Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Auction Of Forfeited Property Scheduled To Take Place July 9 - 16

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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Rewarding Careers With Benefits Available

Learn More at JSO's Job Fair on June 12th On Saturday, June 12, 2021, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office will be hosting a Job Fair from ...

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Jacksonville's 63 Fallen Officers Remembered

Ahead of National Peace Officers Memorial Day on Saturday, May 15, 2021, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released a video remembering ...

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Seeking 911 Communications Officers

Benefits and paid on-the-job training are provided.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: April 11 - 17 Is National Telecommunicators Week

Each year the second full week of April is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to recognize the men and women wh ...

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: We Are Here For You!To Educate, Investigate And Help Survivors

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the men and women of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office remain committed to addressing this s ...

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Sheriff's 2021 Community Newsletter Released

Sheriff Mike Williams' annual newsletter to the community, DISPATCH, was released on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: JSO Focuses On Increasing Roadway Safety During Florida Bicycle Month

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared March as Florida Bicycle Month encouraging the use of bicycles and the importance of roadway safety.

Boxing Glove Super-Glued To Wrist, Mom Punches Student: Police

A Florida mom who claimed a single boxing glove was glued to her hand joined her daughter in an attack on a 12 year-old girl, police said.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 14th

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office would like to remind citizens that at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021, we will "spring forward" one h ...

JAX Airport To Hold Disaster Response Training For Northeast Florida Agencies

The airport will remain open during this exercise and operations will not be affected.

Police In Crises To Receive Station Dogs From K9s For Warriors

K9s For Warriors will donate dogs to police departments in Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville Beach.

Eight Arlington Residents Shot In Less Than One Week

Jacksonville officials are holding a news conference at 12:30 p.m.

Falsely Imprisoned Jacksonville Man Gets Landmark Settlement

Clifford Williams, a Jacksonville man wrongly imprisoned for 43 years for a murder he did not commit, was granted $2.15 million.

Escapee Caught In Orange Park: Report

Deputies were searching for the escapee Christmas morning near Orange Park Medical Center, according to reports.

Jacksonville City’s Fire & Rescue Department To Honor Fallen Brethren

This year’s ceremony will be held at Fire Station #1 (611 N. Liberty St. – 32202) from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Suspicious Package Deemed Safe: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Streets were temporarily blocked around a police station in Jacksonville due to an investigation, authorities said.

Baby Left In Florida Daycare Van Dies: Sheriff

Officials said the death appears to be heat-related as temperatures in Jacksonville were forecast to reach a high of 90 degrees Wednesday.

Zookeeper Doing Okay After Being Injured By Rhino

The zookeeper was injured during a routine training session Tuesday morning, the zoo said.

Search Suspended For Downed Plane Near Jacksonville

The search for the plane that went down on Thursday has been suspended, the Coast Guard announced.

Father, Son Swept Away By High Tide In Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office told reporters the father and son were fishing when the water levels rose.

Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend On Board Carnival Cruise

The Kansas man is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 53-year-old woman that happened in January, the DOJ said.

Jacksonville Mass Shooting: 3 Dead At Madden NFL Gaming Event

Three people were killed at Jacksonville Landing. A livestream of a Madden NFL 19 tournament captured the harrowing moment shots rang out.

1 Dead, 2 Injured In Shooting After Florida HS Football Game

A shooting broke out after a high school football game as the crowd was leaving the stadium in Jacksonville.

2 People Reportedly Bitten By Shark On Same Florida Beach

Both victims suffered non-life threatening injuries and the waters had reopened to the public Saturday morning.

Goodwill Store Evacuated After Grenades Donated: Report

A Goodwill store in Jacksonville had to evacuate after someone donated four grenades, a local media outlet said.

2 Florida Deputies Shot, Killed While Eating At Restaurant

Authorities say a person shot at the deputies through a restaurant window. There was no crime in progress or any disturbance.

Jury Takes Minutes To Convict Abductor Of Girl's Rape, Murder

Jurors convicted Donald Smith of abducting, raping and murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle. He could be sentenced to death.

Gas Station Clerk Credited With Saving Woman Who Mouthed 'Help'

The Kangaroo Express worker dialed 911 on Sunday when a woman sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot started mouthing "help."

Kidnapper Who Raised Newborn As Own Pleads Guilty 20 Years Later

Gloria Williams, dressed like a nurse, abducted newborn Kamiyah Mobley in Jacksonville in 1998. She pleaded guilty to kidnapping on Monday.

Orange Park Man Killed In SC Amtrak Train Crash

An Orange Park man was a conductor on an Amtrak train that hit a freight train; more than 100 people were hurt in the crash, officials said

Jacksonville IKEA: Suspicious Item Reported In Parking Lot

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is on scene.

Florida Prison Roof Tiles Fall, 5 Inmates Hospitalized: Reports

BREAKING: Local media outlets say roof tiles collapsed and injured several inmates at the Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler.

Man Threatened Mass Shooting At Florida Mosque: Feds

According to a criminal complaint, the man expressed anti-Islam sentiment and made a specific threat to "shoot up" a mosque.

One Officer, Scores Of Tickets And A Familiar Racial Disparity

C.J. Brown wrote four times as many pedestrian tickets as any other officer in Jacksonville over the last 5 years, most of them to blacks.

Racial Disparities Visible In Jacksonville Policing: ProPublica

In Jacksonville, blacks were ticketed for pedestrian violations at nearly three times the rate as whites

Former Jaguars Player Arrested In Domestic Assault

Nose tackle Roy Miller was charged with domestic battery.

El Faro Sinking: Coast Guard Report Says Captain's Errors Led To Tragedy

The 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro killed all 33 onboard.

Hurricane Irma Florida: Clay County Institutes Curfew

BREAKING: Clay County officials have instituted a curfew beginning Sunday night and ending Monday night.

Florida Executions Resume With New Drug In Mix (Video)

The lethal pharmaceutical cocktail used to execute convicted murderer Mark Asay included a new drug never before used in the U.S.