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1 arrest made in Crescent City armed robbery suspect search, still looking for 2 more
CRESCENT CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they have made one arrest but are still looking for two men who they believe to be armed after receiving two reports of burglary and robbery last week. Sheldon Patrick, 20, of Crescent City was arrested Saturday and...
After fleeing to Ohio, Palatka man arrested on capital felony sexual assault charges toward children
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Palatka man is in custody after the Putnam County Sheriff's Office say he abused two children over a two-year period. Tony McKenzie, 47, is charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child less than 12 years of age by a suspect 18 years or older, one count of molestation of a child 12 to 16 years old and one count of lewd and lascivious battery.
2 violent crimes in Crescent City, suspects still on the loose
PALATKA, Fla. (WCJB) - Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies are asking Crescent City residents and neighbors in surrounding areas to take extra precautions after two men were victims of robbery, burglary and assault in two separate incidents less than an hour apart. According to deputies, the first victim was...
Historical marker unveiled at ‘Dear Old C.A.’
Alumni, historians hope to preserve, restore dilapidated building. In front of an aged building left to crumble sits a brand new historical marker honoring a piece of Putnam County’s Black history. Central Academy alumni and preservation enthusiasts revealed the building’s first historic marker Thursday morning to an eager crowd....
Putnam Celebrates Juneteenth
A local group hosted its first riverfront Juneteenth celebration Wednesday to share the history behind the holiday while celebrating local young people who excelled in school. African American Arts Council of Putnam County members hosted Jubilee on the St. Johns River to commemorate the federal holiday that celebrates the anniversary of June 19th, 1865, which was the day the last enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, were notified they were free.
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