KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was fatally shot by a deputy during a roadside encounter following a request for a wellness check as 35-year-old Mathew Dupree. The shooting occurred Sept. 22 after Clay Behavioral Health Center contacted the sheriff’s office atContinue Reading
ELKTON, Fla. – A 34-year-old convicted felon has been arrested on multiple felony charges after St. Johns County investigators said they found mutilated dog remains, dead cats and evidence indicating he shot his dog several times at close range. Jake Matthew was arrested Sept. 17 following an investigation that beganContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Augustine man accused of selling fentanyl through undercover transactions and operating a private website for narcotics sales was arrested after deputies searched his home and seized drugs, 11 firearms, drug-manufacturing equipment and more than $22,000 in cash. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office saidContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies helped bring a man to safety after he threatened to jump from the Vilano Bridge while experiencing a mental health crisis. Deputies responded to the bridge Thursday, Sept. 24, after receiving a report of a person in distress at theContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 49-year-old man wanted on multiple felony charges in Brevard County was arrested Sunday evening after St. Johns County deputies stopped him during a speed enforcement operation in Nocatee. Cipriano Mendoza-Alcon was taken into custody Sept. 27 after deputies determined he did not have aContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A former Miami Dade College professor has been re-arrested on additional charges after forensic testing linked his DNA to a sexual assault kit collected during an investigation involving a 15-year-old runaway, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Tapia, 46, of Palm Coast, faces threeContinue 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
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four people have been arrested following a months-long narcotics investigation at a convenience store on Moncrief Road where Jacksonville authorities say they seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, marijuana, a handgun and more than $3,000 in cash. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said its Narcotics Unit began investigating suspected drugContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 35-year-old convicted felon already being held on a firearm charge has now been charged with murder in the May shooting death of a 28-year-old man in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Mark Mulliens, 35, is accused of killing Jarrius Brown, 28, following a fightContinue Reading