Jacksonville, Florida
Coverage of Jacksonville, Florida in the Nexus archive.
- Organized crime is building an AI hardware cargo theft economy: ‘The economics have become just crazy from the criminal opportunistic perspective’
Organized crime is exploiting AI hardware supply chains through cargo theft, driven by soaring demand for data center infrastructure. Stolen equipment, including servers and copper wires, is resold on foreign black markets, with recent recoveries totaling $1.3 million in Illinois. Cargo theft involving electronics has surged, with AI-related components becoming prime targets due to their high value and ease of resale.
- Cargo thieves have set their sights on data center supplies
Investigators in Illinois recovered $1.3 million worth of stolen data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment, from a Chicago-area truck yard. The trailers had been reported stolen in Florida and Alabama, highlighting a growing trend of cargo thieves targeting data center construction materials.
- Jacksonville Serial Robber Convicted by Jury for Firearms Possession
A federal jury convicted John Flowers Grissom of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered, short-barreled rifle without a serial number. Grissom faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for September 30, 2026.
- Trending 'Senior assassin' game draws stark warnings from police nationwide: 'dangerous misunderstandings'
Law enforcement agencies nationwide warn against the 'Senior assassin' game, a water gun-based activity among high school graduates that has led to police resource waste and dangerous misunderstandings. Incidents include a Florida student nearly shot by an off-duty officer and a recent Arizona case where a teacher mistook a toy gun for a real one, prompting a police investigation.