Category: Public Safety

Construction to boardwalk at Fort Matanzas

Fred Shott reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that the ocean side boardwalk at Fort Matanzas National Monument is under renovation to replace wooden decking and handrails — a project that is estimated to be ongoing over the next four months.

Public Safety

Reducing inmate medical costs

Eager to see House Bill 263 calendared for its first committee, St Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar was “encouraged” Wednesday when the Florida Senate unanimously passed a companion bill limiting what local governments have to pay for inmate hospital costs.

Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

Public Safety

Jury selection March 19th in Jones case

St Augustine City Commissioner Errol Jones says that he is eager to clear his name in two charges that he believes have been brought against him by local police officers who were simply “inexperienced” and “overreacted” to his presence at the scene of a family disturbance on October 22, 2011.

Public Safety

Man held without bond in capital sexual battery

Saturday morning, St Augustine Police arrested a 39 year-old local man, who remains held without bond in the St Johns County Detention Facility; charged with capital sexual battery against a twelve-year-old girl and currently under investigation for additional crimes.

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