Residents in a Northside neighborhood were shocked to learn about a raid that led to the arrests of 11 men, who were accused of fighting roosters.
Four Jacksonville firefighters have been reassigned to administrative duties following their arrest on misdemeanor charges after paintballs struck a police patrol car, traffic signs, and a civilian vehicle near a downtown fire station late last month.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested four firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department who are accused of targeting multiple vehicles, including a JSO patrol car, with paintballs.
The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Although the total number of homicides in Jacksonville ticked back up over 100 in 2025, including 11 fatal police-involved shootings, one number the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported was remarkably low: As of Dec. 9, only one of the city’s homicides was considered gang or group-affiliated, according to Sheriff T.K. Waters.
A fight at Jacksonville's Tipsy Bar turned violent Sunday, with three shot despite off-duty police presence. Security staff tackled the shooter; victims expected to recover
Concerns continue to intensify after three pedestrians in Jacksonville were killed in traffic in the past week.
A pedestrian was killed Friday night in a crash on New Kings Road, marking Jacksonville’s 163rd traffic fatality and 36th pedestrian death of 2025, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A new state law, House Bill 253, took effect in October and makes it illegal to display anything that obscures a vehicle’s license plate — even partially or from an angle. Since the law passed, questions and confusion have flooded social media and local law enforcement inboxes.
After an extended dry period, Jacksonville’s recent heavy rainfall has created hazardous driving conditions.
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer who shot a 14-year-old suspect in the back during a police chase on Nov. 1 will not face criminal charges. The teen is recovering from his injuries. News4JAX spoke with our crime and safety analyst about the case.
A 17-year-old was arrested and accused Wednesday morning of fatally stabbing his father in a Lakeshore area home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Two Colombian nationals who were recently granted permission to work in the US are now burglary suspects in multiple jurisdictions in Florida.
Data from a technology company revealed that vehicle crash risk increased by 65% on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, making today one of the most dangerous days for road travel this year.
Rumors about a serial killer in Jacksonville have been circulating widely on social media, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says those claims are false. The situation began Saturday afternoon when officers found a man in his 20s or 30s dead on the side of the road.
Duval County is on track to see more motorcycle deaths than last year.
Kingsland police confirmed Tuesday that a missing 15-year-old teenager was found dead after last being seen in the May Creek area on Friday morning, but many questions surrounding the incident remain unanswered.
The medical examiner is working to determine a cause of death after a man, a woman and their dog were found dead Saturday afternoon in their Neptune Beach home.
A violent arrest outside an IDEA school in Jacksonville has left several young students traumatized, according to parents who witnessed the incident firsthand.
These operations often disguise themselves under names like “internet cafes,” “adult arcades,” or “internet sweepstakes,” and sometimes have no visible signage at all, making them difficult to identify.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that a recent decision by the First District Court of Appeals that deemed the state’s open-carry ban unconstitutional and incompatible with the Second Amendment is binding on all Florida’s trial courts.
Open carry isn’t yet legal in Florida, but multiple Northeast Florida sheriffs said they won’t arrest people solely for openly carrying a firearm after an appeals court found the state’s open carry ban unconstitutional.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for a 69-year-old man who they say left his independent living facility on Jacksonville’s Westside around noon on Tuesday.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a viral video showed a confrontation between self-proclaimed “Predator Poachers” and law enforcement over the handling of an alleged online predator case.
Florida toughened the reins on “super speeders” with harsher penalties for drivers who choose to push the pedal more than 50 mph past the posted speed limit.
Parents and students were left feeling confused this week following a string of reported threats, none of which investigators say posed a credible danger. Still, law enforcement increased on-campus security out of caution at affected sites, officials said.
A man was accused in a road rage incident that led to a shooting in a Middleburg Walmart parking lot, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tactical and narcotics units on Thursday afternoon executed simultaneous raids on two suspected houses on the city’s Westside that were the focus of an ongoing drug investigation.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a Saturday night gathering of about 600 to 700 young people near Friendship Fountain was broken up after police learned of “several planned takeover events” circulating on social media.
A video that quickly went viral on Sunday, showing a 22-year-old man being hit by police during a traffic stop, has raised questions about drivers’ rights when being pulled over by police.
Two Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies were arrested Thursday and accused of official misconduct.
The recent arrest of a Jacksonville mother charged with child neglect is putting a spotlight on how easy it is for a small child to drown while left unattended in a bathtub.
The “Boater Freedom Act,” which becomes law just ahead of the busy Independence Day weekend, is designed to protect boaters against “suspicionless” searches and prevent local regulations on vessel purchases.
Florida’s new law increases penalties for drivers caught speeding more than 50 mph over the limit, including possible jail time and mandatory court appearances.
As tensions escalate in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, concerns have grown over the United States’ involvement and its potential local impact.
Accidental shootings from unsecured firearms are one of the leading causes of unintentional death among children and teens, according to the CDC, and as summer unfolds, experts emphasize the importance of parents taking proactive measures to ensure their children’s safety when visiting other homes.
Calvin Brown, Cassandra Brown’s son, who spoke to News4JAX from Texas on Tuesday, said he believes she was murdered in retaliation for testifying in the trial, and that she had feared for her life for weeks.
Surveillance footage capturing a woman abandoning a malnourished goldendoodle in Jacksonville’s Arlington area has sparked renewed calls for stricter animal cruelty penalties in Florida.
The family of Maddie Clifton, an 8-year-old whose murder shook the entire community in 1998, spoke up about an upcoming sentencing review for her killer.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office shared on Monday a sketch of a partial tattoo on the leg of an unidentified person found in early May in the St. Johns River, off Highway 17, in Fleming Island.
A 41-year-old Jacksonville man who committed one of the city’s most notorious murders when he was 14 years old will have his life sentence reviewed by a judge.
A 5-year-old drowned Saturday morning just north of Seaside Park in Fernandina Beach, according to the Fernandina Beach Fire Department.
As of Monday, Phillips was being held in the Duval County jail after being transported from Suwannee County Correctional, according to court records.
Surveillance video at a Jacksonville pet store caught a man putting a ferret worth $600 in his shorts before leaving the store.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of human remains found in the St. Johns River off Highway 17 in Fleming Island.
A license plate scanner and quick thinking by a Jacksonville teen and her mom helped police track down a man accused of a disturbing crime.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is giving a briefing on an officer-involved shooting that took place near 8900 Normandy Boulevard.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said one of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday morning after he attacked his girlfriend and a police officer’s vehicle before charging at a police officer.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is giving a briefing on an officer-involved shooting that took place near 8900 Normandy Boulevard.
A drug bust of 4,000 pounds of liquid meth by the Atlanta Drug Enforcement Administration agents potentially stopped the drugs from making its way to Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it has authorized the use of another handgun for its officers other than the current standard-issued Glock. JSO said officers can purchase and carry Staccato handguns as their primary weapon, We spoke to our crime and safety analyst about the pros and the potential cons.
As students and staff at Florida State University were locked down and hiding during a deadly shooting, thousands of family members and friends took to social media to piece together what was happening. The flood of information led to numerous rumors circulating, some of which turned out to be false.
After JSO released a partially redacted report of an incident at the jail that led to the death of an inmate, the public has raised several questions regarding transparency in this investigation.
Saturday, April 12, will mark 6 months since off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s corrections officer, Brad McNew, was shot and killed while intervening during a domestic dispute at a northside gas station.
A crime and safety expert weighed in on the recent arrest of a 68-year-old suspected member of “The Miami Boys” drug organization.
The attorney for the family of an inmate who was critically injured in an unspecified incident involving nine Duval County jail officers said on Wednesday that the man remained hospitalized and on a ventilator.
Three burglars wearing masks and gloves while armed with guns, tried to break into a woman's home while she was asleep.
Following years of crime issues along Youngerman Circle new hotels in the area are taking action
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said on Wednesday the details of an incident involving an off-duty lieutenant who fired shots at a semi-truck on Interstate 95 earlier this week were still unclear because the officer has not made a statement.
Questions remained Tuesday morning after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said one of its lieutenants shot into a semi-truck during rush hour on Monday on Interstate 95 South near Atlantic Boulevard.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a woman was shot in the face after an argument in traffic Saturday evening.
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.
Twenty years after two Jacksonville middle school students disappeared, new age progression photos of the boys were released Monday.
A monthslong joint investigation between federal, state, and local law enforcement into suspected sex trafficking in Southeast Georgia has resulted in the arrest of more than a dozen people who now face state charges, with many more facing federal charges.
A troubling pattern has developed in Columbia County over the past three days after each day involved someone being hit by a car, with two of those incidents ending up being fatal while law enforcement continues to search for the suspect involved in another hit-and-run.
A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday afternoon during a drive-by shooting on the Westside.
A JSO counter-narcotics trafficking operation dubbed ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ has exposed the presence of one of the oldest global criminal organizations in the world.
A recent Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sting operation on Philips Highway resulted in the arrest of 10 men for soliciting sex from undercover officers posing as sex workers.
Former FBI Special Agent Daniel Brunner joined The Morning Show on Thursday to talk about the terrorist attack in New Orleans and how it raises the specter that ISIS is a persistent threat.
A triple Christmas Night shooting in Palatka that left two young men dead and a third man in the hospital fighting for his life was just a small portion of the gun violence that has erupted during the Christmas holidays.
A newly instated New York law highlights a situation that most law enforcement offices have to deal with across the country.
Brunswick police Department said it acted within policy and the law after teen was thrown to the ground and threatened to be tased during a traffic stop.
News4JAX obtained a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office memo that was sent to patrol officers after an accidental shooting during a traffic stop.
The national nonprofit, One in Five Foundation for Kids, says it plans to mobilize into Duval County school neighborhoods after some reported gang activity.
There is a renewed warning about gas station skimmers as a Jacksonville man faces justice in another state
In the state of Florida, over 100,000 hit-and-run crashes happened just last year. And that was actually down 1% from 2022. Hit-and-run crashes in 2023 resulted in 271 fatalities and 871 serious bodily injuries, according to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Rivalry weekend in college football lived up to its name, bringing intensity, drama, and even chaos. Players and fans experienced moments that went far beyond the game, leaving many to question how far is too far.
The Christmas Holiday shopping season is officially underway, and with it comes the porch pirates who will be out and about, looking to steal delivered gifts that were purchased online.
Glynn County police said its investigators, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, are examining the discovery of human remains inside a submerged car found in a pond near Interstate 95.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reviewing cellphone video that appears part of an incident that led up to officers firing their weapons at a suspect who stabbed someone Tuesday night.
A Jacksonville mother is pleading for answers after her 13-year-old son, Alekzander “Zander” Burnett, disappeared two weeks ago.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation after finding human blood Monday at Hidden Trails Park in Daytona North.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation after finding human blood Monday at Hidden Trails Park in Daytona North.
Crime and safety analyst Tom Hackney provided his perspective on the videos from the Georgia-Florida game showing officers punching fans, saying he felt the officers followed protocol.
A video posted by Barstool Sports on X went viral after it showed JSO officers punching spectators at the Georgia-Florida football game.
A video posted by Barstool Sports on X went viral after it showed JSO officers punching spectators at the Georgia-Florida football game.
While voters still have to decide Amendment 3, which if passed, would legalize recreational use of marijuana it would not take effect for six months. This story looks at what happens during that six month window that anyone interested in using recreational marijuana should know.
A worship leader at a Clay County church was accused of having unlawful sexual activity with a teen who attended the church.
A shootout that erupted during the morning rush on Monday left numerous vehicles, a business and a home along Beach Boulevard with bullet holes and caused several car crashes on Jacksonville’s southside.
After a video circulating on social media appeared to show a glimpse of what turned out to be a police-involved shooting in Arlington, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it does not show the full picture.
The Florida Sheriff’s Association recently warned the public of a new online scam that threatens email users with releasing their search history if they don’t pay a large amount of money.
One Florida sheriff said he’s had enough of dealing with school threats and he is now vowing to arrest and publicly perp-walk kids and their parents to show that he means business.
