The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting on the intersection of Southside and Atlantic Boulevard. Officers found a man dead inside a vehicle when they arrived at the intersection at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night, according to police. Another man was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was takenContinue Reading
The lawyer for a man accused of resisting arrest that led to the death of a St. Johns County deputy filed a motion suggesting her client is not competent to stand trial. Virjilio Aguilar-Mendez was arrested and charged with resisting arrest with violence and felony murder after a struggle betweenContinue Reading
Sheriff T.K. Waters and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office held another crime prevention safety walk Saturday morning. Waters and dozens of officers spoke with residents about concerns they may have in the city and plans in place to make it safer. JSO officers, city councilman Reginald Gaffney Jr. and other crimeContinue Reading
More kids are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, according to a report by the American Association of Journal Diabetes Care. Researchers found that young people who are Black, Hispanic, and Native American are more likely to have a higher burden of Type 2 diabetes than White children. Parents haveContinue Reading
A motorcyclist was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a rainy Saturday afternoon crash on Interstate 95. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 39-year-old man, of Savannah, was traveling south with a 24-year-old woman, of Chicago, on I-95 at Lem Turner Road. Storms were moving across the cityContinue Reading
Multiple sources tell News4Jax that a teen was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon in the Switzerland neighborhood following the storms that came through Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Neighbors said they saw the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and paramedics were seen responding to a house on Roberts Road off State RoadContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has been blocking traffic and adding more patrol officers in the Five Points neighborhood during the weekends due to an increased nightlife scene after businesses close. Matt Kemper, owner of Taqueria Cinco, said he’s not surprised to see things become out of control after closing. “PeopleContinue Reading
A large amount of marijuana washed ashore Saturday morning on Neptune Beach near Florida Boulevard. A bystander called Neptune Beach police to alert them about a different type of “seaweed” that washed ashore. Zach West was visiting the beach with his mother when he noticed the marijuana that looked similarContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a five-hour SWAT situation ended peacefully when a 26-year-old man surrendered. It started shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday on Southside Boulevard when JSO received a call about someone discharging a firearm. When officers arrived they learned that Hernandez Carmona Antonio Alberto had threatened several people.Continue Reading
The Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew rescued two distressed men Sunday after their 16-foot boat capsized four miles away from Jekyll Island, Georgia. The Charleston Coastguard received a report through the 911 dispatch Saturday that two boaters were running late to Jekyll Harbor from Christmas Creek Marina and theirContinue Reading
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