The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reviewing cellphone video that appears part of an incident that led up to officers firing their weapons at a suspect who stabbed someone Tuesday night.

A Jacksonville mother is pleading for answers after her 13-year-old son, Alekzander “Zander” Burnett, disappeared two weeks ago.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation after finding human blood Monday at Hidden Trails Park in Daytona North.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation after finding human blood Monday at Hidden Trails Park in Daytona North.

Crime and safety analyst Tom Hackney provided his perspective on the videos from the Georgia-Florida game showing officers punching fans, saying he felt the officers followed protocol.

A video posted by Barstool Sports on X went viral after it showed JSO officers punching spectators at the Georgia-Florida football game.

A video posted by Barstool Sports on X went viral after it showed JSO officers punching spectators at the Georgia-Florida football game.

While voters still have to decide Amendment 3, which if passed, would legalize recreational use of marijuana it would not take effect for six months. This story looks at what happens during that six month window that anyone interested in using recreational marijuana should know.

A worship leader at a Clay County church was accused of having unlawful sexual activity with a teen who attended the church.

A shootout that erupted during the morning rush on Monday left numerous vehicles, a business and a home along Beach Boulevard with bullet holes and caused several car crashes on Jacksonville’s southside.

After a video circulating on social media appeared to show a glimpse of what turned out to be a police-involved shooting in Arlington, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it does not show the full picture.

The Florida Sheriff’s Association recently warned the public of a new online scam that threatens email users with releasing their search history if they don’t pay a large amount of money.

One Florida sheriff said he’s had enough of dealing with school threats and he is now vowing to arrest and publicly perp-walk kids and their parents to show that he means business.

In an unprecedented move, the Miami-Dade police have released five body camera angles capturing the moments when Tyreek Hill was detained.

A Jacksonville couple returned to their car that was parked in a Brooklyn neighborhood parking garage only to learn thieves had stolen all four tires off the vehicle. According to neighbors who reside in the Vista Brooklyn apartment building, this was not the first time thieves had either stolen tires from or vandalized a car in the same garage.

New information along with newly released bodycam and surveillance video is shedding more light onto the events that led up to a high speed chase involving a stolen Ferrari.

A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash on Blanding Boulevard in Clay County early Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The recent arrest of a 57-year-old man accused of child molestation and sending a child inappropriate text messages is once again placing a spotlight on the need for parents to closely monitor what their kids are doing online, especially as kids head back to school to start a new school year.

Wednesday night’s fatal hit-and-run crash of Robert Lee Johnson, 60, of Jacksonville, highlights a problem seen by law enforcement statewide.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is sending an urgent warning to parents after deputies confirmed they’re investigating two separate cases involving a potentially dangerous social media trend.

A new simulator at Keiser University aims to give people entering law enforcement practice before entering the force by putting them in critical incidents.

A mother whose son was injured last year in a bicycle crash said deaths like the bicyclist from Saturday morning are preventable.

Bodycam footage shows the moment a chemical pipe bomb exploded on a Putnam County deputy during a traffic stop.

The Fourth of July is a time for celebration, fun, and fireworks for most people, but for one mother, it’s one more holiday spent without her baby boy.

A new law going into effect on July 1 will increase protections for property owners from squatters and will allow police to intervene in squatter situations.

A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection to a Tuesday night shooting outside the Greyhound Bus Station in a normally quiet LaVilla neighborhood.

The father of a 1-year-old boy who died after a cocaine overdose was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter.

As temperatures start to warm up across the country and a lot more people are out and about, there are some safety tips to keep in mind when out at large gatherings.

A drone delivery company partnered with Mayo Clinic to drop off prescriptions in Jacksonville.

Residents at multiple Jacksonville apartment complexes woke up Wednesday morning to find their cars vandalized.

A convenience store in Hastings was raided Friday as investigators searched the business for drugs and gambling-related items.

Community members reacted to a social media post from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office saying their deputies are now testing body-worn cameras in a pilot program.

A 32-year-old mother was arrested on third-degree felonies after the Jacksonville Sheirff’s Office received several reports about the mother allegedly trying to sell her 10-year-old daughter in downtown Jacksonville.

The recent arrest of two men highlights an ongoing problem between drugs and gun violence that law enforcement said can either lead to injury or death.

This month, two Duval County School Police officers were arrested and a school security guard is in the process of being terminated for allegedly making inappropriate comments.

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.

Four people were arrested in connection to a string of Dollar General robberies that led to a shooting incident in the Brentwood neighborhood on Wednesday night.

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.

A man in Putnam County is being held without bond due to not cooperating with investigators after he was charged with possessing an explosive, aggravated battery, and illegal possession of a gun silencer.

A recent carjacking in a UF Health parking lot is sparking concerns about the safety of hospital employees and students.

A violent weekend in Jacksonville has put a spotlight on mental health and policing.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find out who attacked and robbed a semi-truck driver after he pulled over to rest.

Flyers for “Drunk Day at the Beach” drew hundreds of young people to Jacksonville Beach on Sunday before the three separate shootings that left three people injured and one person dead.

One of the people involved in one of three shootings at Jacksonville Beach on Sunday has been identified by police as a “certified gang member.”

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 31-year-old registered child predator from Pomona Park who was recently released from prison was arrested and charged with sexual assault on a person 18 years or older, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Newly released details into a June 2023 fatal crash are shedding a spotlight on the dangers of illegal street racing.

A group of people are named in a theft ring that authorities said involved stores in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia and South Carolina.

A 5-year-old girl with autism from Hillsborough County was found safe after she wandered into a wooded area near her home after deputies used thermal imaging technology.

A Jacksonville group is providing a safe space for women who like to take a stroll outdoors in the wake of the death of a Georgia nursing student.

Police are investigating who made the “hoax” call that prompted a lockdown at First Coast High School Monday afternoon, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Duval County School Police.

A man is recovering after police said he was ambushed and shot while trying to buy cellphones.

A bill that aims to deter left-lane drivers on highways has cleared the Florida House and is on the Senate floor.

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

There have been more mass shootings than days so far in 2024, with 49 mass shootings reported over the past 46 days.

Law enforcement stepped in to investigate a Monday incident that caused several students at Twin Lakes Middle School to become sick from eating a gummy stance.

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.

A 15-year-old was severely injured in Gainsville Wednesday after deputies said a 41-year-old man ordered the teen to strip naked and started beating him with a belt, according to a report from WCJB.

A woman told the police that the three teens accused of stealing guns from her Mandarin home broke into her closet that’s equipped with a fingerprint-locking system.

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.

We are excited to announce that Tom Hackney is a member of the News4JAX team serving as our new Crime and Safety Analyst.

Duval County Public Schools sent a message to families of students at Mandarin Middle School and Atlantic Coast High School, announcing additional security on Wednesday.

Recently, a lot of high-profile people including politicians have been victims of swatting calls. The FBI describes swatting as someone calling 911 and faking an emergency that draws a response from law enforcement, usually a SWAT team.

It’s been six years since a young couple and their 10-month-old baby were killed in Arlington.

For more than 10 years, the city has been fighting illegal gambling game rooms. Now, at one illegal facility, there has been a murder by a man police say was a security guard at the site.

Suwannee Valley Unsolved (SVU) is shedding light on an over 30-year-old unsolved murder case in hopes of helping the Baker County Sheriff’s Office finally get answers in the 1991 death of a Jacksonville woman last seen alive at a truck stop in Columbia County.

You’ve probably seen the warnings. Just over the past few weeks, News4JAX has reported on several law enforcement agencies warning the community about different scams taking over during the holiday season.

A police pursuit of theft suspects in Yulee ended in a crash with a woman suffering critical injuries on Wednesday afternoon.

A man accused of murder pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday morning in connection to what detectives believe was part of a $20,000 gang bounty shooting that killed two men in Jacksonville’s Northside in October.

It was the tip that made a difference, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigators.

It’s not every day that a car chase happens in Jacksonville, but in the last week, there have been three different car chases in the area.

A Jacksonville double murder earlier this month was part of a $20,000 gang hit, according to an arrest warrant.

Detectives are currently investigating several shootings in Northeast Florida that show an alarming pattern on local roads: bullets flying on highways and byways in broad daylight.

A group of masked men driving in a red car is believed to be responsible for a shooting that injured two and caused a miles-long traffic backup on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County, according to what witnesses told the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

As the Monday morning traffic stop death of Leonard Cure, 53, in Camden County remains under investigation, News4JAX is looking at what happens during a traffic stop, what officers and deputies know when they pull behind someone, and what can be done to minimize danger on both sides.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a red car following a brazen late-morning shooting on Interstate 95 near the World Golf Village.

Anthonio Cobb, 49, is facing one count of attempted murder after police said he shot a 14-year-old who he caught breaking into his car in Springfield last week.

Despite Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters saying the officers’ use of force in a viral arrest video was in the sheriff’s office protocol, the family of Le’Keian Woods is standing by their claims that JSO officers’ actions were unnecessarily violent.

The Jacksonville Sheriff Office is now investigating the officers involved in viral incident that shows a handcuffed man with swollen eyes and a bloody face sitting on the ground after what appears to be a violent encounter with police.

Gun violence continues to claim lives in the River City. With nearly three months remaining in the year, Jacksonville is on pace to see the murder count climb above 100 people.

Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Director Tom Hackney, who was working during the mass shooting at The Jacksonville Landing, said the racially motivated mass shooting sparked painful memories.

A warning to anyone who purchases items through sites like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist; be careful and be safe when meeting up with a stranger you are buying or selling an item.

According to police, investigators still don’t have any information on who fired the fatal shots.

A well-known and highly-respected Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office supervisor is retiring after 29 years of service.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville corrections officer waived his first appearance Sunday after he was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic violence on a pregnant woman. Domestic violence is something that tends to increase with pregnancy and studies show pregnant women are more likely to be murdered than to die from any other cause. In fact, the risk of dying from homicide is twice as great in pregnant women as it is nonpregnant women. Deputies said the last time an officer was arrested for domestic battery was in 2017, when a 20-year veteran officer bit his wifes hand. Unlike that officer, Brannon is not close to retirement.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville corrections officer waived his first appearance Sunday after he was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic violence on a pregnant woman. Domestic violence is something that tends to increase with pregnancy, studies show pregnant women are more likely to be murdered than to die from any other cause. In fact, the risk of dying from homicide is twice as great in pregnant women as it is non-pregnant women. Deputies said the last time an officer was arrested for domestic battery was in 2017, when a 20-year veteran officer bit his wifes hand. Unlike that officer, Brannon is not close to retirement.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville corrections officer was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic violence on a pregnant woman. Officers said the argument became violent and Brannon pushed the woman, who is four months pregnant with his child. Deputies said the last time an officer was arrested for domestic battery was in 2017, when a 20-year veteran officer bit his wifes hand. Unlike that officer, Brannon is not close to retirement. This is the third arrest of a JSO employee this year.

In court Friday, the public defender read a letter from Ebron in which Ebron apologized to his family, Lonzie and Lonna Barton, who was Ebron's girlfriend when the boy disappeared. "I don’t think 20 years is enough," said Shirley Barton, Lonzie's great aunt. Lonna Barton and her ex-husband, Chris Barton, who is Lonzie's father, were caught doing drugs the evening after a custody hearing for Lonzie's older sister, while their son was still missing. Ebron led a convoy of investigators to the property in Bayard, where he said he disposed of the Lonzie's remains. Lonna Barton currently faces up to six years in prison on the charges she pleaded guilty to after Lonzie's disappearance.