Archive By Section - Public Safety
The Hinesville Police Department (HPD) has promoted Captain Bill Kirkendall to Assistant Chief of Police effective Dec. 1, following the retirement of current Assistant Chief of Police, Major Julian Hodges on Nov. 30.
November 26, 2016
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Special to the Coastal Courier
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Public Safety
From Hinesville Police Department reports:
November 23, 2016
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Staff report
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Public Safety
This Thanksgiving, law enforcement agencies statewide are teaming up for the Click It or Ticket seatbelt campaign with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety through Nov. 27 to make sure motorists are buckled up no matter where they're headed.
November 18, 2016
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
From Hinesville Police Department reports:
November 16, 2016
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Staff Report
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Public Safety
Former Fort Stewart soldier Lance Lightner, 24, was sentenced on Tuesday to 272 months in prison by Chief United States District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood following his guilty pleas to charges of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to a press release sent Thursday.
November 10, 2016
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Special to the Courier
Coastal Courier
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Public Safety
Long County officers arrested one person and confiscated drugs during an Oct. 17 raid on a Ludowici Apartment.
October 24, 2016
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
Dillon Jacobs, who had recently decided to join the Army, died following a vehicle crash on Highway 144 on Fort Stewart Thursday morning.
October 24, 2016
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Highway 144 west on Fort Stewart is closed until further notice following a two-vehicle accident with one fatality, according to a news release from Fort Stewart PAO.
October 20, 2016
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Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
The following incidents are taken from Hinesville Police Department reports.
October 18, 2016
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Staff report
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Public Safety
A Ludowici man has been charged with burglary in connection with a Sept. 30 report.
October 17, 2016
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Ludowici Police Chief Robert Poppell was home Friday afternoon, after being taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital complaining of shoulder pain after his patrol car was hit by a pickup and burst into flames Thursday morning.
October 17, 2016
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By Lewis Levine
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Public Safety
The home invasion/armed robbery suspect who died during an Oct. 4 officer-involved shooting in Statesboro died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to preliminary autopsy reports.
October 17, 2016
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By Holli Deal Saxon
Special to the Courier
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Public Safety
Hurricane Matthew brought rain and wind that knocked down trees and power lines in Liberty and Long counties.
October 13, 2016
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By Tiffany King, Jeff Whitten, Dan Scott and Pat Watkins
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Public Safety
The City of Hinesville has reported that the fire department and EMS are back in full response, and linemen crews from Georgia Power, Coastal EMC and Canoochee EMC will be working on power outages.
October 08, 2016
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Staff Report
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Public Safety
As local officials continued to urge area residents to evacuate Friday morning and help those without transportation to get out of the area, Hurricane Matthew continued on course to ravage Coastal Georgia.
October 07, 2016
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Staff report
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Public Safety
