Security guard ‘severely’ beaten in head with hammer during robbery at Eastside apartment complex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries Sunday night after he was beaten in the head with a hammer during a robbery at an…

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Security guard for Franklin Arms Apartments robbed, beaten

The security guard is a man in his 50s, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A security guard for an apartment complex in Downtown Jacksonville was robbed…

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Coast Guard says ships could be in danger if buoys are hacked by cybercriminals

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX rode with the Coast Guard to learn about the buoys in the St. Johns River and what could happen to large cargo ships if cybercriminals ever…

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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee, crossing guard arrested

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee who was a school crossing guard was arrested on a “child abuse without great bodily harm” charge, according to a news release…

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Coast Guard saves 3 off sinking sailboat near St. Marys Inlet

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — The Coast Guard rescued three people after their vessel sank one mile from the St. Marys Inlet on Sunday. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received…

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Florida State Guard could get go-ahead to help Texas with immigration issues under new bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State Guard, revived by Gov. Ron DeSantis, could operate outside Florida and be called into service anytime he “deemed necessary,” under a bill approved Thursday…

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Case of security guard accused of murder raises concerns over illegal gambling sites in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For more than 10 years, the city has been fighting illegal gambling game rooms. Now, at one illegal facility, a man police said was working as a…

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Jacksonville man accused of murder was security guard who shot accused thief who ran from illegal gambling spot: JSO

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville security guard accused of murder shot a 23-year-old man after the man attacked the manager of an illegal gambling facility in Brentwood and tried to…

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One dead, two arrested after Coast Guard shoots at suspected drug boat in Caribbean Sea, USCG says

MIAMI, Fla. – One person is dead and two others were arrested after a Coast Guard airborne crew used force to stop a non-compliant boat suspected of smuggling drugs in…

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Flagler County partners with Florida State Guard for center

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Flagler County will soon be home to a large-scale regional training facility used by the Florida State Guard and other agenices. After a three-year process, the…

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