A citizen tip generated during the manhunt for a robbery suspect in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery of Publix Liquors at Tuscan Way near Mill Creek has resulted in the apprehension of a 34 year-old St. Johns County man.
An armed robbery at Publix Liquors on Tuscan Way near Mill Creek was caught on video Thursday afternoon, and St. Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar is asking Historic City News readers to attempt to identify the man who committed this crime.
Local St. Augustine reporters at Historic City News have learned that St. Augustine Police were called to McDonalds Restaurant located at 1106 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard yesterday to investigate a motor vehicle crash into the building.
On Monday evening, Historic City News was informed that investigators with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit have arrested a 36 year-old man on a warrant alleging five sexual battery charges — four of which carry $1 million bond each; the fifth is a capital offense that does not allow the defendant to be released on bond.
Homicide Detectives with The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office have notified Historic City News reporters that earlier today; they obtained, and served, an arrest warrant on 26-year old transient Joseph Dean Roberts charging him with the murder of 45-year old South Ponte Vedra resident Brittany Jeniveve Tavar.
Historic City News received word from Governor Charlie Crist and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey, that crime in Florida is down 4.8 percent for the first half of 2010 over the same period last year.
The District 23 Medical Examiner, Dr. Terrence Steiner, has released his report to Historic City News following an autopsy examination of human remains recovered October 14th by St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputies in a heavily wooded area off of SR-207 and Lightsey Road.
In the fatal collision of a truck and pedestrian Saturday morning, police announced that they made an arrest and were continuing their investigation — Historic City News has learned more shocking details, including allegations of a plot to destroy evidence of the crime.
