FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida – Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies safely resolved a series of escalating incidents involving a Palm Coast man in what authorities described as a severe mental health crisis, taking him into custody without force after he briefly pointed what appeared to be a handgun at deputies. TheContinue Reading
Alachua, FL – A 76-year-old man identified as a golf instructor and part-owner of Turkey Creek Golf Course has been arrested on felony charges after two female high school students reported being groped and inappropriately touched during an unsolicited “lesson” at the facility last summer. John W. Stevens, 76, ofContinue Reading
DUVAL COUNTY, Florida – A 32-year-old woman was arrested January 30 after license plate recognition technology alerted Neptune Beach police to a vehicle reported stolen out of West Virginia, authorities said. At approximately 1:28 p.m., the automated system notified officers that the stolen vehicle was traveling within the department’s jurisdiction.Continue Reading
DUVAL COUNTY, Florida – A jury has found 21-year-old Calvin Ezekiel Mapson guilty of Manslaughter with a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent Found to Have Committed a Felony Act in connection with a fatal shooting at a Jacksonville gas station, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced.Continue Reading
DUVAL COUNTY, Florida – A Jacksonville jury has found 52-year-old Benjamin John Parsons guilty of Aggravated Stalking, Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, and Violation of an Injunction Against Stalking, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. Parsons now faces up to 10 years in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will beContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Four teenagers are facing felony charges after police say they ambushed a man during an armed robbery that ended in a shootout in Jacksonville’s Norwood area. Just before midnight on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Jacksonville District 1 patrol officers responded to a reported armed robbery with aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A 2-year-old boy who was pulled from the water unresponsive in Jacksonville’s Cisco Gardens area is recovering and has reunited with the firefighters who helped save his life. On February 3, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department B-shift crews from Stations 53, 33 and 36 responded to PritchardContinue Reading
OCALA, Florida – A 34-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter were found shot to death inside their Ocala condominium Tuesday night, and the woman’s estranged husband later died by suicide during a traffic stop in Georgia, authorities said. Ocala Police responded at approximately 9:16 p.m. February 10 to Marion SpringsContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Texas – A man suspected of driving a stolen vehicle was shot and killed by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers late Tuesday night after he allegedly pulled a handgun during a foot chase on Kaleel Road, Sheriff T.K. Waters said. The shooting occurred around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Special Assault Unit have arrested two adults following a months-long investigation into allegations that a 14-year-old was taken to a gentlemen’s club and provided alcohol. According to JSO, the investigation began after detectives received a social media video showing the teenContinue Reading