JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two people, including a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man, were killed and 11 others were injured in two unrelated shootings at Halloween parties early Sunday morning, November 1, 2026, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shootings occurred about two hours apart, one outside a HalloweenContinue Reading
The DOJ picked the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for its Model Cities Initiative, one of four agencies sharing a federal commitment of nearly $300 million.Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives have charged a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man at a motel on Golfair Boulevard in May 2026, following a five-month investigation. Dequan McDonald, 21, was identified as the second gunman in the May 29 shooting death ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released details and video from an October 11, 2026, officer-involved shooting that left a 34-year-old woman dead after police say she pulled a handgun from her bag and fired at officers, striking a patrol vehicle. The woman, identified as Chau Duncan, 34,Continue Reading
Jacksonville bicyclist and pedestrian safety enforcement starts November 3 in Duval County and runs through May 2027 as 33 fatal crashes hit this year.Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A 43-year-old Jacksonville Beach woman was arrested on multiple drug charges, including methamphetamine trafficking and selling cocaine near a park, following a two-month narcotics investigation by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Chinese Ebony Arethia McKoy, 43, was taken into custody Thursday, October 22, 2026, after detectivesContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Four men accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from Jacksonville stores have been arrested following separate investigations by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), including one suspect who had been wanted since January. The suspects, identified as Latif Haneef, 57; Reginald Rose, 69; Roderick Higgins, 25;Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 45-year-old Jacksonville man accused of stealing approximately $58,000 worth of copper wiring from cell towers and electrical facilities across the city was arrested following an investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jack James Depetris, 45, was arrested Friday, September 25, on multiple charges of burglary, grandContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 24-year-old Jacksonville man already jailed on a firearm charge has been arrested in connection with a January shooting that killed a 45-year-old man on 103rd Street, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). Dominque Alexander, 24, was charged Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with murder, four countsContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eight men, ranging in age from 28 to 72, were arrested during a one-day undercover operation at Beach and Peach Urban Park in Jacksonville’s Southside Estates area after police received multiple complaints about alleged illegal sexual activity in the public park. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) saidContinue Reading