Historic City News readers have observed that The month of April was a very bad month for violent crime in the City of St Augustine and surrounding areas; however, Police Chief Loran Lueders addressed the City Commission at their regular meeting last night to provide his assessment of what he described as “anomalies”.

This afternoon at about 3:22 p.m., Historic City News was informed by the Florida Highway Patrol that twenty-four (24) St Johns County students were involved in a collision while onboard their school bus.

Just after 8:30 p.m. last night, Historic City News has learned that St Augustine Police patrolmen were dispatched to a reported gunshot in the area of Spring Street off Masters Drive. This afternoon the details of that encounter have been obtained.

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced to Historic City News today a combined reward of $50,000 for information leading to identification, arrest, and conviction of the persons responsible for the abduction of 7-year-old Bryan Williamson of Madison, Florida.

The ending that many expected, but held out hope against confirming, was revealed tonight when St Johns County Sheriff David Shoar announced to Historic City News and the media that the body of 71-year-old retired priest, Fr. Rene Robert, was recovered in Burke County, Georgia.