Archive By Section - Public Safety
March 20: A Townsend resident called the Liberty County Sheriff's Office on March 20 to report harassing phone calls from a Brunswick man to his place of work at a fast-food restaurant in Hinesville. The man reportedly accused the resident of having sex with his wife, who is an employee at the same restaurant. The man threatened to come to the restaurant and shoot him.
March 31, 2012
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Law-enforcement officers must be prepared for situations that require entering a building to confront a shooter or extracting a wounded person, according to Liberty County Sheriff Steve C. Sikes.
March 31, 2012
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By Randy C. Murray
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Public Safety
The former leader of a Savannah-area nonprofit is behind bars, accused of using the charity's funds for personal expenses.
March 30, 2012
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By Tuquyen Mach
Courtesy of WSAV-TV
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Public Safety
The Army has filed murder charges against four soldiers in the Long County shooting deaths of an ex-soldier who had been part of their brigade and his girlfriend, a spokesman for Fort Stewart in Georgia said Wednesday.
March 30, 2012
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By Russ Bynum
The Associated Press
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Public Safety
The Army has filed murder charges against four soldiers in the shooting deaths of an ex-soldier who had been part of their brigade and his girlfriend, a spokesman for Fort Stewart in Georgia said Wednesday.
March 29, 2012
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By Russ Bynum
Associated Press writer
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Public Safety
March 17: A woman needing assistance with her vehicle was the victim of theft when a couple offered to help her and instead ran off with $40 of her cash. While attempting to fix her car at an auto store on Oglethorpe Highway, the woman said she was approached by the couple. They offered her assistance. The coolant she needed was out of stock at the store she was parked at and the couple offered to go to another store on Highway 196 and make the purchase for her. They took her money and never returned.
March 29, 2012
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Staff reports
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Public Safety
An unidentified silvery substance the size of two teaspoons was discovered in a staff parking area at Bradwell Institute, Wednesday morning.
March 28, 2012
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By Randy C. Murray
Staff writer
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Public Safety
A semi-truck carrying chemicals overturned Monday morning in Liberty County, closing a portion of a major thoroughfare.
March 28, 2012
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By Lewis Levine
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Public Safety
A Richmond Hill man has been charged with one count of possessing child pornography, according to authorities.
March 26, 2012
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
March 19: A man was taken to the Liberty County jail after a bench warrant was issued for his failure to appear in court. Hinesville Police Department officers patrolling the area of Welborn Street and Gen. Screven Way recognized the man from a previous shoplifting incident and asked the man his name. The officer reported he gave a false last name and used a false Georgia Department of Corrections ID. Another officer was dispatched to the scene with photos that established the man's true identity. Police say the man refused to comply with the officers and kicked one of ...
March 26, 2012
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Authorities in Ludowici have arrested one suspect in connection with the reported rape of a 12-year-old girl, and they're still looking for the person who is believed to have broken into a local grocery store earlier this month.
March 26, 2012
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By Mike Riddle
Correspondent
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Public Safety
March 17: HPD officers reportedly had to pepper spray a man who attempted to elude police on his bicycle. Police attempted to make a traffic stop after they noticed the man riding his bike on the wrong side of the road, riding without proper lighting and violating traffic procedures. The man reportedly kept pedaling and signaling the officer away. Once the officers stopped the bicycle, the man reportedly began flailing his hands at the officers and attempted to punch an officer in the face. The man was pepper sprayed and detained. Officers found drug paraphernalia, a large folding knife, a ...
March 24, 2012
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Staff report
editor@coastalcourier.com
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Public Safety
ST. SIMONS ISLAND - Authorities say an inmate who walked away from a work crew has been recaptured on St. Simons Island.
March 22, 2012
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Associated Press
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Public Safety
March 16: At 10:40 p.m., Hinesville Police Department officers were dispatched to Liberty Regional Medical Center to speak with Fort Stewart Department of Defense Police authorities, who reported a soldier accidentally shot himself in the finger. The incident reportedly happened while he was attempting to clear a weapon. The bullet struck his left ring finger. According to the incident report, it was a Glock .38 caliber weapon. The soldier was treated at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.
March 22, 2012
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Staff report
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Public Safety
The Florida woman who sparked a wide police search Monday when she dropped off a pickup at a stranger's home and then walked way was found around noon today in a motorhome in the same subdivision, police said.
March 21, 2012
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
