A 74-year-old local motorist died this afternoon when authorities said his sports utility vehicle veered off Interstate 95 for an unknown reason. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said the crash happened about 4:20 p.m. on the southbound side of the highway between the exits for World Golf Village and State Road 16. Authorities said [...]
Jacksonville police have arrested Vonice G., 39, and charged her with murder after she ran over and killed Lavarca W.with her SUV. Police got a call at 3:51 a.m. to Waller Street at the end of the I-10 west exit ramp onto McDuff Avenue, saying a man had been run over. Police arrived and found [...]
The city of Jacksonville has just filed a complaint against the Fraternal Order of Police accusing the police union of purposely stalling contract negotiations and acting in bad faith. The city’s contract with police and corrections officers expired in September 2009 and attempts to come to an agreement have failed repeatedly. City attorneys said the [...]
A former Jacksonville police sergeant convicted of falsifying a burglary report to cover an unwarranted house search has been sentenced to nine months in jail. A Duval county judge sentenced 44-year-old Marc Garza on Tuesday. A jury found Garza guilty in January. He could have faced up to six years in prison. Police say Garza [...]
Marc Garza, the embattled Jacksonville police sergeant who has been convicted of falsifying a burglary report to cover an unwarranted house search, will be sentenced Tuesday at 2 p.m. Garza, 44, was convicted of official misconduct and false reports after nearly four hours of jury deliberations in January. His sentencing date was set Monday by [...]
A driver walked away after his car was hit by a train at a railroad crossing on Stockton Street early Friday morning. Traffic was detoured around the wreck for about an hour after a slow-moving train struck the car. The driver, John Doe, 58, told police he stopped at the crossing around 5:30 a.m. Friday, [...]
A high-speed chase and crash in Jacksonville prompted a death investigation in Volusia County on Friday. Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol said a trooper in Jacksonville was attempting to pull over a speeding vehicle, which led to the chase and crash into a fence at the city’s Naval Air Station. Officials said the driver, [...]
A police sergeant faces up to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty on charges of official misconduct and false reports. Jurors returned the verdict against the 44-year-old deputy Thursday night. Police say he was behind a fake burglary report that was written to keep him and his men out of trouble [...]
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, former teen idol David Cassidy is now expected to enter a guilty or no contest plea following a drunken driving charge from November. According to the AP, a Judge in Florida said the ‘Partridge Family’ star would most likely enter a plea without attending a court hearing. If this [...]
It’s difficult to get everyone involved to agree on much, but if early reviews are indicative, a new court docket in the Duval County jail may have done the trick. The Pre-calendar Court, which met for the first time Thursday, is being credited with saving money, increasing jail space and reducing case loads. “The benefits [...]
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