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WEATHER ALERT

12 advisories in effect for 12 regions in the area

SHERIFF WATERS


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‘Want to make sure we’re accountable’: Sheriff Waters wraps up town hall series, pledges focus on traffic, transparency

Read full article: ‘Want to make sure we’re accountable’: Sheriff Waters wraps up town hall series, pledges focus on traffic, transparency

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.

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Black-led activist group calls for SAO to reopen criminal investigation into officers involved in viral traffic stop

Read full article: Black-led activist group calls for SAO to reopen criminal investigation into officers involved in viral traffic stop

A Black-led Jacksonville grassroots organization that says it was created to fight for justice and liberation is calling for the State Attorney’s Office to reopen its investigation into the police officers involved in the viral February traffic stop of Will McNeil Jr.

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JSO to host town hall in District 3: Baymeadows, UNF, San Pablo, eTown

Read full article: JSO to host town hall in District 3: Baymeadows, UNF, San Pablo, eTown

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is hosting a town hall in District Four on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at First Coast Baptist Church.

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Jacksonville sheriff lays out plans for future of jail, JSO headquarters at first town hall meeting

Read full article: Jacksonville sheriff lays out plans for future of jail, JSO headquarters at first town hall meeting

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters hit the ground running at his first town hall meeting to address the community.

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Unsolicited proposal suggested Northside as possible new jail location. But city still moving forward with open-bidding

Read full article: Unsolicited proposal suggested Northside as possible new jail location. But city still moving forward with open-bidding

As Jacksonville continues to explore options for building a new Duval County Jail, Sheriff T.K. Waters shared his thoughts on the process and potential locations.

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Former FBI agent shares why JSO might have called on federal investigators to look into inmate death

Read full article: Former FBI agent shares why JSO might have called on federal investigators to look into inmate death

Following Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters’ request to the Jacksonville Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to help investigate an incident that left an inmate dead and resulted in nine Duval County jail officers being removed from their positions, a former FBI agent gave more insight into how the agency could help in the investigation.

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Jacksonville woman writes message for Sheriff Waters on the street about getting speed bumps in her neighborhood

Read full article: Jacksonville woman writes message for Sheriff Waters on the street about getting speed bumps in her neighborhood

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and dozens of other officers walked through the Cedar Hills neighborhood, but one woman wrote a message in chalk on the street for the sheriff.

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters among law enforcement officers appointed to DeSantis' newly created immigration council

Read full article: Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters among law enforcement officers appointed to DeSantis' newly created immigration council

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez has appointed Duval County Sheriff T.K. Waters to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council, citing his lengthy career as a law enforcement officer and “robust community outreach and engagement.”

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JSO announces expansion of gang unit, says it will help better ‘identify, monitor and arrest violent offenders’

Read full article: JSO announces expansion of gang unit, says it will help better ‘identify, monitor and arrest violent offenders’

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday the expansion of its Gang Investigations Unit which is in charge of investigating, tracking and coordinating the response to gang-related incidents.

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City leaders weigh in on racist banner flown over downtown amid controversy over Deegan’s immigration comments

Read full article: City leaders weigh in on racist banner flown over downtown amid controversy over Deegan’s immigration comments

A day after Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to Mayor Donna Deegan‘s controversial comments about former President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policy, a racist banner flew over downtown taking aim at the sheriff.

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Northside residents voice concerns, interact with police at crime prevention walk

Read full article: Northside residents voice concerns, interact with police at crime prevention walk

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, community groups and residents took part in another Neighborhood Crime Prevention Walk Saturday morning.

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‘She understands the needs’: Jacksonville sheriff prepares for mayor’s budget presentation

Read full article: ‘She understands the needs’: Jacksonville sheriff prepares for mayor’s budget presentation

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is calling for more police officers as Mayor Donna Deegan gets ready to present her budget to the city council on July 15.

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After back-and-forth, ICARE says it met with Sheriff Waters to talk about violent crime in Jacksonville

Read full article: After back-and-forth, ICARE says it met with Sheriff Waters to talk about violent crime in Jacksonville

A Jacksonville community group of faith leaders — “ICARE” — held a prayer vigil Monday to end violence in the city.

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Ex-JSO officer accused of inappropriate relationship with teen put on house arrest by federal judge, can’t use internet

Read full article: Ex-JSO officer accused of inappropriate relationship with teen put on house arrest by federal judge, can’t use internet

Former Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Josue Garriga III is expected in federal court Wednesday to find out if he’ll stay behind bars.

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Sheriff Waters declines to participate in ICARE events, says they lack ‘constructive conversation’

Read full article: Sheriff Waters declines to participate in ICARE events, says they lack ‘constructive conversation’

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters has responded to ICARE’s demands for him to do more to decrease homicides in Jacksonville.

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Local group demands Sheriff T.K. Waters do more to bring homicides down, says city needs ‘hope and hammer approach’

Read full article: Local group demands Sheriff T.K. Waters do more to bring homicides down, says city needs ‘hope and hammer approach’

Local leaders with ICARE gathered outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Monday hoping to find a new solution to end violent crime in the city.

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters hits the streets to talk one-on-one with Westside residents

Read full article: Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters hits the streets to talk one-on-one with Westside residents

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and his staff strolled through Jacksonville’s Westside Saturday morning to talk one-on-one with residents.

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City leaders push back after Jacksonville sheriff accuses some of having selective outrage when it comes to gun violence

Read full article: City leaders push back after Jacksonville sheriff accuses some of having selective outrage when it comes to gun violence

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters came out with strong statements during a news conference on Wednesday in the wake of a surge of shootings and child deaths. The sheriff asked where the leaders were and accused some of having selective outrage.

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Video shows New Town triple murderer visit nearby Family Dollar, EWU campus before shooting

Read full article: Video shows New Town triple murderer visit nearby Family Dollar, EWU campus before shooting

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is holding another news conference Monday to provide an update on the deadly shooting that killed three people.

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A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself

Read full article: A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself

Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store was racially motivated and hated Black people.

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Sheriff T.K. Waters to present vision for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office future

Read full article: Sheriff T.K. Waters to present vision for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office future

Sheriff T.K. Waters is hosting a town hall Wednesday to explain how he plans to spend the nearly $600 million outlined for his department in the city's nearly $1.7 billion budget.

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announces “Unsolved Crimes Database” page

Read full article: Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announces “Unsolved Crimes Database” page

Sheriff T.K. Waters is sharing his plan to help solve more crimes in Jacksonville, by partnering with members of the community

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Duval jail healthcare provider accused after death of former inmate says it ‘delivered quality medical care’

Read full article: Duval jail healthcare provider accused after death of former inmate says it ‘delivered quality medical care’

For the first time since it was accused of failing to provide an inmate his essential medication — which his family says led to his death — News4JAX heard from the company that provides healthcare at the Duval County jail.

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JSO recognizes officers during annual awards ceremony

Read full article: JSO recognizes officers during annual awards ceremony

The event recognized JSO employees and certificates were distributed to those going above and beyond.

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‘Brilliant group of leaders’: Mayor-elect Deegan names bipartisan transition team

Read full article: ‘Brilliant group of leaders’: Mayor-elect Deegan names bipartisan transition team

Jacksonville mayor-elect Donna Deegan on Thursday held her first news conference in City Hall to announce her six-person, bipartisan transition team.

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I-TEAM: Jacksonville violent crime numbers dip as police go after specific ‘trigger pullers’

Read full article: I-TEAM: Jacksonville violent crime numbers dip as police go after specific ‘trigger pullers’

Violent crime numbers in Jacksonville appear to be dropping in some instances, compared to numbers at the same time last year, News4JAX records show.

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Jacksonville shootings are down 32% compared to this timelast year. How to keep crime rates down, according to advocates

Read full article: Jacksonville shootings are down 32% compared to this timelast year. How to keep crime rates down, according to advocates

Four recent operations by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have pulled huge amounts of drugs and the people accused of selling them off the streets.

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Guns, drugs, gangs: An inside look at how these police officers are addressing violent crime

Read full article: Guns, drugs, gangs: An inside look at how these police officers are addressing violent crime

Fighting violent crime with aggressive tactics, advanced technology and inter-agency information sharing, strategies with one law enforcement department are netting large numbers of arrests and case leads.

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Guns, Drugs & Gangs: An inside look at how Jacksonville police address violent crime

Read full article: Guns, Drugs & Gangs: An inside look at how Jacksonville police address violent crime

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters believes high-tech, targeted crime fighting will help decrease violence as the city struggles with a high number of shootings and homicides. In January, JSO allowed the I-TEAM to spend several days and nights with special units attached to the project.

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