Lance Thate informed local Historic City News reporters that a group of re-enactors took to the streets of downtown St. Augustine to celebrate Independence Day by circulating copies of the United States Constitution.
Public Information Officer Mark Samson reported to Historic City News that last night, the St. Augustine Police Department was called to the parking lot at the intersection of Cordova Street and Carrera Street to investigate a report of a stolen vehicle.
Sheriff’s detectives have reported to Historic City News that they have identified six suspects, including five juveniles, who they say are responsible for a number of auto burglaries that occurred in the St. Augustine Shores community early Saturday morning.
The land beneath the Matanzas River is the property of the City of St. Augustine, according to a statement given to Historic City News by City Attorney Ronald W. Brown.
Historic City News received an incident report from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit where deputies are investigating a three vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Ponte Vedra Beach.
The Castillo de San Marcos is St. Augustine’s most identifiable national monument; however, Historic City News reminds you that we have a second fort in our area — the Fort Matanzas National Monument located on A1A at the south end of Anastasia Island.
The City of St. Augustine estimates for Historic City News that about 100,000 people were watching from downtown, the grounds of the Mission Nombre de Dios, and Vilano Beach when “Fireworks over the Matanzas” lit up the sky over the historic city last night.
