Two Jacksonville women have been charged with violating the recently enacted Halo law, which protects first responders by requiring a 25-foot buffer zone during arrests. The incident occurred while a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer was attempting to arrest 39-year-old Erika McGriff on multiple charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer.

First Coast Crime Stoppers (FCCS) will announce on Friday a permanent increase in cash rewards for information leading to arrests in homicide cases across Northeast Florida.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed burglar who shot at a homeowner during a car break-in attempt in Murray Hill, leaving residents on edge in what they describe as a normally quiet neighborhood.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to help solve the murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Ortega River in September.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed burglar who shot at a homeowner during a car break-in attempt in Murray Hill, leaving residents on edge in what they describe as a normally quiet neighborhood.

These operations often disguise themselves under names like “internet cafes,” “adult arcades,” or “internet sweepstakes,” and sometimes have no visible signage at all, making them difficult to identify.

A fire inside an elevator shaft at the Florida Blue building is expected to shut down Riverside Avenue for about two hours, according to officials.

It’s been six months since Charles Faggart was hospitalized and later died from his injuries that occurred while in custody at the Duval County Jail, and there are still few answers behind what led to his death.

A motorcyclist died Monday night after their bike crashed with a semi-truck on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported a fatal traffic crash that happened around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday near Bulls Bay Highway.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old girl in Arlington.

The family of a 13-year-old is heartbroken after she was killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in Arlington.

A teenager died in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man died Tuesday night after he was hit by two cars on Jacksonville’s Westside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said an 18-year-old is facing a murder charge that stems from a shooting that took place in May, which left a 39-year-old man dead.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is facing a federal lawsuit for a 2022 incident where the department’s Gang Unit and its K9 are accused of violently taking down the wrong man as he left a therapy appointment.

Ahead of the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday, local advocates and law enforcement will share updated statistics at a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters.

Federal prosecutors have elicited witness testimony since the summer about the controversial death of a 31-year-old father at the Duval County jail, according to copies of nearly a dozen grand jury subpoenas The Tributary obtained through a public-records request.

The murder of Tina Heins has been solved, nearly two decades after her brother-in-law was exonerated in the crime, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday.

Open carry of a firearm is now legal in the state of Florida.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of active-duty Police Officer William “Bill” Cater, who served in the Motor Unit. Cater died Sunday after a brave battle with cancer, JSO said.

A man died Wednesday morning after he ended up pinned between the arms and body of a forklift while moving rocks, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man in his mid-40s died Wednesday morning after he was found lying on the side of the street on Lem Turner Road, police said. Investigators said his injuries were consistent with being hit by a vehicle.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the in-custody death of an inmate that happened on Sunday.

A man was killed early Tuesday after being shot multiple times by two masked suspects at a hotel’s parking lot on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a man who is believed to be responsible for shooting and killing another man last month at an apartment complex on Lake Shore Boulevard.

Randall Lockwood from the Southside reached out to us, upset about people littering in his neighborhood.

Jacksonville police responded to a shooting around 10:15 p.m. on Heritage Lake Drive near the 900 block. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported a fatal traffic crash that occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Phillips Highway near the 4300 block. A man in his late 20s was struck by a GMC Yukon while attempting to cross the highway eastbound.

Jacksonville police officers and firefighters squared off in 11 boxing matches at UNF Arena for the annual Guns N' Hoses charity event, which has raised over $2 million in 26 years.

A man was struck and killed on Friday night after he “darted across” the path of two Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office SUVs that were headed to the Mandarin High School football game to help with security, police said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an 8-year-old boy last seen on Adams Lake Boulevard off Normandy Boulevard on Friday around 12:30 p.m.

A man was killed, three other adults were injured and a child narrowly escaped harm when a shooter fired into their vehicle on I-10 eastbound near the I-95 split, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said late Thursday night that a woman died after she was hit by a pickup truck while attempting to cross over Kings Avenue.

Multiple lanes at the I-10/I-95 split were shut down for hours overnight as officers conducted a shooting investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The State Attorney’s Office said on Thursday that the FBI has taken over the investigation into the death of Charles Faggart, 31, who died three days after an “incident” at the Duval County jail left him in critical condition in April.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will hold a news conference Thursday morning at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters.

A man who was asleep in bed last night was shot in the leg when police say a gunman in an SUV stopped outside the home and fired more than 10 shots at the house.

Video captured by a News4JAX photographer showed two Blackhawk helicopters hovering over VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena before law enforcement agents can be seen rappelling from a rope down to the roof of a nearby building.

An Arlington woman said she heard dozens of gunshots and found blood in her backyard after a shootout between two vehicles that left a teenager injured early Wednesday morning.

A teenager was wounded early Wednesday morning when he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between two vehicles in the Arlington area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A 24-year-old man is facing an attempted murder charge after the man he shot, who was his girlfriend’s father, died a little over one week ago, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that a recent decision by the First District Court of Appeals that deemed the state’s open-carry ban unconstitutional and incompatible with the Second Amendment is binding on all Florida’s trial courts.

A motorcyclist died Sunday night in a crash at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old at an apartment complex on the Westside turned himself in on Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office needs help identifying a girl wandering alone on Anders Boulevard and Eve Drive on Saturday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released footage of an officer-involved shooting. It began at Dutton Island Preserve with a rifle incident and ended fatally at Dutton Island Road and Mayport Road.

Open carry isn’t yet legal in Florida, but multiple Northeast Florida sheriffs said they won’t arrest people solely for openly carrying a firearm after an appeals court found the state’s open carry ban unconstitutional.

A grieving Jacksonville mother is calling for justice after her teenage son, known as a bright light in his community, was shot and killed outside their apartment late last month.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is the latest law enforcement agency in Northeast Florida to instruct its officers not to enforce Florida’s open carry ban.

A man died Wednesday night following a shooting near Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in downtown Jacksonville on Tuesday night after he stopped to give someone money, was asked to give more, and was shot when he refused.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for a 69-year-old man who they say left his independent living facility on Jacksonville’s Westside around noon on Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a viral video showed a confrontation between self-proclaimed “Predator Poachers” and law enforcement over the handling of an alleged online predator case.

The attorneys for Will McNeil Jr., the man at the center of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that went viral and prompted outrage and investigation, are calling for a United States Department of Justice investigation.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal beating of an unidentified man found unresponsive inside a residence in the 900 block of Spearing Street.

A 21-year-old who was charged in a 7-year-old’s murder case was arrested and charged for a second murder case, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man died Friday morning after he was shot multiple times in the Brentwood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a 49-year-old man died on Thursday night after his mini-bike crashed into the back of a box truck on the city’s Northside.

An advocacy group is demanding accountability from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the creation of a civilian oversight board after an officer fatally shot Brian Gillis during a mental health crisis.

A robbery suspect already in custody was charged with murder after his accomplice was shot and killed in 2015, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Justin Golden, the man accused of running over and killing 8-month-old Pablo Golden's arraignment was delayed due to new discovery of evidence.

JSO shared a video on social media of the case from a few weeks ago, where a 5-year-old boy named William wandered away from home and made his way to Chick-fil-A on his own.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced a 76-year-old woman with dementia has been found safe.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released on Friday body camera footage showing an officer killing a knife-wielding man who was suspected of arson amid a mental health episode earlier this month.

News4JAX is launching “Justice 4 All,” a new community initiative resulting from a longstanding partnership between WJXT and local law enforcement agencies.

The fourth and final suspect, who was connected to a deadly shooting that occurred at a Westside game room last year, has been arrested, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Two people who were at a fitness center in Atlantic Beach on Monday evening recalled the chaotic scene that ended in a deadly officer-involved shooting involving the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of his mother on Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man died Monday night after he was shot by nine officers following a tense and chaotic series of events that began at a boat ramp in Atlantic Beach, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man was arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was found dead inside a home in the Hogan’s Creek area on Friday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday for the fatal shooting of a man in Murray Hill back in April, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling north near San Pablo Road South, south of San Pablo Parkway early Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a woman died at a local hospital on Friday, one week after she was involved in an altercation with a cellmate.

Two of the six people charged in the deadly shooting of Jacksonville 7-year-old Breon Allen Jr. in January have entered guilty pleas in the case.

A person was found dead in a home Friday morning on the Westside after an “altercation,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homeward Bound program has helped at least 400 homeless people return to their families since it began in October 2024.

A Duval County woman who had been missing from her Maxville home since Sunday evening was found alive on Wednesday morning with a program that uses clues to create a specific search area for first responders.

A Duval County woman who had been missing from her Maxville home since Sunday evening was found alive on Wednesday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced in a news conference.

The husband of a woman who was found safe Wednesday after being missing for days was arrested on charges not related to her disappearance, according to Duval County jail records.

A man died Thursday evening after he was shot at an apartment complex on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Duval County woman has been missing for two days, and her family is begging for answers.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it believes a missing woman, who was last seen at her home on Sunday evening, may be in danger and is asking for the community’s help to determine if she is safe.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of Kenneth “Kenny” Mobley Jr. outside a Jacksonville restaurant, bringing a measure of relief to the victim’s grieving family.

After the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) on Wednesday released a 16-page investigative report revealing new details surrounding the arrest of William McNeil Jr., Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to questions raised by the report.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle at the intersection of Broad Street and Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville.

JSO and District 1 community members came together for a monthly crime prevention walk to promote safety, build relationships and address neighborhood concerns

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tactical and narcotics units on Thursday afternoon executed simultaneous raids on two suspected houses on the city’s Westside that were the focus of an ongoing drug investigation.

Almost one month after a woman lost her life following a hit-and-run on Jacksonville’s Northside, police say they have arrested one suspect, but are still working to identify the victim.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it recently arrested four people after detectives linked them to illegal activity involving the sale of drugs and a warehouse on the city’s Westside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a young teenager died on Thursday afternoon after being hit by a pickup truck while walking across a street on Jacksonville’s Northside.

Civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump and Harry Daniels are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to get involved in the investigation of the man at the center of a viral traffic stop video that shows a Jacksonville police officer striking his face before pulling him from his vehicle.

The State Attorney’s Office (SAO) on Wednesday released a 60-page investigative report revealing new details surrounding the arrest of William McNeil Jr., the man whose controversial confrontation with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that was captured on video drew national attention.

A portion of Buckman Street from East 24th Street to East 27th Street is blocked off due to an officer-involved shooting, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Tuesday for drivers because of a spike in deadly motorcycle crashes in 2025.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and his staff concluded their six-district tour at First Baptist Church downtown, where District 1 residents submitted questions about the agency’s investigative processes and community trends.

A man died in the Duval County Jail on Saturday, two days after he was found unresponsive in his cell, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 16-year-old on Monday after his 7-year-old brother accidentally shot himself less than one week ago with a gun that had been in his older brother’s bedroom.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for 76-year-old Miguel Torres.

Jacksonville police responded early Sunday morning to a shooting at the Sunoco gas station located at 1393 Kings Road. Officers arrived around 6:10 a.m. to find two victims with gunshot wounds. A third victim later flagged down officers nearby.