January 3, 2024
Operation Players Club also seized 26 guns as well as 118 pounds of methamphetamine, 12.5 kilos of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana…
November 21, 2023
Corrections officer charged with DUI manslaughter
Corrections Officer Cashius Barry Edwards hit another vehicle and killed the driver, Sheriff T.K. Waters said.…
November 8, 2023
City will pay $200,000 for FAMU student killed by police
Jamee Johnson, a Florida A&M student, was shot to death during a traffic stop in 2019.…
October 24, 2023
Faith leaders work to keep houses of worship safe
Two meetings this week united faith leaders, government and law enforcement in the face of rising violence.…
October 24, 2023
Jacksonville cop accused of driving drunk in cruiser
Officer Justin Francis Marino was suspended without pay and faces possible termination, Sheriff T.K. Waters said.…
October 4, 2023
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office defends anti-riot law
The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups, including the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville.…
October 1, 2023
Video of Le’Keian Woods’ arrest by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sparks outrage
Community members are protesting the beating of a man in Jacksonville police custody.…
September 29, 2023
Amid surge in violence, MAD DADS prepares to ‘Ride for Life’
The group’s 16th annual Motorcycle Ride for Life will cover 13 miles from Baymeadows Road to Edgewood Avenue South.…
September 29, 2023
Sheriff’s Office drops unreliable cocaine testing kit
After more than a decade, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has stopped using a field testing kit for cocaine because it…
September 13, 2023
Sheriff’s Office unit moving to Florida Blue tower
The Homeland Security Division is currently housed at 711 N. Liberty St., in a building that is too small for…
August 23, 2023
Auto thefts soar in Duval; group of children arrested
Thefts of Kias and Hyundais have skyrocketed in Duval County as they have across the country. Seven youngsters, ages 10…
August 17, 2023
Committee gets organized to study need for new jail
A special Jacksonville City Council committee created five subcommittees to study short-term needs for the jail and police headquarters Downtown.…
August 16, 2023
More mental health teams hit Jacksonville’s streets with cops
The “co-responder” teams at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office try to get help for mentally ill people rather than send them…
August 14, 2023
Discussion will begin this week on moving Duval jail
A new City Council Special Committee will begin meetings Wednesday that could result in a plan to move the Duval…
May 1, 2023
OPINION | Romanticizing law enforcement is a no-win game
For all of their differences, Donna Deegan and Daniel Davis are on the same page when it comes to giving…
April 24, 2023
#AskJAXTDY | Why did Jacksonville police kill a man who threatened a police K9 with a knife?
A reader asks: Why did the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office use deadly force on a man who raised a knife at…
December 18, 2022
OPINION | ‘Citizen of the year’: Notes on Kent Stermon
Warning: This essay addresses the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, dial 988 for…
August 14, 2022
OPINION | Expect status quo for JSO after ‘22 election
Is reform coming to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office during the post-Mike Williams era? Based on what we’ve seen thus far…
June 15, 2022
More than a third of Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers don’t live in Duval County
Jacksonville’s recently resigned sheriff, Mike Williams, isn’t the only one who was policing the county while living somewhere else. Data…