September 13, 2024
A veteran Jacksonville police officer remains jailed on $1.25 million bail in Nassau County after his arrest.…
August 2, 2024
Sheriff’s Office survey judges department’s work
A majority of people think the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is doing a good job, but many Black people fear police…
July 25, 2024
Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades
Advances in DNA testing led to the arrest of Calvin Dumas, 68. Police said he attacked women in their homes…
July 17, 2024
Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl
Josue Garriga III was accused of pursuing a relationship with a Clay County girl he had met in church.…
July 16, 2024
Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days
Joseph Lawson, 43, was arrested after scuffling with police and firefighters. He died at the hospital.…
June 24, 2024
Jacksonville police officer accused of DUI
Todd Chupp was found slumped over the steering wheel of a truck. He is the 12th Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee…
June 21, 2024
Justices say peaceful protests are OK under riot law
Siding with the state and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Supreme Court rejected arguments that the law is ambiguous.…
June 20, 2024
Jacksonville police union reaches contract agreement
Police officers would receive a 13% salary increase in fiscal 2024-2025. Corrections officers would get 15%.…
June 20, 2024
Sheriff’s Office cracks down on street racers
“Operation Decelerate” ended with five arrests and more than 70 citations after meet-ups at several locations.…
June 18, 2024
Former cop sentenced for giving information to criminals
Christopher Barr was accused of accessing police databases to share information with criminals.…
June 6, 2024
Sheriff’s Office nears move to former Florida Blue site
Hundreds of Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigators and staff will move to the Florida Blue Riverside Office Complex in the fall.…
May 28, 2024
$5 million permit issued for Sheriff’s Office in Brooklyn
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is leasing almost 60,000 square feet of space for its Homeland Security Division in the Riverside…
May 13, 2024
Duval jail report calls for new public safety campus
The report suggests replacing the current jail with a new facility that has its own infirmary and separate buildings for…
May 10, 2024
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sued over strip search
Ronnie Reed alleges his constitutional rights were violated when officers searched him on a public street during a drug investigation.…
April 23, 2024
Torch Run raises $3,300 for Special Olympics
The annual law enforcement run raised money for Special Olympics athletes who will compete at the state Summer Games in…
April 19, 2024
Ex-cop in sex case now faces federal charge
Josue Garriga III, a former officer at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, is accused of using a cellphone to coerce a…
April 2, 2024
After 28 years, the murder of a Jacksonville mom is solved
A man in North Carolina has been arrested in the slaying of 31-year-old Valerie Ames in 1996.…
March 28, 2024
Jacksonville police officer jailed in sex case involving teen
Josue Garriga III is the same deputy who was cleared in the fatal shooting of Jaime Johnson in 2019.…
February 27, 2024
After more shootings, ICARE pushes for solutions
ICARE, a community group made up of church members, is pushing Sheriff T.K. Waters to implement a Safe Communities program…
February 15, 2024
Investigation into stepbrothers’ murders revived after 12 years
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is trying to solve the murders of John Franklin Ragin Jr. and Eric Dwayne Stubbs in…
February 7, 2024
Sheriff’s officer accused of giving information to criminals
Christopher Barr is accused of sharing information from police databases with people that Sheriff T.K. Waters described as criminals.…
February 6, 2024
Panel softens bill that would give sheriff power in lawsuits
Sheriff T.K. Waters had requested legislation that would give him approval over any lawsuit settlements involving his office.…
January 19, 2024
Jacksonville sheriff releases racist shooter’s manifesto
The gunman from Clay County left behind a 27-page manifesto before he killed three Black people at a Dollar General…
January 12, 2024
Corrections officer accused of domestic battery
Romeo Kei, a Jacksonville corrections officer, was arrested after a fight with a family member, Sheriff T.K. Waters said.…