Public Safety

Historic City News learned that St Johns County deputies responded on Saturday evening, April 11, 2020, to the scene of an individual who was burned in an apparent arson at a southwest district apartment complex.

Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informed local Historic City News reporters that they have received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release that occurred within St […]

There have been a total of 1,887 COVID-19 tests administered for St Johns County.  Of those, 127-patients tested positive.  Of the remainder, Historic City News has learned that 1,719-patients tested negative, we are awaiting results […]

At about 7:53 p.m., Thursday, February 6, 2020, a reported stalking victim, first told her story to a deputy sheriff investigating her complaint against local dentist, 74-year-old Clemens H. Byatt.  On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, […]

In response to the impacts of COVID-19 in St Johns County, Administrator Hunter S Conrad announced to Historic City News and our subscribers that County Government is taking additional measures to ensure the health, safety, […]

St. Johns County Emergency Management updated Historic City News informing local reporters that the School District has cancelled all field trips and events through the end of the school year.

The coach of the girl’s flag football team at St Augustine High School, 38-year-old Darrell Andrew Crews, was arrested on a sex offense Sunday night at about 9:08 p.m.  He was taken into custody by […]

St. Johns County is the latest county to record a fatality due to COVID-19. The Florida Department of Health issued its 11:00 a.m. update to Historic City News this morning, where we found that Northeast […]

At about 8:00 p.m. last night, Historic City News was informed by Florida Highway Patrol Troop G that a hit-and-run crash occurred on Old Moultrie Road in St Johns County.  According to Trooper Brandon Elder, […]

In a recent update from the Florida Department of Health, Historic City News in St Augustine learned that there are seven cases of COVID-19 being monitored in St Johns County.  This information is taken from […]

Director Linda Stoughton has provided Historic City News local reporters with updated conditions from the St Johns County Emergency Operations Center on Agricultural Center Drive in St Augustine.  At this time (Tuesday 4:00 p.m.) St. […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday banned most visits to nursing homes statewide as he acknowledged the coronavirus has likely spread into the general population. Meanwhile, officials reported to Historic City News that world-famous South Beach […]

In the past hour, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has reported that officers are on the scene of an extended crash of a semi-tractor trailer against a passenger vehicle that has resulted in a […]

About 50 employees of Flagler Health+ have been in contact with the 63-year-old New York man who tested positive for COVID-19 after he attended Bike Week in Daytona Beach.  The patient was among the new […]

Historic City News has learned that the man who fled from police officers in both Flagler and St Johns counties yesterday, has been identified to the media as 37-year-old Joshua Christopher Noles; reportedly a transient […]