Police, fire and other public safety reports from Jacksonville and the surrounding area.

The Village of Oak Lawn has agreed to pay $825,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who was repeatedly punched by an Oak Lawn police officer as he was pinned to the ground while ...

Last week-s videotaped police beating of auto-theft suspect Stanley Miller has LA-s African-American community on edge. Over the weekend, politicians, clergy and others discussed the case at a meeting ...

Assault alleged: Zachary William Reedy, 33, of McDonald, was charged Tuesday by McDonald police with strangulation. According to the criminal complaint, police were called at about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday ...

Contact with minor: James Russell Kline, 35, of Millsboro, was charged by state police Monday with unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and criminal use of a communication facility.