Category: Public Safety

Historic City news was informed of two bodies that appear to have washed ashore yesterday — one victim discovered face down on the beach by a passerby around 6:15 p.m. and the other reported shortly after 9:00 p.m.

Historic City News has learned that detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit are seeking two male subjects in connection with a carjacking that occurred early Monday evening in the 600 block of W. King St.

Historic City News learned that when police attempted to pull over a pickup truck for reckless driving on U.S. Highway 1 this morning, a chase involving dozens of officers ensued.

Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the investigation into the death of a 54-year old man Monday afternoon. The victim, identified as Douglas Bryan Walter, 54, was a St. Johns County resident.

Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw reported to Historic City News this morning that Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a possible “road rage” incident that occurred Thursday night.

According to arrest reports published by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, an 18-year-old man accused of committing sex acts with two girls under the age of 5 has been taken into custody.

At about 10:30 last night, the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Winn-Dixie parking lot at Solano Road and AIA North in Ponte Vedra Beach according to a media alert received by Historic City News from SGT C. E. Mulligan.

SGT Chuck Mulligan reported to Historic City News that St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputies have cleared the scene of a bomb scare at a local high school without injury.