Archive By Section - Public Safety
Road work on Highway 17 tonight
Nighttime lane closures are scheduled for 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday on Highway 17 at Mulberry Drive in Richmond Hill.
Sheriff department hosting academy
The Liberty County Sheriff's Department will hold its second citizen's academy at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Ludowici councilwoman in wreck
Ludowici City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Davis, 71, who represents District 5, was in a four-car accident Thursday in Ludowici, according to Ludowici Police Chief James Rogers.
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for Aug. 12
June 24: Criminal trespass - A Midway man returned to his Dave Williams Road residence at 8 p.m. to find his kitchen had been broken into. There was a hole in a window. The complainant didn't find anything missing.
Child's death being investigated
The grandson of a Fort Stewart soldier was found unresponsive Aug. 7 and later was pronounced deceased by first responders in the soldier's on-post home. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is investigating the death, and no additional information will be released at this time to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation.
Update: Shooter turns self in
The young man allegedly responsible for the death of Kiara Gray, 22, has turned himself in to police. Hinesville Police's lead detective, Maj. Thomas Cribbs said Christopher Burton turned himself in today.
Shooting victim identified
A woman in her early 20s was shot and killed early Friday morning following a card game in the 900 block of Whippoorwill Way in Hinesville.
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for Aug. 9
June 22: Theft by taking, criminal trespass - A deputy was called to West Highway 196 after a Hinesville man's stepfather trespassed onto his property. The complainant kicked his stepfather off of the property and then discovered a steel weightlifting bar and three dumbbells missing. He told the deputy that his stepfather often would take steel items and sell them to Coastal Recycling Center for beer money. He provided the deputy with his stepfather's address, ...
Photo of bank robbery suspect released
Authorities have released a security camera photograph of the man who robbed the Midway Branch of The Heritage Bank Wednesday afternoon.
The Heritage Bank in Midway robbed again
The Heritage Bank's Midway branch was robbed Wednesday afternoon. Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes confirmed the report and said authorities are canvassing nearby neighborhoods in search of a suspect.
HPD blotter for Aug. 7
June 19: Sales of cocaine, possession of marijuana - An officer noticed a vehicle he recently pulled over in which the driver did not have a license. When the officer made contact with the driver, it was the man he suspected. The officer asked the man if he had his license, and he did not answer. The officer retrieved information that said the man still did not have a license.
Ludowici man charged with auto break-ins
A Ludowici man has been arrested after DNA evidence linked him to six vehicle break-ins earlier this year, Statesboro police said.
Night Out focuses on safety
Kids, cops, parents, community and business leaders came together Friday night for the annual Community Night Out at Liberty Independent Troop Park on Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville. The Hinesville Police Department and Target presented the crime-prevention and safety-themed event. More than 30 vendors offered children and parents information about educational and community resources.
Three arrested for Long Co. burglary
Three men, two of whom had been on the run, recently were arrested for their alleged involvement in a burglary last month in Long County.
County ponders ways to improve fire service
The decision to hire paid firefighters or depend on a declining number of volunteer firefighters is one dilemma facing Liberty County, as it pertains to the county's comprehensive fire plan.
Articles by Section - Public Safety
Volley of shots end two-hour standoff
A standoff between police and an armed man in Flemington ended Saturday evening with the suspect shot and wounded.
Hinesville PD blotter for Oct. 7
Sept. 10: Burglary-forced entry, residence - A Sequoia Lane man said he left for work at 8:30 a.m. and came home at 8:26 p.m. and noticed his side door was open.
Karen may wet area
It appears Tropical Storm Karen will have little effect on Liberty and Long counties.
Armed robber hits sandwich shop
Police are searching for a man, who robbed a sandwich shop at gunpoint Friday night.
Dirt bike crash kills soldier
A Fort Stewart soldier who died Saturday while riding his dirt bike has been identified. Spc. Michael Lee Myers, 33, of Greenville, Tenn., served as a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion.
Three burglary suspets caught
Three Long County men were arrested earlier this week for their alleged involvement in multiple recent burglaries.
Officers take domestic-violence training
Law-enforcement personnel from Long and Liberty counties recently attended the annual Cops and Coffee on Fort Stewart.
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for Oct. 2
Sept. 18: Identity theft fraud - A Hinesville woman contacted deputies and said she'd received a call from Target regarding the credit card she'd recently applied for in Pennsylvania. The woman said she'd never applied for a credit card at Target. The Target representative reportedly told the woman that the person who applied for the card had all of her personal information. The woman said she contacted the Federal Trade Commission and was told to ...
Target grant funds Project Lifesaver
Representatives from the Target Distribution Center in Midway were in Hinesville on Friday afternoon to present the Liberty County Sheriff's Office a $1,000 check to help fund Project Lifesaver.
Hinesville PD blotter for Sept. 30
Sept. 9: Simple battery - An officer went to a Franklin Street home in reference to an anonymous domestic dispute complaint. A male resident said he and his wife had been arguing about their pending divorce and his departure for Iowa, when his wife slapped him in the face. The man said he did not hit is wife, and it was not the first time she had hit him. The wife confirmed her husband's description ...
Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for Sept. 27
Sept. 16: Driving while license suspended, third offense, no insurance - A deputy on patrol ran the plates on a Hyundai he was traveling behind and found the vehicle's registration was suspended and the driver had no valid insurance. The deputy stopped the vehicle and asked the driver for his license, but the driver told him it was suspended. He also said he'd canceled his insurance. The driver was arrested, taken to jail and given ...
Former Pembroke priest found guilty on child sex charges
A Catholic priest, who once worked in Pembroke, was found guilty last week of criminal child sex abuse in U.S. Federal Court in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hinesville PD blotters for Sept. 25
Sept. 6: Theft by taking - An officer was called to a West Oglethorpe Highway restaurant, where a waitress claimed some customers left without paying their full bill. Another employee at the restaurant said she was familiar with the suspects who were involved in the incident. She said the suspects work at a local gentleman's club, but she did not know their names. The waitress was able to provide a license-plate number to the officer. ...
Wreck victim identified
One man was killed and several injured in a multi-vehicle accident Saturday night in Hinesville.
Crash on Screven kills one
One man is dead following a fiery accident late Saturday night in Hinesville.
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