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St. Augustine man dead after car crash in St. Johns County roundabout
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Augustine man died after a car crash in a St. Johns County roundabout Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said the 63-year-old St. Augustine man was driving an SUV traveling towards State Road 16 through the roundabout on Silver Leaf Parkway.
Jacksonville woman dead after crash in I-295 express lane
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A 55-year-old Jacksonville woman is dead after another car struck the rear end of her vehicle on Interstate 295 at mile marker 57 on Sunday at 4:28 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a car was travelling south on I-295 near MM 57 in the right express lane.
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....
DCPS announces arrest of Mandarin Middle School school police officer, termination of security guard
DCPS school police Officer Curtis Omarr Williams has been arrested, and security guard Nathan David Behar was terminated at Mandarin Middle School earlier today, announced in an official statement to student families.
Arrest of heart transplant recipient who died wasn’t ‘the strongest,’ JSO sergeant said
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant deemed the arrest of a heart transplant recipient for a low-level misdemeanor as not “the strongest,” yet advised against reversing it, internal investigation documents show. Days after his release without crucial medication, the man died when his body rejected his heart. The...
FHP: 21-year-old critically hurt after crashing into barrier wall on I-95
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 21-year-old man was critically injured after crashing into a barrier wall on Interstate 95 Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. An FHP crash report states around 12:39 p.m., the man was driving an SUV traveling south on I-95 near Atlantic Boulevard. For an...
Man takes ‘wrong turn’ while working on Norwegian container ship, falls to his death, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man in his late 20s was found dead on a Norwegian cargo container ship at the Jacksonville Port Authority on Thursday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said they responded to a death investigation around 4:30 p.m. after an employee found the...
Jacksonville police need help identifying thieves who stole new lawn equipment from a church
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police are searching for a trio of suspected burglars who are believed to have stolen thousands of dollars worth of lawn maintenance equipment. The burglary happened during the early morning hours of May 10 at the Greater Refuge Temple. A portion of the burglary was recorded on a surveillance camera that was also one of the pieces of church property reported stolen.
Man arrested for alleged voyeurism after peeping into minor’s room holding lube, standing on bucket
A 22-year-old man, Rodrick Penn, was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on charges of voyeurism after allegedly peeping into the room of a minor while standing on a bucket and holding lube.
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