Category: Public Safety

Kevin Kelshaw, Media Relations Officer for the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office, updated Historic City News with additional evidence that has been developed in the October 2 burglary of an apartment on Ironwood Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach; hoping one of our readers may have information that would assist property crimes detectives.

FHP Lieutenant Justin Asbury advised Historic City News reporters that the search for a woman, believed to be suicidal, who, according to a friend, was traveling from Orlando to New England by car, ended last night in St Johns County when troopers located her in the northbound rest area along I-95.

St Johns County Sheriff’s spokesman, Kevin Kelshaw, informed Historic City News that a resident in the 700 block of Porta Rosa Circle at the Murabella subdivision in St Augustine reported her car had been burglarized sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning while it was parked at her home.

Historic City News has learned from St Johns County Fire Rescue Chief Carl Shank, that the Federal Communications Commission has delayed a January 1 completion deadline until June 30, 2013 — allowing the county’s emergency service agencies ample time to convert from their current VHF radio system to UHF (800MHz).

Two park and trail locations provided for the enjoyment of families and residents, were targeted in a sting operation yesterday; leading to the arrest of three Flagler County men who are accused of unnatural and lascivious acts and exposure of sexual organs.

The St Augustine Fire Department has alerted Historic City News reporters that the now unoccupied building at 410 Anastasia Boulevard which formerly housed American Graffiti Restaurant will be used for fire training exercises before it is demolished.

When Sheriff David Shoar requested the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct an inventory of in-custody evidence and property maintained by the St Augustine Beach Police Department, he had no idea what inspectors would find in light of the many internal allegations being advanced.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced to Historic City News this morning that Florida’s Silver Alert Plan is now four years old — a landmark officials say is cause for celebration; since the program can directly claim credit for 68 safe recoveries of missing seniors suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s.