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Resident tells St. Augustine commission she was denied evidence and urges FDLE probe into SAPD records handling

2532479 · March 10, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, Janet Sapp accused a St. Augustine Police Department records custodian, Patrice Drinkard, of deleting evidence she paid for and said an internal investigation she requested was closed by the same employee; Sapp asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate.

Janet Sapp told the St. Augustine City Commission during the public‑comment period on March 10 that she has requested an internal investigation into records handling at the St. Augustine Police Department and that she believes the process was compromised.

"On February, I requested an internal investigation be done on Patrice Drinkard, the records holder at the Saint Augustine Police Department concerning evidence that she had stolen and that she had deleted from me," Sapp said. "By Patrice's actions, withholding and deleting this evidence that I paid…

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