ROBERT HARDWICK

Sheriffs in two local counties are asking you to give them access to your security cameras to solve crimes faster and make communities safer.

Is it a helpful tool to solve crime, or an encroachment on civil liberties? Surveillance and doorbell cameras seem to be everywhere, and now local sheriffs are asking homeowners and business owners who have them to essentially — connect.

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.

The constant rise in violence at a few St. Johns County schools has some parents on edge and concerned about their children’s safety.

Florida Representative Cyndi Stevens filed House Bill 949 Monday, a bill that would improve safe operation of golf carts and other utility vehicles.

Community members shared their reactions Monday to Aiden Fucci pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 13-year-old St. Johns County schoolmate Tristyn Bailey.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is responding to Aiden Fucci’s request to be removed from the Duval County jail.

As crews searched throughout Monday for a teenager who disappeared after his canoe overturned in the St. Johns River, watersports experts are reminding people take steps to stay safe.

More than 300 people in St Johns County are struggling with homelessness.

The St. Johns County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined a man was wounded in the shoulder by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop, but that was after the man had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a news release Wednesday from the Sheriff’s Office.

A man died Tuesday afternoon during an exchange of gunfire with a St. Johns County deputy, according to Sheriff Robert Hardwick.

Last Tuesday was HaLeigh Cummings’ 18th birthday.

The dangerous surge of the Delta variant is hitting first responders in the worst way.  Two men, deputy Jody Hall and retired police officer Eddie Bounds, became the latest first responders to die due to COVID.

The St. Johns County School District announced an expanded partnership with the Sheriff’s Office that will see at least one resource officer posted in all 46 of the district’s schools this fall.

Law enforcement K9s injured in the line of duty in Florida can receive emergency treatment at the scene and can be transported by emergency vehicles, thanks to a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

If you would like to help out the family of Tristyn Bailey, or pay respects, News4Jax has compiled a list of upcoming memorials, vigils and fundraisers.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday issued a community alert addressing messages that have been made on social media by various accounts in reference to the Tristyn Bailey investigation.

In a massive showing of support for the family of Tristyn Bailey, members of the community gathered in St. Johns County for a large vigil Monday night to remember the 13-year-old.

Tristyn Bailey was well-known and loved in the cheer sport community, remembered for her bright smile and big personality.

St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick announced Monday that the body found in the woods just after 6 p.m. Sunday is that of Tristyn Bailey, and a fellow student at her school was arrested and charged with her murder.

We've compiled a timeline of events related to the disappearance of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.

St. John’s County Sheriff Robert Hardwick said they notified the county school district of a body believed to be missing 13-year-old girl Tristyn Bailey.

The search for a 13-year-old girl last seen early Sunday morning in her Durbin Crossing neighborhood ended 16 hours later when searchers found a body believed to be the missing teenager.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Video posted to Facebook by a local radio talk show host shows several contentious moments during and after a St. Johns County Sheriff’s debate on Wednesday night. The debate was held at the Shriner’s Club in St. Augustine and was among several public events planned ahead of the Republican Primary when the next St. Johns County Sheriff will be elected. In the video posted to Facebook, Sheriff Shoar appears to become angry and starts yelling at Strickland supporters. Just politics.”“I have never seen a sheriff’s race in St. Johns County conducted with such aggression disrespect and unprofessionalism coupled by a lack of self-control,” Strickland told News4Jax. Hardwick said it is a personal matter between Strickland and the Sheriff’s Office, and documents show a history of tension.

What happened to HaLeigh Cummings? SPECIAL COVERAGEMonday: HaLeigh is goneTuesday: Reliving the nightmareWednesday: Misty's inconsistenciesThursday: Investigators' theoriesFriday: Who was HaLeigh Cummings? It was difficult for Merchant to imagine how an intruder might have broken in unnoticed and abducted HaLeigh without disturbing anyone inside. Croslin, now 27, never gave investigators any more information about HaLeigh Cummings. Anyone with information about the disappearance of HaLeigh Cummings is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS.