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Midway hires new chief
Kelli Morningstar, Midway's part-time police officer, was named chief of the one-person department Monday.
HPD blotter Sept. 9
Hit and Run Brantley Dr., Sept. 3 On Sept. 4, an officer responded to Brantley Drive in reference to a vehicle hit and run to a building. The complainant told the officer he heard a loud noise outside his residence on Sept. 3 at about 7:30 p.m. He said went outside and saw a blue Chevrolet Cobalt with two men with dreadlocks driving out of his yard. He checked the area and found that the ...
Busy storm season still in area forecasts
MIAMI (AP) - La Nina is developing in the Pacific Ocean, and that cooling of waters generally brings a more active Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, two days before Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed and threatened to drench the North Carolina Coast Saturday.
City, county get security money
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Savannah) recently announced that the city of Hinesville and Liberty County have received a Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. attorney upgraded from acting to interim
SAVANNAH - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has appointed Edmund A. Booth Jr. to serve as the interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
No one injured in nursing home fire
A small fire made for a brief scare for residents at the Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Midway early Thursday morning. No one was injured, nor any of the residents displaced.
Nursing home fire just causes scare
A small fire made for a brief scare for residents at the Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Midway early Thursday morning. No one was injured, nor any of the residents displaced.
Woman killed in Long Co.
By Mike Riddle Coastal Courier (Hinesville, GA) Correspondent riddle4news@yahoo.com A Glennville woman was electrocuted Thursday while she was working in a poultry house in the northern portion of Long County. According to Long County Sheriff's Department investigator Nickey Anderson, 29-year-old Crystal Martin was working in the poultry house with Craig Burkhalter at about 11:45 p.m. Burkhalter told authorities he heard a loud noise as he was walking away from Martin.When he turned around, he saw ...
Former lawman sentenced
A former Liberty County law enforcement officer, who was charged in 2005 with the theft of county road equipment, has finally had his day in court.
First a semi, then a building
A Hinesville woman suffered only minor abrasions in a wreck Tuesday, according to an incident report filed by Ludowici police officer J.R. Downs Jr.
MACE, LCSD seize drugs, pistol, vehicles
The Multi Agency Drug Task Force and the Liberty County Sheriff's Department seized more than 30 pounds of marijuana, 7.6 grams of cocaine, a stolen 9mm handgun and three vehicles this past week in an increasing effort to reduce the amount of drugs and crime in the community, according to authorities.
Bomb threat prompts courthouse search
Following a phoned in bomb threat, the Liberty County Courthouse and annex were locked down earlier this week.
Wrecks keep emergency responders busy
Two unrelated wrecks kept Hinesville traffic accident investigators and Liberty EMS busy Aug. 29. Just before noon, a male driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle as he attempted to make a turn from Highway 84 onto Courtland Drive. According to lead traffic investigator Les Patton, the driver attempted the turn while traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control, sending the Nissan into the median on Courtland Road. The vehicle stopped when ...
Troopers prepare for busy holiday weekend
Georgia state troopers and officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety's Motor Carrier Compliance and Capitol Police divisions are preparing for a busy 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period. Heavy traffic is expected throughout the weekend across the state as holiday vacation travel combines with holiday festivals and the start of the high school and college football seasons.
Woman, baby narrowly escape vehicle blaze
A Fort Stewart woman and her 9-month-old baby are lucky to be alive after the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by a log truck and then engulfed by fire minutes later, according to law enforcement authorities.
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Man found dead on Isle of Wight identified
A Midway man found dead Thursday next to his ATV on the Isle of Wight has been identified.
HPD blotter for May 24
May 1: Burglary - A resident in the 700 block of Hearn Road reported that a laptop was taken sometime between Monday, April 29 and Wednesday, May 1, and that the back door has signs of forced entry. No other items were reportedly missing, and the residents waited to report the missing item in case they had only misplaced it. The responding officer reported signs of forced entry, and the address reportedly was also burglarized with forced entry in 2011.
Woman uses brownie to deface justice center
A Hinesville woman who used a brownie as a weapon Saturday night to deface the Liberty County Justice Center now is behind bars. Khadiza Latimore was arrested and charged with criminal trespass for smashing a brownie on a glass door at the justice center on South Main Street. She is being held on $1,200 bond at the Liberty County Jail.
HPD blotter for May 22
April 28: Terroristic threats and acts - Police and fire officials responded to a mail box explosion in the 300 block of Deal Street. The mail box was damaged but intact, and inside of it was a melted two-liter root beer bottle with an unknown substance inside it.
Georgia DoT suspends major lane closures for holiday weekend
JESUP ― The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Monday that to help travelers during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, construction-related lane closures on all interstate and major state-system highways would be suspended from noon Friday, May 24, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for May 20
April 19: Simple battery, cruelty to animals - A deputy went to investigate a domestic dispute in Midway and found two people seriously impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. There were no signs of violence, but a woman claimed a man grabbed her by the ankles and pulled her and threw her dog against a wall. Both were advised of the family violence act and warrant procedures.
The Heritage Bank in Midway robbed
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.
Suspect in Wayne County death identified
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.
Fire displaces family of three
A mobile-home fire Wednesday night in Long County has displaced a family of three.
Accident kills minister, former basketball coach
Hinesville man was killed while attempting to cross the street Saturday night.
Pedestrian struck, killed in Hinesville
A Hinesville man was killed while attempting to cross the street Saturday night.
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for May 13
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.
Long County man thwarts burglary
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.
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