The Hinesville Police Department will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross from 1-7 p.m. on July 13. The blood mobile will be parked at HPD and donors will get an American Red Cross T-shirt and be entered for a chance to win two Delta airline tickets to any domestic location that Delta serves.
Criminal trespass June 18, 2007 Oak Crest subdivision A complainant told police someone broke five windows and the front door of a construction office trailer. Damage was estimated at $500. Drug charges June 21, 2007 E.G. Miles Parkway Police were dispatched to the emergency room at Liberty Regional Medical Center in response to a possible attempted suicide. Police contacted the staff who informed officers a man claimed he wanted to turn himself in and gave ...
T-Mobile users in Liberty County can now access an index of local health and human services by pressing three simple buttons - 2-1-1.
False report of crime, June 11 Walk-in at HPD A woman reported her vehicle had been struck in the Wal-Mart parking lot. An officer noted there was damage to the rear, driver's side bumper but questioned whether the damage was consistent with the woman's story. Hinesville Traffic Accident Inspector Lt. Max McLendon was called to inspect the vehicle and determined the woman's statement was most likely incorrect. The complainant was informed of her Miranda rights ...
Drug charge, June 6 Georgia 405, Liberty County A deputy pulled over a vehicle for failing to maintain its lane. As the deputy approached the driver, he smelled what he thought was marijuana from the vehicle. The deputy asked the driver to step out and show his driver's license. A check of the license revealed it was suspended. The deputy asked the driver if there were drugs or weapons in the car and the driver ...
The Long County E-911 Committee met with GeoComm and representatives from McIntosh County on June 15.
The community came out Friday to sign a handmade card as a tribute to the nine fallen Charleston, S.C., firefighters. Missy Blount, wife of Fleming Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeff Blount, created the card and decorated the table with candles, pictures of each of the firefighters who lost their lives in a fire at a furniture warehouse Monday, and flowers as a tribute to their lost brethren. The card along with some donations that were ...
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the registered sex offenders below live in Liberty or Long counties. They include men and woman. The oldest offender was born in 1927 and was convicted of child molestation in 2005. Six offenders are behind bars, while the locations of six others are unknown.
Animal complaint, June 3 Route 2, Ludowici A complainant told deputies she fed her pet rabbit around 9 a.m. and when she went to check on it at 12:30 p.m. the animal was dead. She reported the cage was still locked but someone or something had cut three of the rabbit's legs off and a fourth was partially off. The case is under investigation. Animal complaint, June 4-7 Mary Alice Court, Ludowici A complainant reported ...
Andrea Renee Wilson of Riceboro has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree for her alleged involvement in the death of her 3-year-old cousin, Prince C. Davis Jr.
Soliciting/enticing a child, May 31 Tibet Road, Walthourville A complainant informed deputies someone was leaving inappropriate messages on her answering machine. Deputies were allowed to take the answering machine into evidence to investigate. The complainant believes it may have something to do with a young girl she looked after once. Obstruction of an officer/ giving a false name/disorderly conduct, May 31 Talmadge Road, Walthourville A man, who witnesses described as being extremely intoxicated, was harassing ...
Hampton Island Preserve, an exclusive vacation community and membership club on the coast of Georgia, has given a 1977 LaFrance firetruck to the city of Riceboro.
Hinesville police are looking for a man in connection with a reported rape that occurred early Saturday morning outside of Gilley's nightclub in Hinesville.
May 31, 2007 Criminal trespass South Coastal Highway Midway Deputies were dispatched to a vacant lot when they received a report that a tow-truck that knocked down a fence and was attempting to remove a 1957 Chevy Belair. The complainant, who was authorized by the owner of the vacant lot to care for the property, approached the driver to find out what he was doing. He informed the deputies that the tow truck driver stated ...
Burglary/theft by taking May 14, 2007 Route 1, Box 240 Ludowici Someone took an air conditioner unit worth $2,000 from a temporarily abandoned home. The resident said the house has been uninhabited following a fire. The offenders also tried to take the whole power pole and meter box but were unsuccessful. *** Domestic dispute May 18, 2007 Route 3 Box 40 Ludowici Complainants reported they arrived home to find two men they previously dated in ...
The Heritage Bank in Midway was robbed during the lunch hour Friday. Midway Police Chief Kelli Morningstar only could confirm the bank was robbed at 12:39 p.m. before deferring all questions to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.
The death of a man found Wednesday morning in Wayne County is under investigation, and two people were arrested around 5 a.m. Thursday in Ludowici's Pecan Park in connection with the fatal shooting, according to Wayne County Sheriff John Carter and Ludowici Police Department Chief James Rogers.
A mobile-home fire Wednesday night in Long County has displaced a family of three.
Hinesville man was killed while attempting to cross the street Saturday night.
A Hinesville man was killed while attempting to cross the street Saturday night.
April 26: Burglary - A man reported a broken window at another residence in the 2400 block of Caswell Boulevard, and the responding officer noticed there were two TVs lying on a floor but was not sure whether they were left that way by burglars or by their owner. He contacted the resident, who said she has been away from the house for about a month, and they deduced that only a $250 laptop was taken from the home.
Two home-intrusion suspects who thought a Long County residence was deserted were surprised May 2 when a neighbor foiled their entry attempt and fired a shot at them.
April 22: Theft by taking - A resident in the 700 block of Bacon Road reported someone took the engine lift that was in her driveway. She said she asked her neighbors if they had seen anything suspicious and they had not, and the officer reported not seeing evidence of a vehicle that could move an engine lift.
The Liberty County Health Department recently listed the sanitation scores of food establishments, bars and institutional eateries. You can download a copy by clicking on the media player at left.
An argument Wednesday evening between two employees at the Hinesville Burger King ended with one man taking a bullet in the arm.
April 16: Simple battery/family violence/criminal trespass - A woman said her live-in boyfriend pushed and shoved her during a heated argument inside their Victory Manor Mobile Home residence. She said she called 911 so her boyfriend left the house but not before punching the wall and leaving a big hole in the wall. She refused medical treatment.
An argument between two employees at the Hinesville Burger King Wednesday evening ended with a shooting.
April 15: Theft by taking – felony -The owner of a landscaping and nursery business said his business office had not been open since Thanksgiving 2012. He said he went to the office to prepare for the upcoming busy season and found that during the time his business was closed someone took his trencher and a 100 pound bucket of scrap metals he had enclosed within the fenced area.
April 21: Shoplifting - Walmart's loss prevention manager called police with a suspected shoplifter whom he had reportedly seen placing items inside Walmart bags before leaving the store without paying.
Deputy H. Weyman Chapman Jr. of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office recently completed a basic radar operator course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.