Posts tagged crime
Armed Robbery in St. Augustine
Aug 1st
Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Robbery/Homicide Section are investigating an Armed Robbery that occurred in the 1700 block of U.S. 1 South (Marshalls) shortly after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
The suspect, who was described as a black male in his mid to late 20’s, approx 5′ 03” to 5′ 06” tall and between 125 and 135lbs, demanded money from clerks working at the store. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect had a black handgun in his waistband and left the store heading Northbound on foot carrying a Crown Royal bag with an undisclosed amount of money. He was further described as wearing blue jeans, a bright yellow shirt with a white undershirt, oversized eyeglasses, and a black hat.
A Sheriff’s Office K-9 tracked the suspect to the rear of the store where the scent ended. Investigators believe it is possible a vehicle may have been waiting on the suspect in the area behind Marshalls. Anyone who may have been in the area or may have any information related to this crime is asked to contact Detective Tolbert with the Robbery/Homicide Section or Crime Stoppers.
Source: St. Johns County Sheriffs Office
Credit Card fraud in St. Augustine
Aug 1st
The police department is asking for its citizens to identify a fraud suspect.
A local citizen lost his debit card downtown while using the parking meters on May 6, 2012. He reported it lost to a local bank on May 11, 2012; there had been several charges to his account during that time.
A local citizen lost his debit card downtown while using the parking meters on May 6, 2012. He reported it lost to a local bank on May 11, 2012; there had been several charges to his account during that time.
If you have any information concerning this crime or any other please call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-8477 or the SAPD tip line at 904-209-3482. You may be eligible for a reward of up to $1000.00.
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Swedish Version Better
Jan 1st
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
“Swedish Version Better”
“Hotshots” looks at a movie!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Hollywood version, is out only 1-1/2 years after the Swedish version was released in the U.S., and if you didn’t see that version, you might think that this newer one is pretty good.
Daniel Craig plays investigative journalist Mikael Blomqvist, and Rooney Mara has replaced Noomi Repace as Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo on her back, and the similarity of the actresses’ names can be confusing, just as the story can be for new audiences.
Spoiler Alert! If you have read the book on which both movies are based or if you saw the Swedish movie and managed to read the subtitles and watch the action at the same time, then you already know how this one ends, unless you have forgotten some of the convoluted details.
The movie cuts back and forth between Lisbeth and Mikael for the longest time before they ever get together to solve the crime that is the basis of the mystery, and once they do, Lisbeth says, “I like working with you,” to which Mikael replies, “I like working with you, too.”
This exchange is amusing, considering what happens just before they say that, but for the most part the movie is serious, grim, and graphic in its sex, violence, and nudity.
Mikael has been hired by a wealthy industrialist to figure out what happened to his niece, Harriet, who was 16 back in 1966 when she disappeared from the remote island on which the industrialist’s dysfunctional family all live.
Harriet’s disappearance was especially mysterious, because her body was never found, and an accident on the bridge to the island prevented anyone from getting on or off the island.
Meanwhile, Lisbeth has problems of her own in her personal life, she has a history of committing violence, and although she claims that she has taken care of herself since she was 10, she has a guardian from whom she gets her money to live on.
Lisbeth is an experienced researcher, an accomplished computer hacker, and her appearance is, shall we say, “extreme,” although I liked her appearance better in the Swedish version. Her dragon tattoo is better in the Swedish version, too.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Hollywood version, is just not as good as the Swedish version.
I’m Dan Culberson and this is “Hotshots.”
