2 days ago Some Northeast Florida police are allowing open carry of gunsThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is the latest to instruct its officers not to enforce Florida’s open carry ban.…By Dan Scanlan
September 2, 2025 Jacksonville adds security cameras and Wi-Fi at parksThe city has installed cameras at 10 busy parks and Wi-Fi at four, with more to come.…By Dan Scanlan
August 26, 2025 Police kill man after standoff in Atlantic BeachNine officers fired on the man after he holed up in his car and reached for a gun case.…By Dan Scanlan
August 15, 2025 Teen becomes Jacksonville’s 100th traffic death of yearThe 100 deaths surpass the 88 at this time last year. The teen was the 19th pedestrian killed.…By Dan Scanlan
August 3, 2025 OPINION | Pictures don’t lie. But do they even matter?The current City Council has said very little to criticize policing under T.K. Waters, and previous councils flailed when they…By A.G. Gancarski
July 28, 2025 IDEA River Bluff teacher accused of sexual batteryJames Lewis Tellis was fired from the charter school after he was accused of soliciting a child by computer.…By Dan Scanlan
July 23, 2025 Will McNeil Jr. plans to sue Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office over February arrest“The entire stop was not just pretextual, racially motivated, it was unlawful,” says McNeil’s attorney.…By Will Brown
July 21, 2025 Civil rights groups condemn violent Jacksonville arrestThe Sheriff’s Office says the department is investigating whether any of the officers violated policies.…By Dan Scanlan
July 21, 2025 Ranking officer during Duval jail death has spotty pastSgt. William H. Cox has been investigated six times within the Sheriff’s Office, including once for use of force.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
July 16, 2025 Police shoot man to death after confrontation at homeOfficers shot the man after he ripped out a woman’s hair and refused to let her go.…By Dan Scanlan
July 15, 2025 Ex-Duval teacher accused of molesting childrenA former music teacher is charged with molesting two children under age 12, a dozen years apart.…By Dan Scanlan
July 9, 2025 Suspect dead in Jacksonville’s 10th police officer-involved shooting of 2025A police officer shot a man to death after an armed robbery at a store in the Brentwood area.…By Dan Scanlan
July 7, 2025 JSO’s first of 6 town halls set for Tuesday with Sheriff T.K. WatersJacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and staff hold the first of six summer town hall meetings with the community this week.…By Dan Scanlan
June 12, 2025 Jacksonville man accused of threatening Trump protestersPolice say the man threatened to run over demonstrators during No Kings Day rallies on Saturday.…By Dan Scanlan
June 5, 2025 Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle SchoolAn active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…By Dan Scanlan
May 14, 2025 SWAT call ends with police killing Westside manPolice said they shot Calixto Beabenutti to prevent him from taking a hostage at a neighboring home.…By Dan Scanlan
May 7, 2025 Now you can record a person’s scent in case they wanderA bloodhound at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will use the scent to track the missing person.…By Dan Scanlan
May 7, 2025 Medical records contradict Sheriff’s Office on jail deathDoctors said there was no evidence Charles Faggart used fentanyl or had a seizure at the Duval County jail.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
April 30, 2025 Jailers say inmate had no visible injuries. Photos show otherwise.A Duval jail inmate claims her face was severely injured when jailers threw her to the ground.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
April 8, 2025 Mayor pledges to work with ICARE on affordable housingMayor Donna Deegan agreed to meet with ICARE to explore the possibility of an affordable housing trust fund.…By Dan Scanlan
April 2, 2025 JSO officer accused of stealing woman’s handbagOfficer Shane Metz never returned a woman’s handbag after arresting her, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.…By Aleesia Hatcher - News4Jax
March 28, 2025 Alleged gunmen arrested in slaying of 7-year-old boyThe two 17-year-olds are the last of six people arrested in the slaying of Breon Allen Jr. in January.…By Dan Scanlan
March 27, 2025 Lawsuit alleges Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office pattern of K-9 misuse, excessive forceA lawsuit argues JSO violated a man’s rights when they deployed a dog on him during an arrest on a…By Krista Torralva - The Tributary
March 14, 2025 Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office settles suit in strip-search arrest that broke department policy A man who was improperly stripped searched by Jacksonville police on a public street while bystanders watched settled a federal…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary