Monday morning, shortly before 2:30 a.m., Historic City News learned of a home invasion robbery at a residence in the 600 block of Francis Street in St Augustine when Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene.
Matthew Sara informed local Historic City News reporters that at approximately 6:00 a.m. this morning, St Johns County Fire Rescue responded to single-wide mobile home fire in the 1400 block of West Street, near SR-207.
Quick action by St Augustine Police resulted in the capture of a man authorities say pulled a robbery at the downtown branch of the Bank of America, located at 60 Cathedral Place.
This afternoon at 3:00 p.m., Amber the Dog received justice when her former owner, Randel Bryan Hart, was sentenced to begin serving 364 days in the St Johns County Detention Facility, and other conditions ordered by Circuit Court Judge Michael Traynor.
District 23rd Medical Examiner, Dr. Predrag Bulic, has confirmed the identity of the man found inside Apartment 7 at 20 First Street in St Augustine yesterday using the victim’s dental records.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal will determine the cause of an explosion and fire that claimed the life of a St Augustine resident this afternoon in a neighborhood near the intersection of Cincinnati Avenue and First Street uptown.
After posting $11,000 bond, Historic City News reported the release of 52-year old sexual predator James Lee Lyons of St Johns County, on Friday, July 26th; a warrant for Lyons’ arrest had been issued charging him with animal cruelty and sexual activity involving an animal.
St Augustine Police public information officer Mark Samson reported to Historic City News that on Saturday, while local resident Cathy Brown was shopping at the Winn-Dixie Marketplace located at 3551 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard, an unknown person snagged her wallet from her purse, unnoticed.
