Category: Public Safety

Gerald Bettman appeared in court yesterday to ask the judge to dismiss two counts of felony manslaughter against his client, 51 year-old Diane Katz Santarelli.

Commander Barry Fox with the St. Augustine Police Department reported to Historic City News that this morning at approximately 1:45 a.m., officers responded to the report of a traffic accident at M. L. King Ave. at King St.

St. Johns County has enjoyed a comparatively low crime rate and semi-annual reports obtained by Historic City News today give us a look at how well we are doing in the fight against crime.

St. Johns County Deputy Melanie Russell was honored along with her K-9 “Kahlua” last week during the Annual Florida Missing Children’s Day Ceremony in Tallahassee according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Historic City News first published a driver’s license photograph of Quinn Hanna Gray on September 8, 2009 — while Sheriff’s deputies continued their search into Gray’s disappearance when she did not return to her Ponte Vedra Beach home as expected.

Historic City News has learned that detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office have made an arrest in connection with the alleged abduction of a Ponte Vedra Beach woman a week ago this past Friday.

Historic City News has learned that on Sunday morning, a suspected homemade pipe bomb was discovered near the carousel in Davenport Park on San Marco Avenue. It was found by the owner of the carousel in the park, not very far away from his merry-go-round. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad was called…

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Kevin Kelshaw reported to Historic City News that detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office are seeking a white male subject for questioning in connection with the alleged abduction of a Ponte Vedra Beach woman that occurred last Friday.