Push made for police accountability in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Organizers from various community action groups met Thursday night to form a group called the Jacksonville Police Accountability Council.The idea comes in the wake of two high-profile encounters with police that were caught on camera.The two incidents include the arrest of five protesters and the citation of a man who believes he was cited for walking while black.“There’s good officers and there’s bad officers, but even if you just get pulled over driving, you never know wh..>> view original2 struck by lightning while working on Jacksonville roof, officials say
Three men were injured, two critically, when lightning struck the roof of a new home they were working on in Mandarin, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. A four-man crew was installing roofing pieces around 3 p.m. in a new home in the 4600 block of Marilyn Anne Drive when the storm hit, Sgt. David Smith said. One man was hit by lightning, while a second was knocked off the roof of the home in the Carter Hall subdivision off West Clydesdale Drive. The third man sustained a minor bu..>> view originalJacksonville business owner says counterfeiters on Amazon ...
by: Jenna Bourne, Action News Jax Updated: Jul 21, 2017 - 9:21 AM A Jacksonville T-shirt company owner said Chinese counterfeiters on Amazon are killing his business by selling low-quality knock-offs to would-be customers. When T-Shirt Bordello first started selling shirts on Amazon, owner Don Myers said the company was shipping out 80 shirts a day. Myers said that number dropped down to a couple of shirts a week after Chinese counterfeiters got a hold of his designs. LOCAL NEWS: Jack..>> view originalJacksonville police investigate death in Arlington
A 63-year-old man is dead after he was found in a pool Thursday afternoon in the 7500 block of North Wycombe Drive just north of Merrill Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers were called to the Arlington home about 4 p.m. by a family member who discovered the man at the bottom of the pool, Sgt. David Smith said. Rescue workers called to the scene think he had been in the water for a number of hours, Smith said. The death is being called undetermined as detectives inves..>> view originalJacksonville man gets 30 years for watching children molested live ...
U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis sentenced a Jacksonville man with an addiction to watching children be molested to 30 years in prison. He also ordered him to be supervised for the rest of his life when he’s released and to register as a sex offender. Authorities say Justin Laurence McKinley, 49, spent at least $31,000 for live, online sex shows depicting young children being molested. According to court documents, in 2015 the FBI began an investigation into a website engaging in the exploita..>> view originalPolice: 22-year-old man identified in Jacksonville Southside deadly ...
by: Action News Jax Updated: Jul 20, 2017 - 1:28 PM A 22-year-old Jacksonville man was killed after a dispute between neighbors in a Southside neighborhood, officials said. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Keegan Von Roberts was killed in the 3500 block of Peach Drive at 12:30 a.m. Thursday Von Roberts was dead when officers arrived at the scene. Family members of Von Roberts said he left behind a pregnant wife and a young daughter. UPDATE: JSO identifies the victim in a deadly s..>> view originalAt least 2 cars involved in crash on Edgewood Avenue in Jacksonville
by: Action News Jax Updated: Jul 20, 2017 - 9:33 PM The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that happened Thursday night in the 3500 block of North Edgewood Avenue. On scene of a Traffic Homicide on Edgewood Ave. Gathering more information from JSO. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/DDoGZAM2JV — Brandon Lee Bryant (@brandonbryant87) July 21, 2017 Action News Jax photographer Brandon Bryant observed that at least two vehic..>> view originalLanes blocked at I-295 after crash with injuries in Jacksonville
Updated: Jul 20, 2017 - 5:55 PM All lanes are blocked at I-295 northbound at Pulaski Road in Jacksonville after a reported crash on Thursday. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said there are injuries in the crash. The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to the accident. All northbound lanes from Pulaski Road to Alta Drive are closed. At least five cars were involved in the accident. Police moving cars over grass- to an off ramp to get traffic moving around crash at 295NB at Pul..>> view originalI-95 Jacksonville rollover crash: SUV driver killed after striking ...
by: Action News Jax Updated: Jul 20, 2017 - 11:39 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A SUV driver was killed Thursday night after striking a disabled truck on southbound Interstate 95 near 8th Street. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Chevy truck was disabled in I-95's left emergency lane near mile marker 353. Two men, ages 24 and 23, were in the truck. A Chevy SUV was traveling in the inside southbound lane and its left side collided with the right side of the truck, the FHP said. New images sh..>> view originalJacksonville spa reopens after prostitution arrest
by: Action News Jax Updated: Jul 20, 2017 - 12:16 PM A Jacksonville spa appears to have reopened after a woman was arrested for prostitution while giving a massage, officials said. Action News Jax received a photo of Shufen Xu, 50, being walked out of the U-Spa on Philips Highway in handcuffs. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's Vice Unit made the arrest, a move that others working in the plaza said they were happy to see. "It's time to get it done. We need to clean up the whole of the..>> view original
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