A 59-year old man, on probation for methamphetamine charges from St Charles County, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with production of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia here in St Johns County.

St Augustine Police Sergeant Patrick McCaulley needs Historic City News readers to help identify a man captured on surveillance video at a local Kangaroo Station as he left the convenience store without paying for a 24-can pack of beer Saturday, October 27.

Historic City News reporters learned that St Johns County Undersheriff Joel Bolante has concluded that St Augustine Beach police department personnel are not properly trained to manage an evidence room, based on the outcome of independent FDLE and SJSO investigations.

Historic City News received word this morning that Assistant United States Attorney Robert Mosakowski has been appointed to serve as the “District Election Officer” for the November General Election in the Middle District of Florida — which includes St Augustine and St Johns County.

FHP Traffic Homicide Investigator, Corporal Greg Cohn, is attempting to determine if alcohol was a factor in a single-vehicle crash at about 11:05 p.m. last night that left one passenger dead and sent the driver of the vehicle to Orange Park Medical Center with serious injuries.

Historic City News has learned that a St Augustine man has surrendered to SWAT after barricading himself in a home in the Eagle Creek subdivision this morning; he remains in custody in the St Johns County Detention Facility without bond.

St Augustine Fire Chief Mike Arnold, the city’s emergency preparedness official, reported to Historic City News that as Hurricane Sandy continues to move north out of the Caribbean, the city is engaged in standard storm preparedness procedures.