A pair of brothers have been arrested on out of county warrants for defrauding customers. According to an article on news4jax.com, the two men owned a roofing company that has received complaints from customers for some time. Currently, they are facing criminal fraud charges in Volusia County, but more charges…
A Neptune Beach police officer has been arrested on the charge of grand theft in Jacksonville. According to a report on jacksonville.com, the officer was stealing money while searching citizen’s cars that he pulled over for traffic infractions. Police began suspecting the thefts after several people complained about missing money. …
Last week, an inspector at the Jacksonville Electric Authority was arrested for charges of employee theft and being a public servant that falsified official documents. According to an article in the Florida Times Union, the employee is accused of lying on his time sheet, billing for hours he did not…
A mechanic working for the City of Jacksonville was recently arrested on one charge of grand theft in Duval County. According to an article in The Florida Times Union, the now ex-employee stole paint and various automotive parts from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, where he worked. A friend of the…
A manager at JTA, or Jacksonville Transportation Authority, is facing a felony charge of grand theft. According to a report in the Florida Times Union, the man stole over $300,000.00 from the Authority. Part of the manager’s duties included being involved in real estate transactions, according to the article. The…
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reports that the thefts of motorcycles increased substantially this year compared to last. According to an report in The Florida Times Union, there are already as many of these thefts this year than in all of 2015. The article reports that the weather warming up contributes…
A Jacksonville police officer is facing several criminal charges stemming from separate alleged incidents. According to a report in the Florida Times Union, the officer of fourteen years is charged with grand theft, petit theft and official misconduct in Duval County. Those charges are pending after allegations that the officer…
St. Johns County police have released surveillance video and are looking for two men accused of stealing flat-screen televisions from a local store Police said two men entered the Walmart about 1 a.m. and then loaded up a shopping cart with four flat-screen televisions, according to a report on…
A man accused of stealing items from a Clay County store is now looking at even more serious charges after allegedly beating a man who tried to stop him from shoplifting. Police and witnesses said the man was running out of the store with items he didn’t pay for when…
A suspected bank robber was shot in the face by a former police officer who chased him in his car. The defendant was seen running from a St. Johns County bank and the former officer, who was in the drive-thru lane, started chasing him in his car, according to a…