CRIME & SAFETY
23-year-old passenger dies after car hits fence, tree on Normandy Boulevard
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday on Normandy Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said around 1:45 a.m., a man driving east on Normandy Boulevard, just west of New World Avenue, veered off the roadway to the right and struck a fence. After striking the fence, the right side of the car also hit a tree.
Pair arrested after allegedly threatening mall employees and battering officer
Jordan Bernard Johnson, 31, and Maria Anissa Eduvigis Porter, 26, both of Jacksonville, were arrested yesterday after Jordan allegedly threatened mall employees and Porter battered an officer while slamming a door open to get past her. The post Pair arrested after allegedly threatening mall employees and battering officer appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Jacksonville man sentenced to 70 years in prison for killing missing woman and Duval teacher
On Christmas day, 2019, Perkins was at a Westside motel with Leah Kline when they got into an argument and he strangled her, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Perkins later threw her body in the dumpster.
White Jacksonville man gets prison for hate crime threats with shotgun against 2 Black women
A white Jacksonville man who shouted racial slurs and threatened two Black women with a shotgun has been sentenced to five years in prison for committing federal hate crimes. Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, who turns 28 on Saturday, pleaded guilty last summer to two crimes that together could have put him behind bars for as much as 20 years.
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on MLK Parkway
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said around 9 p.m., a black SUV traveling southbound, near Haines Street, struck the bicyclist while he was crossing the roadway. The...
Caught on camera: Florida man wrestles gator off the road
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A licensed alligator trapper removed a wandering gator from a busy Florida street and it was all caught on camera. Mike Dragich, also known as the Blue Collar Brawler, said he was at a hockey game with his family when he got a call from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office looking for a trapper.
Action News Jax Investigates finds an increase in aggressive dog attacks
Action News Jax Investigates pulled public records and found there were 1,162 bites ranging in severity reported to Animal Control so far this year. Animal Control has reported about 830 bite calls in Duval County, about 150 in Clay, about 140 in St. Johns, and 40 bite calls in Putnam.
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