Category: Public Safety

In the second published statement from an attorney in recent days regarding the incident involving 28-year-old Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew at the Conch House Reggae Sunday event on May 26, St Augustine Attorney Patrick Canan clarified that he will be protecting the interests of the security guard as a “victim of a…

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The identity of the security guard injured in the Memorial Day weekend incident involving Jacksonville Jaguars player Maurice Jones-Drew has been released by his Ponte Vedra Beach attorney, Gregory A. Anderson, in a prepared statement regarding his client.

Not only has Historic City News learned that an NFL player, 28-year-old Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew, has denied any involvement in an altercation alleged on Sunday, May 26, at the Conch House, but also have learned that his accuser has hired an attorney.

Historic City News readers have come to expect that when we report on incidents in St Augustine and St Johns County, they will be written and edited by local staff who have years invested in the community and understand how things are done — good, bad, or otherwise — and, another perfect example is the…

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St Johns County Fire Rescue Chief, Carl A. Shank, told Historic City News that, together with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, during National Emergency Medical Services Week, it has been his honor to recognize the tremendous role that EMS practitioners make to improve the health of our citizens.

An update received by Historic City News this afternoon, concerning the two-car crash that had traffic diverted on SR-16 at Four Mile Road for three hours this morning, has taken a turn for the worse; we have learned that the 24-year-old driver of the 1998 Mazda 4-DR, has not survived her injuries.