JSO officers disciplined for strip-searching man during arrest in 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers have been disciplined for an incident where a 45-year-old man was strip-searched during an arrest on Phillips Highway in 2022. According to…
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Jacksonville sheriff says body cam footage refutes woman’s claims of poor treatment by officers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Wednesday took aim at a local pastor and a Jacksonville woman who claimed that she was treated poorly by officers following a…
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Fernandina Beach working to add police officers, firefighters
City leaders say current staffing shortages can force firefighters and police officers to work grueling 72-hour shifts. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The Fernandina Beach fire and police departments are always…
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Officers respond to 10-week-old girl found unresponsive in home
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 10-week-old child is dead after what appears to be a case of co-sleeping, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. At about 3:22 p.m., patrol officers responded…
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Jacksonville sergeant honored one year after saving fellow officer’s life
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – They were strangers until fate brought them together exactly one year ago. Now, a friendship between a Jacksonville police sergeant and a patrol officer is forever made…
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How could Jacksonville officer’s arrest impact other cases?
Christopher Barr is accused of using police databases to give information to criminals who the sheriff says there’s a “strong possibility” are related to gangs. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The arrest…
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Meet the first Black officers to walk the streets of Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first Black officers in Jacksonville, Florida were hired on July 16, 1950. The men were officers Henry Harley, Edward Hickson, Alvin James, Beamon Kendall, Marion Massey,…
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Clay County Sheriff’s officers looking for missing juvenile
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing juvenile who ran away Thursday from her Middleburg home. As of Monday morning, law enforcement still…
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2 dead, 2 Palm Bay officers wounded in shootout after domestic disturbance
Two people were killed and two Palm Bay officers were wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting following a domestic incident, police said. WKMG reports Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello…
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2 off-duty JSO officers plead no contest in separate DUI cases in St. Johns County
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two off-duty officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who were charged with DUI-related traffic violations in St. Johns County have pleaded no contest to reckless driving, court…
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