ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — Early Wednesday morning, a 45-year-old man was fatally shot by St. Johns County deputies following a confrontation in South St. Augustine. At 5:42 a.m. on September 10, the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a resident on 1st Street near Brainard Drive reportingContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit has announced a major breakthrough in a decades-old homicide investigation. Detectives have identified the remains discovered in a shallow grave on Crescent Beach in April 1985 as belonging to Mary Alice Pultz of Rockville, Maryland. ConstructionContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — On August 6, 2025, deputies observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on I-95 and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The driver, identified as 30-year-old Fallyn Jade Zerbe, fled while driving recklessly and attempted to collide with patrol vehicles and civiliansContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Baby Grayson, who was saved by a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputy after he stopped breathing in January, celebrated his first birthday this month. Deputy Hines responded to the emergency call and performed CPR on Grayson until he regained consciousness. The baby was thenContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies arrested an 18-year-old man after he allegedly approached a 7-year-old girl in a Northwest St. Johns County neighborhood and later admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on August 10, 2025, after parents reportedContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL – A driver was arrested by St. Johns County deputies on Sunday, August 10, after being caught speeding at 112 mph in a 70 mph zone on I-95. The driver, D’Quavis Douse, 28, was observed changing lanes at a high rate of speed and nearly collidingContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL – A quick-thinking victim and an observant citizen helped St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) deputies and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers apprehend a man accused of robbery, kidnapping, and grand theft auto. The incident occurred on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at aContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 41-year-old Richard Clayton Wozniak of Palm Coast on multiple felony charges in connection to a cyberattack against The Spice and Tea Exchange Company in St. Augustine. Wozniak faces four counts of offenses against computer users and one count of unlawful use ofContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — On June 5, 2025, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU), with assistance from SWAT and other specialized teams, executed a search warrant at 595 Madeore Street, uncovering a significant drug and weapons operation. Authorities seized: Baron Long, 33, was arrested and chargedContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL – A three-day multi-agency operation targeting prostitution and related criminal activities in St. Johns County has resulted in 33 arrests and sparked several human trafficking investigations. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) led the effort, with significant support from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) andContinue Reading