Category: Public Safety

Deputy Christopher Jones was called to Prosperity Bank in Ponte Vedra Beach on Friday to take a report concerning six forged payroll checks cashed at the branch over the past two days. Checks totaling $6,184.47 that appeared to be issued by Salonen Marine Inc of Yulee, Florida, were cashed in amounts ranging between $753.26 and…

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Last week we ran a story about a drive-off at Pilot Travel Centers on CR 210 where over $400.00 worth of fuel was stolen. This week a more elaborate scheme resulted in the theft of over $1,200.00 worth of fuel — just across the street.

26 year old Eric Ryan Vaughn is in custody pending $5,000.00 bond for charges stemming from a reported attempt to defraud a former employer by making unauthorized charges to the company’s account as well as two previous outstanding warrants. According to the information reported to Deputy Michael Stevens, Vaughn was making purchases of copper tubing…

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An increasing number of sex offenders are being arrested for violation of F.S. 943.0435(9) – Failure to properly register as a sexual offender. Yesterday, Benjamin Michael McGonigle became the latest in St. Johns County and this is not his first time.

The Hastings Manor apartments were the scene of an apparent burglary attempt sometime after 11:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Bouchard was called to the scene of one apartment where the resident heard noises outside. An unknown male suspect was seen fleeing on foot after the resident went outside to investigate the noise.

Two separate reports of auto burglaries were answered by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Northwest Sector Patrol Division yesterday; a global positioning system (GPS) device was stolen in each burglary. Another similarity – the owner of each burglarized vehicle reported to deputies that their vehicles were left unlocked overnight.

Sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Monday, a resident of the apartments located on Whispering Circle reported that two of his vehicles were burglarized, according to an incident report filed by Deputy Jared Monie on yesterday. Both a 1990 JEEP Wrangler and 2002 Chrysler convertible sedan owned by the victim had been slashed…

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A fifteen year old white male wearing a baseball cap and a gray sweatshirt with the number “4” on the back was seen riding a bicycle through a quiet neighborhood in the area of Abbey and Varella Avenue Saturday morning. That juvenile is now suspected in the commission of several thefts according to an incident…

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