Category: Public Safety

A St Johns County woman walking her dog on Vintage Oak Circle was approached by two men who demanded money from her at about 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, according to reports filed with Historic City News in St Augustine.

A man with a violent history, who was recently released from prison and is known to be armed, is the subject of a manhunt by St Johns County detectives; and, Sheriff David Shoar is asking for help from Historic City News readers who may know the whereabouts of this dangerous man.

Historic City News has obtained a copy of a letter from Sheriff David Shoar to St Augustine Beach Mayor Gary Snodgrass clarifying the somewhat awkward relationship between the two as the city commission still labors to decide the fate of their beleaguered police department.

A 19-year-old St Augustine mother is in jail today after her arrest by St Augustine Police on charges that twice this week she neglected her 1-year-old child; having left the infant alone in her Palmer Street apartment; according to information provided to Historic City News this morning.

Community Affairs officer, Corporal Catherine Payne, informed Historic City News that this morning, the St Johns County Traffic Homicide Section responded to the scene of a car-vs-pedestrian crash; the victim remains hospitalized in serious, but stable, condition.

St Johns County Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw reported to local Historic City News reporters that four men have been arrested in connection with several shootings that occurred last month in West Augustine.