Category: Public Safety

A 33-year-old St Johns County man who wanted to hand over a man he had taken into custody under a “citizen’s arrest” for alleged drug activity and false police reporting, was himself arrested when sheriff’s deputies arrived at the victim’s residence in Treasure Beach on Friday.

Charges are pending in a hit-and-run car-vs-bicycle crash that occurred on SR-16 Friday, September 29 about 6:48 a.m., according to a press release received by Historic City News.

The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a manhunt is underway for 34-year-old Gregory Lovon James; who ran from a traffic stop early Friday morning on SR-16.

Historic City News was informed that 63-year-old Sheryl Smith of East Palatka is facing two charges today after she crashed into a motorcycle while turning left into the Target parking lot from US-1 just before 9:00 p.m. last night.

Historic City News learned that yesterday, Thursday September 28th at approximately 9:00 a.m., Officer Wayne R Ferrell, an investigator with the St Augustine Police Department, served a search warrant at a residence located at 205 Spring Street in St Augustine.

Historic City News local reporters were informed that 51-year-old Rodney Val Scheuerman of Great Bend, Kansas was transported to Orange Park Medical Center this afternoon in critical condition following a bicycle crash with a motor vehicle on US-1.

Historic City News has learned that St Augustine police officers are investigating the theft of a Honda electrical generator from a job site located on Sanford Street in Lincolnville.

Last month, St Augustine Police investigated the fraudulent use of a stolen credit card at the St Augustine Walmart store, according to an announcement just received by Historic City News.