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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Missing woman found safe through an anonymous tip shared to First Coast Crime Stoppers
First Coast Crime Stoppers said a tip to its hotline helped locate a woman who was reported missing in Jacksonville. The nonprofit announced its involvement in the case on its social media channels on Wednesday. Lia Tweten, 21, who is originally from Minnesota, disappeared on April 21. She was reported missing under suspicious circumstances. Her abrupt disappearance led to an immediate investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO). [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] JSO released bulletins and photographs of Tweten to alert the public of her disappearance. According to Crime Stoppers, Tweten's life was believed to be in immediate danger. Crime Stoppers released a video explaining Tweten's disappearance and how their hotline helped recover her. You can watch the full video in the player above. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
First Coast Crime Stoppers launches live digital series to spotlight unsolved murders
First Coast Crime Stoppers is launching a new program to help bring attention to some of Northeast Florida's unsolved criminal cases. FCCS says Saturday morning's digital press conference was the first-of-its-kind in Florida, showcasing official details of a cold case, pictures, and satellite imagery live on stream. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] The inaugural stream focused on a case from 1999 in Jacksonville's Springfield neighborhood. The presenter was joined by family, loved ones, and supporters of Julia Vegas, who tearfully spoke during the presentation. 39-year-old Julia was found stabbed to death in a shed behind a home on Hubbard Street, and her killer has yet to be arrested. Anyone who submits a tip to First Coast Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest in any of their cases is eligible for a cash reward up to $3,000. Watch the full digital press conference on FCCS's YouTube Channel. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jacksonville's Morning News Friday, April 18: Sorrow at FSU
Jacksonville's Morning News has continuing coverage of Thursday's shooting at the Florida State University campus, which terrified students, faculty, and parents. By early Friday, memorials of candles and flowers dotted the campus and a school-wide vigil had been scheduled as students and faculty tried to start healing from the shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others. LISTEN: Alexus Cleavenger reports from the FSU campus, where a memorial is growing. Three Big Things to Know: Investigators say the son of a sheriff's deputy opened fire with his mother's former service weapon. Officers who arrived almost immediately shot and wounded the shooter who is believed to be a Florida State student. Hope Florida is making changes to restore confidence in the agency. That's what Hope Florida Foundation President Joshua Hay said yesterday after what he called an eventful week. Lawmakers have criticized the organization for its lack of transparency. Hay says lessons were learned, and it's time we turned things around at the foundation. A federal appeals court says it is 'shocking' that The Trump administration claims it can't do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously refused to suspend a judge's decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return. SEMINOLE STRONG: Campus community rallies following deadly shooting. Posted by Rich Jones on Friday, April 18, 2025 Former Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry's son is a sophomore at FSU, and was on campus at the time of the shooting. Curry says Boyd is safe, and planning to come home to Jacksonville for Easter weekend. LISTEN: Former Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry First Coast Crime Stoppers is hosting a digital news conference on Saturday, May 3, to draw attention to a cold case. Julia Vegas was killed in Springfield in 1999, and her daughters, who now live in Chicago, are seeking closure. Crime Stoppers has a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest. LISTEN: Chase Robinson, First Coast Crime Stoppers Executive Director
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
2 men plead not guilty in gang-related murder of Jacksonville 7-year-old
Dannel Larkins and Keith Johnson, two of the six people Action News Jax has told you were arrested in the gang-related murder of 7-year-old Breon Allen in January, are pleading not guilty to the charges against them. Both men are facing murder and attempted murder charges, alongside Zharod Sykes and Keith Fields. Action News Jax told you Friday when the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 17-year-olds Donte McGhee and Travaris Kelly, the two police say pulled the trigger on Breon Allen. JSO says all six of the people arrested are members of the '6 Block' gang. Police say they shot and killed the 7-year-old as he was walking down the street with his cousin, Lafayette Mango Jr., a known gang member and the target of the shooting. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Action News Jax's Finn Carlin spoke with First Coast CrimeStoppers, who says the tips it received from the community helped lead police to the arrests. 'We received a total of 22 tips in this case, the first coming, I believe, 24 hours after the crime originally happened,' Chase Robinson, executive director of First Coast CrimeStoppers, said. Robinson tells Action News Jax that one of the tips through First Coast CrimeStoppers gave officers and detectives through JSO the information needed to arrest 17-year-olds McGhee and Kelly. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 'I do think because this is gang-related and we were able to arrest the two responsible for murdering Breon Allen, that this can serve as sort of a light for other cases and gang-related crimes,' Robinson said. First Coast CrimeStoppers said the person who gave the tip leading police to the accused shooters is getting a $25,000 cash payout, similar to some of the other rewards it offers people who share tips. Larkins and Johnson have trial dates set for September 3. The other four arrested in the murder, including the two 17-year-olds, are all expected to plead to the charges against them next week. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
First Coast Crime Stoppers announce largest reward for anonymous tip leading to arrest
First Coast Crime Stoppers says the $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two people in the Breon Allen case is the largest in the history of the nonprofit. 'We received a total of 22 tips on Breon Allen's case, the first coming within 24 hours of his initial murder, and when it comes to the tip that led to the arrest of the most recent two suspects, it really helped JSO detectives get over that hump to make the arrest,' says Executive Director Chase Robinson. Last week, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced the arrests of 17-year-old Donte McGhee and Tavaris Kelly in the death of the 7-year-old. 'They're believed to be the ones that actually took Breon Allen's life. So the fact that a Crime Stopper tip led to the finding and arresting these individuals is huge. It really shows the impact the community can have,' says Robinson. Robinson says FCC is waiting for the tipster to reach out so they could receive the $25,000 reward 'So, they have 90 days to pick up the $25,000 before it needs to be re-approved by our board of directors, but you know, I'm assuming because of the publicity of this case, we will be, you know, hearing from the tipster soon, but like I said, we have to rely on the tipster to reach out to us because of the anonymity aspect. We can't contact them.' You can listen to the full interview with Chase Robinson on Jacksonville's Morning News below. If you would like to submit an anonymous tip on any crime, you can call First Coast Crimestoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS, **TIPS, or in the P3 app.
