Police arrested a Clay County man minutes after authorities said he tried to rob a bank a few blocks from a police department. The man is accused of walking into the bank, implying he had a gun and demanding money from a clerk, according to a report in the Florida…
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Social media tips lead to arrest of woman accused of stealing glasses
Jacksonville police took to Facebook to help identify a pregnant woman accused of stealing glasses from a local store. Detectives had tips within 30 minutes and, eight hours later, had arrested a woman and charged her with grand theft, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The woman, whom…
Jacksonville man gets 22 years on murder charge after his cousin was shot during robbery attempt
A Jacksonville man was sentenced this month to more than 20 years in prison on a second-degree murder charge, even though he was not the one that pulled the trigger. In fact, the man and his 27-year-old cousin were armed and in bulletproof vests when they went to a Southside…
St. Johns County contractor facing felony charge in alleged fraud scheme
A St. Johns County contractor was arrested this month on a felony charge, accused of not delivering on work after he had been paid deposits. Police said they started investigating the contractor in 2013 and found more than 10 people who had contracts with the man for home renovations, according…
Clay County women charged with carjacking, fleeing after trying to escape for store theft
What started with a theft from a store snowballed into serious felonies that now have two Clay County woman facing decades behind bars. The women were accused of stealing clothes from a Clay County store and then speeding off and throwing price tags out the window when a police car…
Clay County man arrested for hit-and-run in stolen car
A Clay County man accused of driving a stolen car into a pedestrian and leaving the scene of the accident has been arrested and is now facing several charges. An 18-year-old man was in a crosswalk when a man drove into him, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union.…
Clay County police arrest the wrong man on theft charges
A man is suing the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, saying police should have known he was not the person they were looking for when they arrested him in a 2013 theft case. The issue began with a Clay County Theft Case of a man caught trying to steal cologne, according…
State drops charges against St. Johns County Commissioner
A St. Johns County Commissioner was cleared of a felony charge brought against him in North Carolina. He was charged with obtaining property by false pretense, accused of taking $500 from an account he used to share with his ex-girlfriend and former business partner, according to a report in the…
St. Johns County brother and sister facing felony charges in gas station robbery
A robbery that netted less than $20 worth of gas and cigarettes could land a pair of St. Johns County siblings in prison for decades. The two were caught shortly after the man walked into the gas station and threatened the clerk with a knife, according to a report in…
Jacksonville police officer charged with theft and official misconduct after accusations of lying about off-duty work
A Jacksonville police officer is now facing two charges – including one felony – in connection with allegedly lying about how many hours she worked in an off-duty role. Investigators had been watching the officer for more than a month and found she only worked about 15 of the 24…