Jaime Eason News Today

Police often get the call when a mental health expert would be the better answer. That’s why the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office created the Behavioral Crisis Response Unit and found the team is making a big difference.

Police are investigating who made the “hoax” call that prompted a lockdown at First Coast High School Monday afternoon, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Duval County School Police.

Big changes with Florida’s gun laws are coming July 1 when a new law will allow eligible people to carry guns without a concealed weapons permit.

The video shows cars spinning out with passengers hanging out of the window recording video. Others perform a blockade on the highway. There’s a line of traffic stopped with some motorists honking their horns in anger.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Eason gave a briefing on JSO's street racing deployment over the last couple of months. Burnouts, drifting, car groups.

Months of undercover police efforts stalled illegal street racing as Jacksonville police arrested 36 people and seized 13 vehicles.