JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman was shot and killed by three Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2026, after authorities said she pulled a handgun from a bag and fired at officers, striking a patrol vehicle. The shooting occurred near Biscayne Boulevard and Mar Vic Lane in Jacksonville,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) personnel have deployed to the Florida Panhandle to assist communities recovering from Hurricane Isaias, providing search and rescue operations, emergency communications and additional support for local 911 services. According to JFRD, crews were working across storm-impacted areas just 24 hours afterContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was arrested Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, after detectives identified him as the suspect in a fatal shooting that left a man in his 40s dead along Broward Road the previous day. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) identified the suspect as Keith Carter Jr., whoContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 36-year-old Middleburg man was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he walked along a road on Jacksonville’s southwest side, waving an AR-15-style rifle at passing vehicles and threatening to shoot several people. Anthony Ryan Hagan faces six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intentContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of fragrance testers from a cosmetics store on San Jose Boulevard. Police said the theft occurred Wednesday, Sept. 2, when the woman entered the store and beganContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise during three trips to a Jacksonville hardware store have been arrested, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Hazel Bilskey, 32, and Quentin Parker, 46, were identified by investigators following a Sept. 1 theft in which policeContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville residents seeking fingerprints, public records and several other services from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office now have a new place to go. JSO opened its new Public Services Building at 450 Magnolia St. on Sept. 28, bringing several frequently used public-facing services together at one location. TheContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville patrol officer has been arrested on a domestic battery charge after an investigation found he struck a person with whom he was in a relationship multiple times, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Tuesday. Michael Schrum was arrested on one count of domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor.Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2023 killings of two men on Kylan Drive, a double murder that Jacksonville police say stemmed from a $20,000 gang-related hit. Jamaal Hameen, 31, was arrested Sept. 23 on two counts of second-degree murder and one countContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer who spent about an hour talking with a woman threatening to take her own life on a bridge has been recognized as the agency’s Police Officer of the Month. Officer Lindsey Shaw responded April 26 to a report of a woman standingContinue Reading