Jeremy Robshaw updated Historic City News this morning on the investigation of the fire at 289 Southlake Drive in St. Augustine early Saturday; where 94-year old widow, Charlotte R. Leiser, died.
Historic City News was notified that District 23 Medical Examiner, Dr. Predag Bulic, would have to determine what caused the death of a person discovered by firefighters early this morning inside a burning residence one mile west of I-95, south of CR-210 in St Augustine.
Historic City News learned that Saint Augustine Police responded to 24 Cathedral Place this afternoon; after a Wells Fargo Bank teller reported that they were robbed by a man carrying a handgun.
The Teamsters union ousted the Police Benevolent Association as the certified bargaining agent for the Florida Department of Corrections employees in election results announced by the Public Employee Relations Commission to Historic City News yesterday.
“Wash your windshield for a dollar?” and other begging from St. Augustine sidewalks, where pedestrians today walk up to cars stopped at traffic lights or in motion, could be one step closer to becoming a violation of city ordinance after the regular meeting of the City Commission Monday night.
Historic City News interviewed one St. Augustine resident this morning who was the intended victim of an apparent mail fraud — extreme caution on his part and careful examination of the documents received through the mail helped one senior avoid a potential $2,700 rip-off.
Historic City News crime reporters have learned that a child pornography investigation in St. Augustine has resulted in one arrest of a convicted sexual offender; 41 year-old Justin Stephen Frazier, who resides at 2242 Dellwood Avenue in Jacksonville.
Tonight, Chief Hedges will swear in Daniel DeCoursey as the new Assistant Chief of Police for the town of St. Augustine Beach and local Historic City News reporters will be watching as fireworks may ensue.
