A 31-year-old man has been arrested following the accidental shooting death of his toddler son, who gained access to an unsecured firearm at a home on Calvary Drive on the city’s Westside. On April 20, patrol officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a child withContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released initial details and video footage related to an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025, on Sandalwood Boulevard. The shooting resulted in the injury of 51-year-old Andreas Wetzel. According to investigators, a 911 caller reported that Wetzel was armed with aContinue Reading
In December 2024, Jacksonville police officers responded to a burglary in progress and seized a significant amount of drugs, guns, cash, and jewelry from a home off Girvin Road. Sean Reed, 25, was arrested at that time. Last week, following a tip about illegal drug activity at a home nearContinue Reading
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying four women who allegedly stole over $1,100 worth of merchandise from a department store on Atlantic Blvd last week. According to police, the women filled shopping carts and loaded their arms with items before walking out of the store without paying.Continue Reading
A 23-year-old man, Sergio Espada, has been charged with Murder in connection to the death of 22-year-old Killian Barnette, who was fatally shot on New Kings Road earlier this month. On Friday, April 18, patrol officers responded to a call about a person shot in the Lincoln Villa area. TheyContinue Reading
A 41-year-old man, Warren Abernathy, has been charged with murder in connection to the death of 49-year-old Kristie Lee Murray, whose body was found in the Marietta area of Jacksonville in July 2024. On July 6, 2024, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) responded to a call on Pickettville Road whereContinue Reading
The quick actions of more than a dozen Good Samaritans potentially saved a mother and two young children from serious harm outside a Department of Motor Vehicles on North Main Street on March 12th. Witnesses reported seeing a man driving away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried toContinue Reading
A long-term narcotics investigation has resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the seizure of a large quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms at a motel on Harts Road. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Street Level Narcotics team executed search warrants on five rooms at the motel following two separateContinue Reading
Following a months-long investigation that began with a tip about a suspected drug house on Gate Run Road, nine individuals are facing criminal charges for their involvement in a large-scale drug operation in the Arlington area. Street Level Narcotics detectives conducted a thorough investigation that led to multiple arrests andContinue Reading
Following a detailed investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Special Assault Unit detectives arrested 64-year-old Julius Fagge III on April 17, 2025, in connection with multiple allegations of child sexual abuse that occurred in the 1990s. Fagge’s arrest follows his apprehension in February by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO)Continue Reading