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The Hastings Manor apartments were the scene of an apparent burglary attempt sometime after 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Bouchard was called to the scene of one apartment where the resident heard noises outside. An unknown male suspect was seen fleeing on foot after the resident went outside to investigate the noise.
Monday, April 28, Gypsy Cab and the St. Johns Cultural Council have teamed up to present the first movie for their Cultural Film Series.
A portion of the $25 per person ticket price will benefit the St. Johns Cultural Council and support their operations according to an announcement received by Historic City Media.
Two workshops scheduled for April 28 and April 30, are being held by the SJC Tourist Development Council (TDC) to assist not-for-profit groups in applying for Category II funding support for special events.
Last year, the TDC awarded $508,000 in Category II funding.
Two separate reports of auto burglaries were answered by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Northwest Sector Patrol Division yesterday; a global positioning system (GPS) device was stolen in each burglary.
Another similarity – the owner of each burglarized vehicle reported to deputies that their vehicles were left unlocked overnight.
Sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Monday, a resident of the apartments located on Whispering Circle reported that two of his vehicles were burglarized, according to an incident report filed by Deputy Jared Monie on yesterday.
Both a 1990 JEEP Wrangler and 2002 Chrysler convertible sedan owned by the victim had been slashed into and the contents strewn about the front seat. Although it was apparent that the vehicle glove compartments had been rummaged through, the owner could not determine that anything of value was missing.
According to an announcement from Senior Vice President Suzanne Brown received by Historic City Media this morning, Florida Capital Bank will be closing its location at 1700 US 1 South on Friday, July 18th.
This announcement surprised some customers since the bank location was only established in 2005 on the site of the former Long John Silvers restaurant.
The May meeting of St. Augustine Archaeological Association (SAAA) will feature a lecture including a review of work done in 2007 by four Contract Archaeologists.
According to an announcement received by Historic City Media, Mike Arbuthnot: Laser documentation of the A. L. Lewis Arch, Bryan Marks: Historic Roads – Old Dixie & Kings Highway, Greg Smith: Work at Ponce Inlet and Ted Payne: Work at the Three Chimneys property, are scheduled to be presented.
The Public Works Department of the City of St. Augustine will be making improvements to the water system in and around the Lewis Speedway area.
This will require a water outage and a possible drop in pressure from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
