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Wednesday morning traffic on Ponce de Leon Boulevard was interrupted when an Old Town Trolley Tour vehicle caught fire on North Ponce de Leon Boulevard at Rhode Avenue, according to information collected by local Historic City News reporters. Firefighters with the St Augustine Fire Department and emergency medical personnel from St Johns County responded to…
Police arrest Joe DiMaggio in standoff at water plant in Lincolnville
A 54-year-old Jacksonville man, Joseph Vincent DiMaggio, remains in jail tonight, held without bond, after his arrest by St Augustine Police Saturday afternoon. DiMaggio, whose address was reported as 2950 Napa Valley Ct in Jacksonville, was booked at 7:42 p.m.
The day of drama for local police began with a 911 call received Saturday, January 16, 2021 at about 11:20 a.m., reporting a suspicious recreational vehicle parked near the City Water Treatment Plant at the end of Riberia Street. Officers encountered two men one of whom was DiMaggio.
“The driver parked the 40-foot motorhome in a restricted zone,” said Dee Brown, Public Information Officer for the City Police Department. “Then he closed all the windows and drew the blinds closed, refusing to come out to speak to the officers at the scene.”