Can you call 9-1-1?

As more local students and St. Augustine residents consider using their computer’s high-speed Internet connection for making and receiving telephone calls, a potentially lifesaving service that most of us take for granted must also be considered. POTS, an acronym for “plain old telephone service”, has been used for years to access 9-1-1 operators in fire,…

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Government

Two FCTI students arrested

Two female students attending classes at First Coast Technical Institute on Collins Avenue were arrested this week on charges of disruption of a school function; one of whom was also charged with resisting arrest without violence, battery on a school board employee, and violation of probation.

Public Safety

Student protects car with hatchet

A 17 year old St. Augustine High School student is facing ten days suspension from school after St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputies, aided by K-9 officers, performed “narcotics sniffs” of student vehicles parked on the school campus. When K-9 “Justice” alerted on the student’s JEEP Cherokee Thursday, a further search was conducted. Deputies discovered a…

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Public Safety

Deputy Oke rescues swimmer

When a boat and its four passengers capsized in the Atlantic Ocean at Matanzas inlet yesterday, one of those stranded on a sandbar attempted the dangerous maneuver of swimming through the strong currents to shore. The swimmer quickly got into trouble but luck was on her side.

Community

Retail theft leads to arrest

A 21 year old St. Augustine resident is in jail this morning pending $200.00 bail for the theft of two bags, two tank tops and a pair of jean shorts from Bealls Department Store located in Cobblestone Village Shopping Center.

Public Safety

COA vehicles burglarized

St. Johns County Council on Aging reported that during the night last night, two COA vehicles were burglarized while parked at 1965 A1A South. The vehicles were secured at approximately 6:00 p.m. last night and were discovered to have been burglarized this morning at about 7:00 a.m.

Public Safety

Counterfeit checks passed at Publix

This week, the Sheriff’s Office was called to Publix on Racetrack Road to investigate two counterfeit checks passed in their store on February 14th. According to the statement of a witness in the store, two heavy set black women presented the checks which appeared to have been drawn on Bank of America.

Public Safety