FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – The owner of a Fernandina Beach automotive shop has been arrested on warrants from another Florida county as Nassau County authorities work to reunite customers with nearly two dozen vehicles left at a property used by the business. Michael Lawrence Jacobsen, 68, owner of All ProContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 24-year-old man accused of fleeing after causing a fiery Jacksonville crash that killed a 27-year-old woman has been arrested after an eight-month search, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Alexander Rivera-Russo was taken into custody at a home in the Oakleaf area of Clay County withContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old man is facing multiple lewd exhibition charges after investigators say he exposed himself and touched himself inappropriately in front of two young girls in Clay County. Marckens Delmont was arrested on three counts of lewd exhibition involving two minor victims, according to the ClayContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A 20-year-old man wanted for probation violations was arrested by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit after investigators learned he had repeatedly traveled to Georgia and was allegedly posting photos of himself with firearms despite being prohibited from possessing them. Kennari Satrell Brown was takenContinue Reading
MULBERRY, Fla. – A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a 77-year-old woman was sexually assaulted, choked and dragged back into her Mulberry home when she tried to escape early Saturday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Axel Antonio Espinal Herrera was arrested after detectives canvassing the victim’sContinue Reading
Several Northeast Florida law enforcement agencies are discontinuing the use of automated license plate readers following a Florida Department of Transportation directive and growing concerns over privacy, data sharing and government oversight of the technology. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced theyContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. — A 22-year-old Palatka woman has been arrested on felony child neglect charges following a monthslong investigation into the death of her 11-month-old child and a separate juvenile drug overdose occurring in her care, Putnam County authorities announced. Diamond Bryant, 22, was taken into custody after detectives withContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla – Twelve men have been arrested and two additional suspects remain under active investigation following “Operation Firewall,” a four-day undercover sting targeting online child predators, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced. The operation, conducted from July 15 to July 18 by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)Continue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County contractor has been arrested after investigators say he accepted thousands of dollars for home improvement work that was never completed and performed contracting work without the required certification. Jack Edwin Harris, 38, was arrested Monday, Aug. 24, and charged with Organized Fraud and EngagingContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Five people were arrested during a two-day retail theft enforcement operation in northern St. Johns County that targeted suspected thefts at several major retailers. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit conducted the operation in partnership with the Florida Department of Law EnforcementContinue Reading