka, authorities said Monday. About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a man was found shot dead inside a white Chevrolet Malibu on North 24th Street, where it had been parked for several hours, according to the Palatka Police Department. The police department confirmed that shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and detectives are looking into whether it might be linked to a separate shooting reported a couple of miles away. In that case, a man -- who was identified by relatives as 26-year-old Jontae Merritt, of Hastings -- was shot to death at a home on Belmont Drive in the Rolling Hills neighborhood. Detectives are trying to figure out how the three people involved in the Belmont Drive shooting knew each other.

PALATKA, Fla. – The Palatka Police Department is investigating a robbery of a downtown gas station Saturday night. According to police, the robbery happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 14 at a gas station located at 900 Reid Street. Surveillance video from the robbery shows two suspects wearing black sweatshirts and white gloves bursting through the door while holding what appears to be handguns. 900 Reid Street Robbery 12-14-19 9:30PM Public Notice: a robbery occurred at 900 Reid on 12-14-19 at 9:30 PM. Posted by Palatka Police Department on Tuesday, December 17, 2019Investigators are now asking the community for help in identifying the suspects.

Two adults were arrested after they were found with meth at a park while their five children were left alone in a nearby motel, the Palatka Police Department said. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

While one officer was checking their identification, another officer said he noticed a clear plastic bag with a crystallized substance under Shannon Scrantons leg. According to the officers, the bag that was under Shannon Scrantons leg weighed 3.3 grams and contained methamphetamine. The arresting officers noted in the report that although the motel was nearby, the couples SUV was faced away from the motel, "giving the parents no view of their children's room." Shannon Scranton posted bond and was released about 1:45 p.m. Monday, jail records show. Either way, according to Jefferson, it will be hard for the parents to get their children back.