Category: Public Safety

Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw reported to Historic City News this afternoon that a 25-year old man was arrested on two counts each of burglary and grand theft as well as one count of petit theft Monday evening.

Two St. Johns County men were arrested on burglary and other charges Monday evening, according to a media release received by Historic City News.

A 33-year old St. Johns County man was arrested Monday afternoon on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation upon a victim under the age of 12 according to a press release received by Historic City News and Media this morning from SJSO Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw.

In a classic case of Internet fraud, a St. Augustine man reported to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office yesterday that he had responded to an e-mail requesting updated credit information – and e-mail that he believed came from America Online; his Internet Service Provider.

Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea and according to the bank’s staff here in St. Augustine, Colonial Bank doesn’t operate there. None the less, the following e-mail was received by Historic City News and Media this morning from a local Colonial Bank subscriber:

Three St. Johns County teenagers are facing felony charges in connection with the vandalism at two northwest churches earlier this week according to a media release provided to Historic City News by St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw. The three juveniles, each only 16-years old, face three counts of criminal mischief…

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Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw announced to Historic City News that the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office is joining with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies across the country in renewing a pledge to save lives by intensifying efforts to enforce seat belt laws — among all motorists and around the clock — during the…

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A Thursday afternoon traffic stop by Deputy Sheriff Ryan J. Smith quickly escalated into two felony and two misdemeanor arrests when it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of marijuana and a large amount of cocaine, according to a report filed with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Historic City…

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