Category: Public Safety

St Johns County Sheriff David Shoar, who will be returned to office, without opposition for the second time in three elections, along with sixty-six other members of the Florida Sheriff’s Association, are under the microscope by Unified Sportsmen of Florida and one of the most powerful citizen lobbies in America — the National Rifle Association.

The University of North Florida in Jacksonville admitted today, without disclosing specific details, that there is a possibility that the confidential identification information of students who submitted contracts to live in the residence halls between 1997 and spring 2011 may have been compromised. “While the investigation did not turn up any evidence that any specific…

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A 43 year-old man who has been living with his uncle in Ponte Vedra Beach during the past three years has been missing since last Monday afternoon, June 4, according to a report received by Historic City News from Sheriff’s Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw this afternoon.

Historic City News in St Augustine has been notified that tomorrow, Tuesday June 12, the Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection holds its first public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Northland Church located at 530 Dog Track Road in Longwood.

Historic City News learned Thursday afternoon that an additional arrest has been made in a home invasion robbery that occurred December 30; part of an alleged set-up between the defendant and a woman who has been in custody since the crime was committed.

Historic City News learned that twenty-eight federal, military, state and local law enforcement agents from Florida and Georgia are wrapping up a weeklong Post-blast Investigator School that includes specialized training in processing “small-bomb” crime scenes.