Archive By Section - Public Safety
The Georgia Forestry Commission and Hinesville Fire Department firefighters continuously are working to contain the Terrell Mill Pond fire that reignited this weekend. The fire started from a lightning strike June 28. Most of the area was in the smoldering stage before recent winds and dead debris intensified the fire Aug. 27.
September 03, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
SAVANNAH - With communities from North Carolina to New England suffering from significant flooding, wind damage and widespread power outages from Hurricane Irene, the American Red Cross is responding with shelter, food and other assistance.
September 03, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
SOCIAL CIRCLE - With thousands expected on Georgia reservoirs and rivers this holiday weekend, a new Department of Natural Resources video stresses water safety through the story of a south Georgia fishing trip that almost turned tragic.
September 01, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
Aug. 23: A convenience store on South Main Street reported a burglary in which $1,625 was stolen. Store personnel told police they suspected a former employee.
August 31, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
We didn't kill the fire. It was always burning since the world's been turning - or at least since June 28, when a lightning strike set much of the 900-acre peat lands ablaze, according to Liberty County and Midway Georgia Forestry Commission Chief Ranger David Duke.
August 31, 2011
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By Danielle Hipps
Staff writer
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Public Safety
A suspicious package left Sunday afternoon in Wendy's parking lot tied up police and traffic in Hinesville for a few hours.
August 31, 2011
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By Lewis Levine
Correspondent
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Public Safety
Aug. 19: A resident of Deveraux Road told police a $700 guitar in its hard case was taken from his unsecured vehicle while he visited a store in Hinesville.
August 27, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Aug. 16: Police responded to a report of an unresponsive child on Flo Zechman Drive. The mother told officers she put the child to sleep in her bed, and two hours later found the child unresponsive. The child was resuscitated at the hospital but died later that day.
August 25, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
BRUNSWICK - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other federal officials have dedicated a new building at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center designed to help agents learn how to deal with problems in mass transit settings.
August 24, 2011
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Associated Press
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Public Safety
SAVANNAH - Emergency officials in coastal Georgia are keeping nervous eyes on Hurricane Irene and say they are already getting calls from anxious residents worried that the storm will make landfall in the Southeast by the end of the week.
August 23, 2011
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Associated Press
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Public Safety
Aug. 13: A resident of School House Road reported a burglary in which flatware, jewelry, entertainment equipment and other household goods valued at a total of $4,103 were stolen.
August 22, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
The Ludowici Police Department is looking for leads regarding a stolen vehicle and is asking people to slow down in school zones.
August 22, 2011
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By Mike Riddle
Correspondent
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Public Safety
A 72-year-old Liberty County woman lost her home and three of her dogs Thursday night when a fire raced through her residence in the 1800 block of Mount Olivet Church Road in the Fleming community.
August 22, 2011
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By Lewis Levine
Correspondent
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Public Safety
What has been referred to as a homemade bomb blew up a mailbox in South Bryan County on Tuesday.
August 22, 2011
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By Crissie Elrick
Correspondent
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Public Safety
As Puerto Ricans clean up, weather forecasters are urging residents of Florida and coastal Georgia to keep an eye on Hurricane Irene.
August 22, 2011
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Staff report
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Public Safety
