Archive By Section - Public Safety
Sept. 20
October 04, 2011
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Staff
Report
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Public Safety
Liberty County Sheriff's Office deputies conducted a routine traffic stop Wednesday on Interstate 95 and ended up uncovering 17.9 pounds of crystal meth with an estimated street value of $5 million.
October 03, 2011
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by Patty Leon
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Public Safety
Sept. 21: A grocery store on Highway 196 reported receiving a counterfeit $20 bill from a customer. A store associate told police the customer left after attempting to get change from the bill.
October 01, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Liberty County Sheriff's Office deputies conducted a routine traffic stop Wednesday on Interstate 95 and ended up uncovering 17.9 pounds of crystal meth with estimated street value of $5 million.
September 30, 2011
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By Patty Leon
Staff writer
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Public Safety
A former city of Walthourville firefighter pleaded guilty to third-degree arson to land Monday in Liberty County Superior Court. According to public records, Julian Adkins waived a formal indictment by the grand jury and entered his guilty plea in front of Liberty County Superior Court Judge Charles Rose.
September 30, 2011
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Patty Leon
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Public Safety
Two firefighters from the Ludowici/Long County Volunteer Fire Department competed in the third annual Southeast Georgia Firefighter Combat Challenge last week.
September 29, 2011
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Mike Riddle
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Public Safety
SAVANNAH - Before he was executed in Georgia last week, Troy Davis brought worldwide attention to his case by challenging the trustworthiness of bystanders who said they saw him shoot a police officer. Davis lost the battle to spare his life, but experts say his case adds fuel to an already-simmering debate over how much weight courts should give to eyewitness testimony.
September 27, 2011
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By Russ Bynum
Associated Press writer
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Public Safety
Sept. 15: A resident of Taylor Road reported his military gear missing after he and his sister moved out of their former residence. The man told police he wasn't sure if the gear, worth $1,600, was moved by his sister, who now lives in Florida in an unknown location.
September 27, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
The 2011 Chevrolet Fireball Run's Race to Recover America's Missing Children will visit Coastal Chevrolet in Savannah from noon-2:30 p.m. Monday.
September 26, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes launched the department's new website Monday, saying it was time to catch up on current technology and offer a more user-friendly reference for folks in the community. The department contracted with a website designer, and LCSO Chief Deputy Keith Moran used his technology skills to develop the site's content.
September 26, 2011
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Patty Leon
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Public Safety
Sept. 14: Hinesville K-9 officers assisted Fort Stewart officers in a search of barracks and an adjacent parking lot. Criminal investigators apprehended one individual after four alerts were made on the parking lot and five alerts were made in the barracks complex.
September 24, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
A Pembroke man died Thursday from injuries he sustained Tuesday in a wreck in Long County.
September 23, 2011
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Mike Riddle
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Public Safety
ATLANTA - A textile firm must spend $1 million on improvement projects in the Ogeechee River watershed to settle pollution violations that were discovered as officials investigated the sudden deaths of nearly 39,000 fish.
September 22, 2011
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Associated Press
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Public Safety
Sept. 7: A sports bar on E.G. Miles Parkway received a counterfeit $50 bill from a customer. Police responding to the report spoke to the customer, who told officers he was unaware the bill was counterfeit.
September 22, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Four women were injured in a two-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Elim Church and Lee Place roads Saturday night, according to Long County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Shane Middleton. All four victims were transported to local hospitals.
September 22, 2011
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Mike Riddle
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Public Safety
