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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is set to hold a news conference to discuss a large-scale operation that led to multiple arrests and citations involving suspected street racers.

A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police officer, who pleaded guilty to two counts of offenses against computer users, was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday.

Justin Knight died at the hospital, but Knight’s family and friends wanted to know more about what happened to him while he was in JSO custody before he was taken to the hospital. They believe details are missing.

Last week, firefighters announced they could get a hefty pay hike if their new contract is approved. And police are heading in the same direction.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters will discuss the recent arrest of a JSO police officer Monday at noon.

Violent crime in Jacksonville has dropped this year compared to the same time frame last year, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for millions more to help keep you safe.

A road rage incident last month led to a high-speed, 40-mile police chase across Jacksonville that ended with an officer shooting the driver, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A concerned family member, Jacksonville police and dispatchers are being praised for the roles they played in keeping a mother and her four children safe.

Jacksonville law enforcement agencies practiced active shooter drills at Ed White High School on Wednesday.

The murder of Timothy Dixon launched a nearly two-year investigation that resulted in the arrest of 17-year-old Shane Payne Jr.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters will hold a press briefing Monday at noon to discuss multiple arrests involving internet crimes against children.

A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of murder in connection with a shooting that killed a 26-year-old man in 2023 on Philips Highway, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A teen and an adult were shot at an apartment complex in Oakleaf, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple stabbings inside a house on Stapleton Drive in the Oakleaf area Thursday afternoon.

The Greater Refuge Temple storage building has been burglarized four times this year.

A city committee has filed its final report on what needs to happen to move the county jail out of downtown and build a new, $1 billion campus-style facility somewhere in Duval County.

A 31-year-old man has been accused in the death of a 20-year-old Jacksonville woman, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 32-year-old woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Lakeshore area, next to Fairfax, early Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff T.K. Waters and dozens of other Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office members participated in the Neighborhood Crime Prevention Walk in the Southside, Mandarin and Nocatee areas Saturday morning.

A woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Lakeshore area early Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Just after 17 people were arrested after protesting on the University of North Florida’s campus, the campus is much quieter than Thursday night.

The University of North Florida said university police officers arrested a total of 16 people Thursday night after they refused to leave campus during a pro-Palestine rally.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters held a news conference Thursday to announce multiple drug and gun arrests on the city’s Westside following a recent search warrant.

A 60-year-old retiree from Putnam County and his wife are in jail, accused of stealing more than $1200 from the Navy Exchange.

Loved ones gathered to remember a motorcyclist who died after striking two SUVs in the 8000 block of Southside Boulevard.

A motorcyclist in his mid-30s died after striking two SUVs in the 8000 block of Southside Boulevard on Saturday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Mayo Clinic and UF Health, will participate in two “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” events Saturday.

“I didn’t think I’d get this far.” Those were the sentiments of Officer Malik Daricaud after he stood up and took his first steps out of rehab.

A motorcyclist in his early 20s died after crashing into a concrete utility pole in the 9500 block of San Jose Boulevard at around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office hosted the local Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise money for Special Olympics Florida.

An officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office resigned after he was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Saturday.

A woman was found shot to death at an apartment complex in the Arlington area on Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man whose arrest sparked outrage online and raised questions about the use of force policy at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has pleaded guilty to one charge of resisting police without violence, a misdemeanor.

Amateur fighters from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department face off for charity in the 25th annual Jax Guns N’ Hoses boxing event.

A man will serve life behind bars for the death of 1-year-old Elijah Jackson.

Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer Josue’ Garriga III has been charged with the federal crime of using a cell phone/internet to coerce a minor.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released two video clips from the perspective of body cam footage taken during an officer-involved shooting incident in San Marco nearly three weeks ago.

If you plan to attend Thursday’s River Jams concert in downtown Jacksonville, you will likely see an increase in Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers in every direction.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.

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.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters has responded to ICARE’s demands for him to do more to decrease homicides in Jacksonville.

Two men have been arrested and accused of murder following the shooting death of a man in the Longbranch neighborhood in 2022.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a corrections officer has been arrested and accused of misdemeanor battery and official misconduct.

A 13-year-old boy died after he was hit by an SUV Wednesday morning in the Grand Park area, his stepmother told News4JAX.

Dozens of police officers and Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters spent Saturday afternoon with residents in the North Creek neighborhood for a community walk.

A 13-year-old boy was hit by an SUV and transported to a hospital with critical injuries Wednesday morning in the Grand Park area.

A 21-year-old man was arrested and accused of murder following a deadly shooting Wednesday night on Jacksonville’s Westside.

Multiple groups are set to rally on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday evening to call on the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to get rid of the department’s gang unit.

On March 30, officers responded to a vehicle burglary report on Heckscher Drive where two male suspects forcibly entered the victim’s vehicle and stole $600 in cash and credit cards, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 13-year-old boy was taken to a hospital with critical injuries Wednesday morning after an SUV hit him at the intersection of Division Street and Kings Road in the Grand Park area.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is continuing its push to crack down on dangerous street racing in Jacksonville streets.

Four young people were arrested and accused in the shooting death of a 30-year-old Jacksonville man who was shot last year in the Woodstock neighborhood.

The move of Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to the Florida Blue building could begin in a few months. It still needs approval but some JSO detectives have been seen moving to the building on Riverside Avenue.

A new crime-fighting tool in Jacksonville is solving crimes all over the city and you can be a part of helping with it.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Thursday addressed the recent arrest of Josue Garriga, a JSO officer who resigned after he was accused in a Clay County sex crime investigation involving a 17-year-old girl he met at church.

News4JAX is learning more details about the sex crime investigation involving a 17-year-old girl that led to the arrest of a 34-year-old now former officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Bond was denied Thursday morning for the former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer who was arrested in connection to a sex crime investigation involving a teenage girl, one of the incidents allegedly taking place at the victim’s church.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of registered sexual predator, Nicolis Desean Hagans.

Police were investigating Thursday morning after human remains were found buried in the backyard of a Jacksonville home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after he was beaten in the head with a hammer during a robbery at an apartment complex downtown Sunday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is requesting help identifying a caregiver for this child.

Police were investigating Thursday morning after human remains were found buried in the backyard of a Jacksonville home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

One woman died and two others were injured Tuesday night in a shooting during an argument in a parking lot on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A woman in her early 80s died Tuesday night after she was struck by a car while she was trying to help two injured dogs on the side of the road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 61-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after shooting at a man at the intersection of Yellow Bluff and New Berlin on Sunday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested and accused of murder in connection with a fatal stabbing that happened in 2022 on the Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man in his 40s was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries following a Thursday afternoon shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Wednesday afternoon is set to hold a news conference to discuss “a recent administrative investigation.”

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking to move hundreds of employees from their downtown offices at the Police Memorial Building to the Florida Blue building in Riverside.

A Jacksonville man who was living in the same Woodstock home as a 6-year-old girl who was found dead of undetermined causes has been accused of child sex crimes.

A 24-year-old man who had been in custody at the Duval County Jail died Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The conversation that was sparked in January about moving the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office administrative headquarters to another building was on the docket at a Tuesday special city council committee meeting.

One man was killed and another was critically injured Monday night when each was shot during a struggle over a gun, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was found with a gunshot wound in the abdomen Sunday morning around 11:40 a.m. on Jacksonville’s Westside and he is in critical condition, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A motorcyclist in his 40s died after he crashed in Jacksonville’s Hillcrest neighborhood on Saturday around 5:45 p.m., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man in his late 20s or early 30s was found dead on the side of the road in a field area in Northwest Jacksonville on Saturday shortly after 8:00 a.m., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was killed by electrocution while trimming a tree 50 feet in the air on Saturday shortly after 11:00 a.m. in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Both incidents occurred in the Lakeshore area on the Westside of Jacksonville, according to JSO, and the suspect was identified as Jeremiah Richards.

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 – topped off with a prestigious honor presented by the sheriff.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is spotlighting a double murder cold case from June 2011 in the Ortega neighborhood to bring closure to those impacted by the crime, according to a release.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that a school crossing guard who had been under investigation was fired after being charged with child abuse.

The family of a man whose arrest video made its rounds online is saying that the police officer in the video used excessive force.

A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued for a missing 14-year-old boy on Friday afternoon.

A corrections officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday and accused of exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult.

A 66-year-old Duval County inmate died at a local hospital Wednesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man died early Wednesday morning following a minor crash that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said may have been caused by a medical emergency.

Several members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office attended a Tuesday city council meeting to support a bill that the law enforcement agency said would give officers a seat at the table for legal settlements involving JSO.

A video that has gone viral shows the moment when an officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office appears to slap a 29-year-old man during a traffic stop.

News4JAX crime and safety analyst Tom Hackney said the limited details of the accused hit-and-run driver that claimed the life of a four-year-old child Saturday night will make the investigation an uphill climb.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said Wednesday a JSO officer has resigned after he was arrested and accused of two counts of against computer users, which is a third-degree felony.

During much of the first half of 2023, News4JAX chronicled ongoing issues with street racing all over the city.

On Monday at 2 p.m., Jacksonville’s City Council Rules Committee will discuss a bill that would require approval from the sheriff for future settlements in police shooting lawsuits.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that a Duval County inmate died early Sunday morning in a Jacksonville hospital, according to a release.

A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received information that connected the man to multiple sexual encounters with juveniles.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Thursday about a potentially dangerous game that teenagers and younger adults are playing that could put them at risk.

A former Wolfson Children’s Hospital nurse and church youth pastor accused of sex crimes involving children died in custody Wednesday, sources told News4JAX.

Swatting or calling 911 and faking an emergency at a home, school, or business to get a response from law enforcement is something that’s been happening for years. Seven swatting incidents happened in Jacksonville dating back to last year with the most recent one happening in January.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers will host a ceremony Thursday morning to recognize the work of several officers.

Katrice Broomer, 34, was removed from a Jacksonville cruise ship Monday after her background check was flagged for outstanding warrants, including attempted murder and leaving the scene of an incident in 2022, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Jacksonville man in his late 30s was shot on Sunday morning shortly after midnight on Broward Road after a domestic argument. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said he may have been shot in self-defense.