Jacksonville FL

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not yet begun an internal affairs investigation into the nine officers stripped of their jail duties following a clash with 31-year-old Charles Faggart, who died in early April at UF Health, another loose thread in a slow-moving series of investigations surrounding the...

On October 10, 2025, 47-year-old William McGhin, an employee at the Columbia County Detention Center, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force for attempting to bring illegal drugs into the facility. The investigation began after jail staff received information suggesting McGhin was...

A U.S. Navy tradition will return to the coastline of Jacksonville Beach on Saturday, Oct. 25, and Sunday, Oct. 26.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Coast Crime Stoppers (FCCS) announced on Friday a permanent increase in cash rewards for information leading to arrests in homicide cases across Northeast Florida. FCCS Executive Director Chase Robinson was joined by board members and representatives from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office...

Two people were shot after an interrupted burglary in the 11000 block of Ardencroft Dr. S. on Friday morning, says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO).

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man found deceased in late January. His body was discovered at the Half Moon Island Park Boat Ramp on North Main Street, and despite no suspicions of foul play, his identity remains unknown. Detectives are looking to inform any...

Beppy the tiger cub displayed her swimming skills at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens on Oct. 3. Unlike most large cats, tigers are naturally strong swimmers and are known to travel up to 18 mph by water in a single day. According to the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens, the tigers love to explore […]

Jamari Brooks was stepping out of a doctor’s office in 2022 when he was ordered at gunpoint by officers from the Jacksonville sheriff’s gang unit […] ‘Think We Have the Wrong Guy’: Innocent Black Florida Man Attacked by Cops and Mauled by K9 After ‘Matching the Description,’ Files Lawsuit

Rebecca McCarley was killed after being hit on Wonderwood Expressway near the intersection of A1A (Jimmy Buffet Memorial Highway) in Jacksonville around 7:00pm on Sunday, October 5, 2025. The driver returned to the scene briefly but then left before police arrived.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has taken to social media in their latest effort to apprehend a repeat shoplifting suspect. In their recurring "Wanted Wednesday" post, they've featured a man referred to as a "side-eye swiper," who has been reported for stealing from a convenience store on Beach Boulevard. According...