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2 injured after car slams into Nassau County patrol car with emergency lights on
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a crash in Yulee on Wednesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the deputy was driving on Amelia Concourse with the emergency lights and siren around 7:14 p.m. A 23-year-old sedan driver was traveling west in the right lane of State Road 200, approaching Chester Road.
Man who was Nassau deputy, DEA Task Force Officer pleads guilty to drug distribution conspiracy
A now-former Nassau County Sheriff’s Office sergeant and DEA Task Force Officer pleaded guilty to several federal charges, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Video shows JSO officers in dramatic takedown of suspects accused in Dollar General robbery spree
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday shared a new video showing the dramatic arrest of four people who have been accused of using guns to steal more than $11,000 from Jacksonville Dollar General stores. “They won’t be doing that anymore. Not in our city,” Waters said....
Police investigating 2 separate fatal stabbing incidents on Jacksonville’s westside
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate deadly stabbing incidents across Jacksonville on Thursday afternoon. The first stabbing incident happened at an Oakleaf home on Stapleton Drive in the Cooper Ridge subdivision. Police said it was a domestic incident that involved a man attacking his parents and a woman who was a family friend before killing himself.
9-year-old Jacksonville girl found safe after Florida Missing Child Alert issued
A missing 9-year-old Jacksonville girl and her mother have been found safe after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Florida Missing Child Alert on Thursday morning.
JSO pursuit on I-95 ends in fiery crash near Forrest Street
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser and another car caught fire Wednesday after a brief pursuit on Interstate 95 near the Forrest Street exit in Riverside. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fire spread quickly from the suspect’s car to the police cruiser after the...
Three decades after her husband was killed, this Jacksonville woman is still looking for answers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three decades after a man was killed, his wife is still searching for answers. Erskine Gillespie was robbed and killed at a now-closed business on New Kings Road. Gillespie served in the military. “I try to think of the good times,” Yvonne Giffen said. Her...
After the arrests of 2 DCPS police officers, questions raised about student safety, hiring process
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This month, two Duval County School Police officers were arrested and a school security guard is in the process of being terminated for allegedly making inappropriate comments. The arrests did not involve students, but the incidents have raised questions about student safety, especially as the district...
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