Sheriff's blotter for April 3

March 9: Matter of record - Neighbors concerned about the safety of a group of siblings living off Perry Drive reported that some of the younger children were playing outdoors unsupervised. The concern stemmed from the fact that there are several large bodies of water near the home where the youngest of the kids, two 3-year old twins, possibly could drown. Deputies spoke with the children's parents about the dangers of the surrounding lakes.

Injured bicyclist out of hospital

A bicyclist hit by a semi-truck on Highway 17 on Friday afternoon has been released from the hospital, according to Capt. Mike Maxwell with the Bryan County Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff, BoE work on school safety

Ensuring the safety of public-school students requires a collaborative effort by school personnel and law enforcement, according to Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes.

Pedestrian hit on Hwy. 17; traffic backed up

Emergency responders stopped traffic on Highway 17 southbound just outside Richmond Hill following a Friday afternoon accident.

Crash victim identified

A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a wreck on Leroy Coffer Highway, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Quincy Melvin.

Woman killed in wreck on Leroy Coffer

A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a wreck on Leroy Coffer Highway, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Quincy Melvin. A Liberty County woman and her daughter were traveling in minivan on the highway when a dump truck attempted to cross the intersection from Freedman Grove Road onto Pate Rogers Road. The truck struck the Dodge Caravan on the driver's side, trapping the 28-year-old-woman. She later was pronounced dead at the scene by medical ...

Bomb range work impact statement available

The final environmental-impact statement for the proposed modernization and expansion of Townsend Bombing Range in McIntosh and Long counties has been published and now is available to the public. A copy of the federal-register notice and the final EIS can be found at www.townsendbombingrangeeis.com.

Father bound over for trial in child's death

Torres Boles was in court Monday morning for a preliminary hearing in connection with the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his 3-year-old daughter, Andrea Boles.

The week's crime map is up

Toddler allegedly forced to stay in bathroom for months

Torres Boles was in court Monday morning in a preliminary hearing regarding the suspicious circumstances of the death of his 3-year-old daughter Andrea Boles.

Sheriff's blotter for March 22

March 8: Domestic disturbance - Deputies were dispatched to the parking lot of Connections Church on Patriots Trail in reference to a domestic disturbance. A man said he witnessed a couple pull into the church's parking lot and start yelling and tossing items out of the car. The man said the couple soon left the lot, but he decided to report the incident because he was concerned about the woman's safety.

HPD blotter for March 22

Feb. 26: Prowling - A Hinesville woman said someone loudly pounded on her front door. Since she was not expecting visitors, she did not respond. A short time later, she heard someone trying to open her sliding-glass back door. The woman said her dogs barked, but since she did not look outside, she did not see anyone. Neighbors who had been outside said they didn't see anyone in the area. The woman was put in ...

Employee assaulted at Frank Long

A Frank Long Elementary School employee was assaulted in the school's parking lot Wednesday morning before dawn.

Sheriff's blotter for March 20

Feb. 27: Criminal trespass - A Hinesville woman complained that a black pickup truck backed up to a pole barn across the road from her residence. Since the area is private property, she said she confronted the driver. The man said he'd just pulled off the road to talk on his cell phone. She advised him to leave and he did so without further incident.

DUI court has first graduates

Four men and one woman on Wednesday turned a new page as the inaugural Liberty County DUI Court graduating class.

Liberty deputy completes radar class

Deputy H. Weyman Chapman Jr. of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office recently completed a basic radar operator course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.