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Three individuals were arrested Tuesday evening, May 27, following a disturbance during a Jacksonville City Council meeting. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), council leadership requested officers remove a group of individuals who were disrupting the meeting. Several people refused to comply with the order to leave the councilContinue Reading

David Dwayne Martin

A 44-year-old man, Harley Van Leer, died Sunday after being shot in Newberry, and a 19-year-old suspect, 19-year-old David Dwayne Martin Jr., has been arrested after confessing to the shooting. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Combined Communications Center received multiple 911 calls at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 27,Continue Reading

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On the evening of Sunday, May 26, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., St. Johns County firefighters responded to a structure fire in the area of 100 Log Spring Way. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy fire conditions originating from the garage, with flames extending into the attic of the residence. FirefightersContinue Reading

Elmer Sanchez Bautista

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has announced the arrest of Elmer Sanchez Bautista, 22, of Leesburg, on five counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This arrest is part of FDLE’s statewide initiative to identify and apprehend individuals involved in targeting children and sharing CSAM files.Continue Reading

Shulan Zhang

The Neptune Beach Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, in collaboration with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit, conducted a prostitution investigation at Serenity Spa, located at 1475 Atlantic Blvd., resulting in an arrest. Shulan Zhang was arrested for one misdemeanor count of Offer, Commit or Engage in Prostitution – 2ndContinue Reading