Category: Public Safety

Yesterday marked a very dark day in St. Augustine’s history — the 36th anniversary of the yet unsolved murder of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley as well as a study of the crime published by Historic City News Editor, Michael Gold.

The St. Johns County local news desk has learned that 18 year-old Misty Janette Cummings and her 23 year-old brother Hank Thomas Croslin were arrested last night and booked locally on drug charges just before midnight.

The St. Augustine local news desk learned that police responded to Sangrias, located at 35 Hypolita Street, after receiving a call that there was a man lying on the sidewalk, bleeding from his head, on Saturday, 01/16/2010 about 1:13 a.m.

Jasmin Osmanovic, a man who had no prior criminal record, entered a “guilty” plea to extortion charges yesterday as part of a late night agreement struck with the State Attorney’s Office in exchange for a sentencing range of between five and ten years probation.

The local St. Johns County news desk of Historic City News has received word from SJSO Sgt. Chuck Mulligan that the Traffic Section and Youth Resource deputies will be conducting a countywide DUI enforcement patrol this weekend.

In a tragic accident that occurred this morning, the St. Johns County local news desk at Historic City News has learned that a deputy sheriff died while he was driving to work.

St. Augustine Police Officer Diane Ham responded to a residential burglary call Tuesday evening at about 7:00 p.m. according to a report received by the local St. Augustine news desk at Historic City News.

Police responded to “Styles by Megan” at 9 Anastasia Boulevard on Tuesday morning to investigate a report of a burglary to the business according to a report received by the local St. Augustine news desk at Historic City News.