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Fire Rescue news
Oct 26th
Date: 10/25/2012
Time: 9 a.m.
Incident Type: Structure Fire
St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR) responded to a structure fire early Thursday morning involving multiple units at the Ocean Villas condominium complex at 850 A1A Beach Blvd. in St. Augustine Beach. Initial arriving crews initiated an aggressive fire attack after finding smoke and flames showing from a single unit. The main body of the fire was knocked down within 20 minutes. Firefighters then extinguished smaller pockets of fire that spread to several adjoining units. A total of 16 SJCFR fire suppression, rescue and command units battled the fire, along with a Ladder truck from the St. Augustine Fire Department.
One adult occupant of the condominium complex was treated by paramedics on scene and transported to Flagler Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No further details regarding the patient’s injuries or condition were available at the time of this release.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and is the subject of an investigation by SJCFR and the State Fire Marshals Office.
Source: St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department
St. Augustine police arrest robber and accomplice
Oct 23rd
Information was also given out about a w/m running southbound from the Sunoco Station at 2199 N. Ponce Blvd. Officers Tim Bryan and Daniel Lui gave foot chase to this suspect, later identified as Eric Rene Tirado 09-16-1977 of 2391 US 1 South Lot 11.
Officer Michal Ochkie responded to the Sunoco Station and started an investigation, gathering statements from the victim and eye witnesses to the robbery.
Officer Kettman and Officer John Niederriter secured two subjects that were in the Nissan after stopping it near the County Library on San Carlos Avenue.
Eye witnesses and the victim identified the three as the ones that were at the Sunoco Station.
The owner/ victim of the store said that he had asked Tirado to step outside the store so he could talk with him. Tirado is a frequent visitor to the Sunoco South store. While outside an argument ensued and Tirado reached into the owners pocket taking an unknown amount of cash. An eyewitness to this episode came over to the owner to help him as Tirado dove through the car window in an attempt to escape. The driver of the car, Richard William Palmer, 1-1-1989 of 5860 Datil Pepper Road started striking the owner and victim. Also, a passenger in the car was Lauren Elizabeth Parker 10-12-1987 of 4905 Moultrie Reserve Court, she was released without charges.
Eric Tirado has been charged with Robbery, Richard Palmer has been charged with Battery.
Source: St. Augustine Police Department
Juvenile Arrest
Oct 14th
On 10/06/2012 at 9pm a 14 year old was on St. George Street with his friend when another group of juveniles approached them. A 17 year old in the second group took a cap from the 14 year and ran down St. George St. away from the victim.
A short time later the 14 year old and his friend saw the group of other juveniles that took his cap. He approached them and asked for his cap back, even offering to buy it back.
The 17 year old counted to three and struck the 14 year old on the jaw, causing him to lose consciousness. Officer Bryan Johnson arrived on scene and started to render aid to the 14 year old and attempted to locate anyone in the crowd that may have observed the incident.
The 14 year old was taken to the hospital and was found to have a broken jaw that required reconstructive surgery.
The following Monday Detective Corporeal Charles Simpson continued the investigation and started interviewing witnesses. The witnesses were able to point Cpl. Simpson to a possible suspect. After initially denying involvement, the suspect came to the police department with his parents and admitted striking the victim, but not taking his cap.
Cpl. Simpson contacted the on-call Department of Juvenile Justice Officer, and then transported the 17 year old to the St. Johns County Jail for processing. The 17 year was later released to his parents.
Source: St. Augustine Police Department