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Gun owners display their guns in holsters. | File image
2 days ago

Some Northeast Florida police are allowing open carry of guns

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is the latest to instruct its officers not to enforce Florida’s open carry ban.…

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A new security camera is mounted on a wall at the Clanzel T. Brown Park on Moncrief Road in Jacksonville. | City of Jacksonville
September 2, 2025

Jacksonville adds security cameras and Wi-Fi at parks

The city has installed cameras at 10 busy parks and Wi-Fi at four, with more to come.…

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Police work the scene where officers shot a man Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, on Mayport Road near Dutton Island Road West. | News4Jax
August 26, 2025

Police kill man after standoff in Atlantic Beach

Nine officers fired on the man after he holed up in his car and reached for a gun case.…

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Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department critical care rescue unit. | JFRD
August 15, 2025

Teen becomes Jacksonville’s 100th traffic death of year

The 100 deaths surpass the 88 at this time last year. The teen was the 19th pedestrian killed.…

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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…

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The IDEA River Bluff charter school in Arlington. | Google
July 28, 2025

IDEA River Bluff teacher accused of sexual battery

James Lewis Tellis was fired from the charter school after he was accused of soliciting a child by computer.…

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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, right, says he plans to sue the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on behalf of Will McNeil Jr., left, following a February 2025 traffic stop that led to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office punching McNeil during his arrest. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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.…

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Will McNeil Jr. sits in his car on Feb. 19, 2025, seconds after a police officer smashed in the window next to him He was then punched twice before his arrest. | Courtesy of 904.will.
July 21, 2025

Civil rights groups condemn violent Jacksonville arrest

The Sheriff’s Office says the department is investigating whether any of the officers violated policies.…

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Protesters rally outside of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters on April 13, 2025, in response to the death of Charles Faggart, who died after he was beaten by jailers, according to his family’s attorney.
July 21, 2025

Ranking officer during Duval jail death has spotty past

Sgt. William H. Cox has been investigated six times within the Sheriff’s Office, including once for use of force.…

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Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday, July 16, 2025, on Brahma Bull Circle on the Jacksonville's Northside. | News4Jax
July 16, 2025

Police shoot man to death after confrontation at home

Officers shot the man after he ripped out a woman’s hair and refused to let her go.…

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July 15, 2025

Ex-Duval teacher accused of molesting children

A former music teacher is charged with molesting two children under age 12, a dozen years apart.…

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Police investigate an officer shooting incident near Soutel Drive that left a 20-year-old man dead after an armed robbery, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. | News4Jax
July 9, 2025

Suspect dead in Jacksonville’s 10th police officer-involved shooting of 2025

A police officer shot a man to death after an armed robbery at a store in the Brentwood area.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters at a recent news conference. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 7, 2025

JSO’s first of 6 town halls set for Tuesday with Sheriff T.K. Waters

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and staff hold the first of six summer town hall meetings with the community this week.…

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Zachary Degross is acused of leaving a threatening comment on social media. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
June 12, 2025

Jacksonville man accused of threatening Trump protesters

Police say the man threatened to run over demonstrators during No Kings Day rallies on Saturday.…

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Police officers rush into Mayport Middle school on Thursday, June 5, as part of an active shooter drill. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 5, 2025

Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School

An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…

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May 14, 2025

SWAT call ends with police killing Westside man

Police said they shot Calixto Beabenutti to prevent him from taking a hostage at a neighboring home.…

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The new K9 at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is a year-old bloodhound named Pepper. | ElderSource
May 7, 2025

Now you can record a person’s scent in case they wander

A bloodhound at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will use the scent to track the missing person.…

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The Duval County jail. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 7, 2025

Medical records contradict Sheriff’s Office on jail death

Doctors said there was no evidence Charles Faggart used fentanyl or had a seizure at the Duval County jail.…

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Staff at the Mayo Clinic alerted a JSO officer who was on site working an off-duty shift to the injuries found on Allison Fierro’s face. Fierro said she got them after being pushed to the ground by Duval County jailers. A detective with JSO’s integrity unit was dispatched to the hospital, and from her hospital bed Fierro described to him being slammed to the floor. When her face hit the floor, she heard something “crack” but was told to “shut up” when she asked to see medical personnel, she told the detective. Details of the call can be seen in the card filled out by JSO, above.
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.…

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More than 500 people from the community attended the ICARE Nehemiah Assembly on Monday, April 7, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 8, 2025

Mayor pledges to work with ICARE on affordable housing

Mayor Donna Deegan agreed to meet with ICARE to explore the possibility of an affordable housing trust fund.…

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Mark Romano, director of investigations and homeland security for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, announces the arrest of an employee. | News4Jax
April 2, 2025

JSO officer accused of stealing woman’s handbag

Officer Shane Metz never returned a woman’s handbag after arresting her, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.…

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Breon Allen, 7, was shot to death in a drive-by shooting lon Jan. 24, 2025. | MAD DADS
March 28, 2025

Alleged gunmen arrested in slaying of 7-year-old boy

The two 17-year-olds are the last of six people arrested in the slaying of Breon Allen Jr. in January.…

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A police K9 bites a suspect's foot in a screen grab from police-worn camera footage in the incident that led to a lawsuit. | JSO/The Tributary
March 27, 2025

Lawsuit alleges Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office pattern of K-9 misuse, excessive force

A lawsuit argues JSO violated a man’s rights when they deployed a dog on him during an arrest on a…

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A screengrab from body-worn camera footage shows Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police preparing to strip search Ronnie Reed. | Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
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…