MACE February 2008 Report

The Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force opened 47 cases with 58 offenders during February.

Emergency planners telling us to get ready

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency unveiled the state's new emergency preparedness campaign early this year.

Church helping fight gangs

Gangs were the focus of a seminar at Bethel AME Church.

LCSO welcomes new deputy

Fire victims need help

Estella Grant Hopkins, who lost her home to a fire on Feb. 29, is in desperate need.

Liberty County Sheriff's Office blotter Mar. 12

Liberty County Blotters

U.S. attorney installed in district

AUGUSTA -- Edmund A. Booth Jr., took the oath of office as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia on March 6 during a formal investiture in U. S. District Court here.

Sawed-off shotgun gets charge for minor

A complaint about loud music last week resulted in the arrest of a minor for keeping an allegedly stolen, illegal sawed-off shotgun, according to a report from the Liberty County Sheriff's office.

Hinesville PD blotter Mar. 7

Counterfeiting

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

Another driver has been charged with drug violations after being pulled over in Walthourville by Liberty County Deputy Wade Long for displaying an improper tag on his vehicle.

Long E-911 center plans revised

LUDOWICI -- The Long County E-911 Committee met on Feb. 28.

Ludowici PD continues drug crack down

LUDOWICI - Another drug bust took place this in a traffic stop here. It was on March 2.

Drug busts uncovers possible dog abuse, fights

According to Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force case Agent Robert Hughes, just under 10 pounds of marijuana, the skeletal remains of an estimated 13 dogs and five live dogs in poor health were among the items seized from a Midway home in a drug bust Friday.

Sheriff launches re-election campaign

Stewart wins safety award

A senior Army leader presented Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield with an Army safety award during a ceremony at the main post chapel here Thursday.

Fire damages single-wide mobile home

A Tuesday evening fire heavily damaged a mobile home in Hinesville, displacing the man who lived in the single-wide structure.

Residents warned to be cautious in heat

For many people, summer means spending lots of time outdoors. Officials from the Coastal Health District - which includes Liberty, Long, Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn and McIntosh counties - want Coastal Georgia residents to make the most of that time by preventing illness and injury that some summer-related activities can bring.

Liberty Sheriff’s blotters

June 20

Suspects sought in Long Co. assault

Two people are wanted in connection with a case involving a kidnapping, a vehicle hijacking, an armed robbery and aggravated assault. It was reported in Long County on July 2. The incident reportedly happened between 1:30-3:50 a.m. at a residence in the Sandhill community, according to Long County Sheriff's Office Investigator Al Cato.

Walthourville man hurt in ATV wreck

A Walthourville man was injured Sunday night in an ATV accident.

Illegal booze, cigarette ring uncovered

A Fort Stewart soldier and a woman face numerous charges after they were arrested Thursday for allegedly illegally selling alcohol and tobacco products from a Walthourville home.

Liberty County Sheriff’s Office blotters

June 13

Hinesville Police Department blotters

June 20

County approves a false-alarm ordinance

The Liberty County Board of Commissioners approved a false-alarm ordinance at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening.

Parker arson case delayed again

The case of the state of Georgia vs. Robert Parker, a former Long County Sheriff's deputy, was delayed again Wednesday morning when First District Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert L. Russell III agreed to set Aug. 1 for a "Rule 20" hearing to allow Parker to enter a plea.