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Who fired the gun that killed Michelle O’Connell?
Posted inCommunity Editorials
Editorial: City police department needs to consolidate
Editorial: City police department needs to consolidate
Michael Gold, Editor
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
There is probably a reason that the St Augustine Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in St Johns County that is not accredited.
Posted inCommunity Public Safety
St Augustine Police attempt to withhold public information in crash
This morning a female driver was west bound on Cathedral Place. During an attempt to make a right-hand turn onto Cordova Street, St Augustine Police spokesman Mark Samson tells Historic City News that “she had a seizure”.
Posted inCommunity Editorials
Letter: We need someone with a backbone in Washington
Letter: We need someone with a backbone in Washington
Bill McClure
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News readers:
We know the story. Congress is broken. Barack Obama has sabotaged our future, and weakened our national security. The Republican political elites in Congress have gone along and let him do it.
Posted inCommunity Government
City maintains compendium of mostly unimplemented studies
Historic City News spends a lot of time reporting that the City of St Augustine has announced some new study, or new survey, or hired a new consultant; but, a common complaint amongst readers seems to be that the information purchased ends up being shelved and the problem never gets addressed.
Posted inCommunity Public Safety
Recovery efforts will continue tomorrow to locate ocean swimmer
Historic City News was notified by St Johns County Fire Rescue Sunday evening that their efforts to locate and rescue an ocean swimmer last seen in the 1600 block of Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, will resume tomorrow as a recovery operation.
Posted inCommunity Public Safety
Autopsy finds HOMICIDE as manner of death in O’Connell case
Historic City News is sad to report that the findings no one wanted to hear, but many have suspected, have been reported this weekend in the post-mortem forensic autopsy of Michelle O’Connell; performed at her family’s request on January 12, 2016.
Posted inCommunity Editorials Public Safety
Shoar: New information was reviewed during the initial autopsy
David B. Shoar, Sheriff
St Johns County, FL
Special to Historic City News
On January 12th media reports circulated that the body of Michelle O’Connell was removed from her place of rest by certain members of her family.