The young woman who was almost taken during an attempted kidnapping outside a St. Augustine business said the fear of possibly losing her job was the primary reason for her decision to spring into action and try to stop the robbery attempt.

Two days after releasing surveillance video showing a robbery suspect attempting to force a woman into a pickup truck outside of a smoke shop in St. Augustine, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office sat down with the victim, allowing her to share her side of the traumatic event.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was found dead on Wednesday evening after she was reported missing earlier in the day.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video of a robbery suspect trying to force a woman into a pickup truck outside a business in St. Augustine.

In St. Johns County, e-bike incidents have skyrocketed, with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office reporting 20 cases in just the first five months of 2025 compared to only eight incidents throughout all of 2024.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating reports of tire spikes near a bicycle path in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville FBI chapter are continuing their investigation of a robbery at an Ameris Bank in St. Augustine on April 9.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating reports of tire spikes near a bicycle path in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at an Ameris Bank in St. Augustine just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

A St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office employee, who posted a controversial comment on a social media site, has been demoted and reassigned within the department, according to the internal affairs investigation report.

A chase across multiple Florida counties ended in the safe return of a kidnapped mother and her two small children. Michael Anthony McNeal, 36, was arrested in connection to the alleged kidnapping.

On February 4, a routine flight turned into a rescue mission for two St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office helicopter pilots.

A St. Johns County deputy was placed on administrative leave after a controversial public comment on a social media site sparked an internal investigation, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

A 50-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested in connection to a series of home appliance thefts from construction sites in Flagler and St. Johns counties.

Following numerous emails and social media questions from the community, News4JAX reached out to law enforcement agencies over questions of local immigration raids.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of being the driver involved in the Flagler Estates hit-and-run incident that left a middle school student critically injured.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating a bomb threat directed toward a Publix at Sawgrass Village Monday morning.

A woman brought a baby to a St. Johns County fire station Friday afternoon after she found the newborn inside a box on the side of a road, according to the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department.

A 12-year-old Sebastian Middle School student was arrested on felony charges following an investigation with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office about threats made to conduct a school shooting.

A man and his dog were severely injured after being attacked by five unleashed dogs last week in Ponte Vedra Beach, near Turtle Shores, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

An attempted traffic stop on a suspected impaired driver on State Road 207 led to a deputy shooting the driver who was later arrested Friday night, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, Mayor Donna Deegan and K9s For Warriors are set to hold a joint press conference Tuesday morning recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month.

A veteran St. Johns County sheriff’s deputy is recovering after getting hit by a minibus during a traffic stop last week, leaving him with a broken hand and injured shoulder. Now he’s preaching a valuable lesson about Florida’s Move Over Law, which he says the driver who hit him violated.

A 6-year-old was killed Monday in St. Johns County after a hit-and-run incident, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Three juveniles at a St. Augustine movie theater are accused of igniting fireworks Saturday, causing the theater to be evacuated, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

A new public safety program connects the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office with resident's surveillance cameras.

Two South Florida men, suspected of stealing mail, were arrested in St. Johns County Thursday. An investigation by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office along with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service resulted in the arrests after the men were spotted in the Julington Creek area of St. Johns County.

When the body of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found in the evening on Mother's Day in 2021, a worrisome search for a missing teen became a shocking murder case that rocked a family and a community.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving an infant in a pool Saturday afternoon.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of what is believed to be fentanyl inside an Elkton elementary school.

Investigators said thieves got away with two firearms, which were recovered following a pursuit with a stolen vehicle. The Sheriff's Office said the St. Augustine Police Department located a Dodge Journey reported stolen from Clay County. The Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Aneudy Ramon Gutierrez, 18 and Josiah Luis Martinez, 18, both of Jacksonville (pictured above). Around the same time, the Sheriff's Office said it began receiving phone calls about numerous car burglaries in the Southeast District. The sheriff's office posted this on Facebook:SJSO cannot stress enough to everyone to please remove valuables and lock your vehicles.