Action News Jax has learned the Jacksonville police officer who shot at a semi-truck driver on I-95 will not face criminal charges. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. on March 10 on I-95 near Emerson Street. Lt. Marc Crawford was off-duty, in his patrol car. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< According to a…
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Pacetti Bay Middle School student for planting a hoax bomb on Wednesday night. Due to the student’s age, Action News Jax will not share his name or booking photo. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies learned that the 13-year-old student brought a fake explosive device and showed…
Bomb threats at US Rep. Chris Deluzio’s offices in Western Pennsylvania TODAY ABOUT THIS? WELL, MIKE, KRISTEN, WE KNOW FROM LOCAL POLICE THIS CASE IS NOW BEING HANDLED BY THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. ACCORDING TO CARNEGIE POLICE, THE THREAT CAME VIA EMAIL JUST BEFORE 3 P.M. ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE GAVE THE ALL CLEAR AT…
Former Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson was arrested in June last year after an altercation at the Red Martini club in Atlanta. Most of the charges have now been dismissed. During the interaction with police, Peterson was accused of hitting a police officer and obstructing law enforcement, receiving two obstruction charges and a charge…
Superstar singer Akon was arrested in DeKalb County last week, according to jail records. The 52-year-old, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on November 7. Jail records indicate Thiam was arrested on a warrant out of Roswell. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Channel…
Action News Jax has learned a former Student Transportation of America bus driver accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student who rode his bus is now in custody at the Duval County Jail. Gregory Strigglers, 31, now faces charges of lewd conduct with a student and unlawful use of a two-way communication…
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to move ahead with two development projects for the World Golf Village property. Action News Jax has been following the process to redevelop World Golf Village for months. This is the first time we’ve seen progress in the plan to renovate the property since…
An Ohio location of Georgia restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is reminding its community that it has a teen chaperone policy as school starts back up. As reported by Channel 2 Action News sister station WHIO, the Chick-fil-A in Kettering said anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult over the age of…
A lightning strike at the popular St. Augustine Pier Friday afternoon left three people injured, including one in critical condition. The incident was reported just after 3 p.m., prompting an immediate response from emergency crews. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< According to officials, the victims were on the pier when lightning struck. One…