The Florida Highway Patrol has called on Floridians to help rocket past their competition as they defend their title of ‘America’s Best-Looking Cruiser’.

Florida law enforcement agencies are dealing out a new deck of playing cards to generate new leads and solve some longstanding criminal investigations.

On Wednesday, family, friends, and colleagues gathered at Moosehaven for a special luncheon in his honor. They shared stories and checked out throwback photos from his career.

Numerous studies point to a lack of women in law enforcement agencies.

Police K9 teams from across the state will return to Jacksonville this weekend for the yearly battle to be named “Top Dog.”

Traffic stops are the most common police interactions in the United States, but they can also be among the most dangerous, with risks for both law enforcement officers and civilians. A recent incident in Camden County, where a traffic stop escalated into a deadly shooting, has raised questions about the need for a safer approach to traffic stops. Civil rights activists are now pondering whether a different approach at the beginning of such stops could prevent such tragic outcomes.

Small towns and big cities alike are struggling to recruit and retain law enforcement officers amid national controversy over the police profession. Many veteran officers are retiring, leaving agencies in a bidding war for qualified candidates — as they try to hire the next generation to protect and serve.

Criminologists tell News4JAX, we are in a crisis when it comes to training police officers. They point to three cases -- the murder of George Floyd, the mass shooting in Uvalde and now the killing of Tyre Nichols.

Kohberger is accused of killing four college students in Moscow, Idaho.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue responded and took her to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Shortly after midnight, patrol officers responded to the 1600 block of West 45th Street in reference to a person shot.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will honor the state’s police force by lighting the Florida Historic Capitol blue in recognition of National Police Week.

By the end of January, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper says, 140 deputies will be wearing body cameras.

News4Jax is taking a look at the needs of Northeast Florida sheriffs' offices.

“We’re going to all the different zones in Duval County then from there we’re going to clay county and then ending up in Saint Johns County,” Dr. Saman Soleymani, Avecina Medical, said. Dr. Soleymani said his team is feeding nearly 600 officers in Duval, Clay and St. Johns Counties from 911 dispatch officers, to prison officers and those patrolling the streets. Dr. Soleymani and his team stopped at substation throughout the counties to drop off the hot meals. Soleimani and Dr. Modell at Avecina Medical are amazing,” Zona said. “They risk their lives to protect us and this is a way for us to thank them,” said Dr. Soleymani.

Law enforcement prepares for possibility of armed militias, voter suppression at Florida polling placesPublished: October 30, 2020, 6:04 pmWith just four days until election day, and tensions high across the country, law enforcement agencies are finalizing plans for security at voting sites.

In Nocatee, peopled lined the west side of Crosswater Parkway near Adventure Trail for the event to support law enforcement. “There is a lot of support out here for law enforcement, what they do,. Hundreds gathered in Nocatee to support law enforcement officers and agencies. A man holds a "Polive Lives Matter" sign Saturday at a law enforcement appreciation event at Race Track Road and Flora Branch Boulevard. There’s not a lot of people causing these problems for us, and continue to support law enforcement, continue to be law-abiding citizens, take care of your family and work hard.

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Uncut cellphone video of shooting, confrontationNews4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson said video of crimes like this one can change the landscape of a police investigation. Jefferson said this video is very beneficial to investigators. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, explained what a Glynn County police officer told her about how he died. “It’s a very disturbing video," Jefferson said. Officer Michael Slager initially said he used a taser gun on Walter Scott and Scott tried to take it after a traffic stop in Charleston, but the video showed a different story.

The woman’s shirt read “Homeless: The fastest way of becoming a nobody.”That was the message that inspired a touching photo in North Carolina Wednesday. Officer Michael Rivers of the Goldsboro Police Department shared a moment of compassion with a person in need. He was on his lunch break when he came upon a homeless woman he hadn’t seen before in the community. Rivers told CNN, "God put it on my heart to get her lunch." He got pizzas at a nearby restaurant, and for 45 minutes he ate and talked with the woman who said her name was Michelle.