Category: Public Safety

The widow of Deputy Beach Marshal Ronald A. Parker spoke briefly this morning during an annual memorial ceremony held at the St Augustine Beach park that is named in his honor — Parker who was 27 years-old at the time, has been the only St Augustine Beach law enforcement officer killed in the line of…

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The City of St Augustine wants to notify Historic City News readers to expect San Marco Avenue to be closed to all vehicular traffic during the 2012 March for Life procession that begins at approximately 12 noon on Saturday, January 14.

Before 10:00 p.m. last night, law enforcement investigators were able to make an arrest in the Moultrie Road hit-and-run collision that occurred at 5:40 a.m. in St Augustine and left its victim clinging to life; and, this morning, Sheriff David B Shoar is crediting the immediate media response for prompting a good citizen to make…

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Historic City News was informed that St Johns County firefighters had a residential structure fire under control in approximately 45 minutes yesterday evening; however, salvage and overhaul operations at the Palencia home continued throughout the night and into this morning.

An early-morning collision in St Augustine sent the victim of a hit-and-run to Flagler Hospital with what are described as “life threatening” injuries, according to information received by Historic City News from sheriff’s spokesman Sargent Charles E. Mulligan.

The Florida Highway Patrol reported to Historic City News that a 35 year-old service advisor for Bozard Ford Lincoln in St Augustine was killed when she lost control of her vehicle in a 2:25 a.m. single-car accident.

St Johns County Fire Rescue representative Lt. Jeremy Robshaw informed local St Augustine news reporters that the Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a residential structure fire that occurred in Fruit Cove just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday evening.

Historic City News was notified that District 23 Medical Examiner, Dr. Predag Bulic, has published his preliminary findings in the death of a 30 year-old Fruit Cove woman found inside her residence at about 12:15 a.m. yesterday morning.