Police certification should save city money

Frank Rotondo, executive director of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, issued an official state law enforcement re-certification to the Hinesville Police Department last week, grouping them with the 15 percent of state law enforcement agencies to earn the credentials.

Police involved as two men dare death

LUDOWICI – Two Long County men are lucky to be alive after actions that drew attention of the law.

Hinesville Police blotter for April 10

• Welfare check/ DFACS referral

Long residents urged to use 911 addresses

The Long County E-911 Committee recently had its March meeting with representatives of McIntosh County and GeoComm.

Youth charged in arson cases

A juvenile was charged last week after a string of shed fires prompted Hinesville Police to investigate and nearby residents to post reward signs.

Burglaries prompt offer for reward

LUDOWICI - Two burglaries occurred in the Davenport Acres subdivision of Long County in a span of four days, according to Long County Sheriff's Department Investigator Ty Smith.

St. Simons man slain in beachfront restroom

BRUNSWICK - A 39-year-old Glynn County man is jailed in the stabbing death of a St. Simons Island man who was attacked in a beachfront restroom.

Authorities said Harry Edward Reese, 70, was killed at Massengale Park early Wednesday night.

Firefighters quick to save Ludowici home

LUDOWICI - A fire in a home here Friday could have been a lot worse had it not been for the fire department's quick response.

Long first responders hone driving skills

LUDOWICI - The Ludowici Police Department and the Ludowici/Long County Volunteer Fire Department recently conducted driver training to help hone their skills as emergency first responders.

Fugitive wanted in Gum Branch murders caught

Jason Howard, who has been sought in connection with the shooting deaths of his mother and stepfather in Gum Branch in 2004, was captured in Macon, while trying to allegedly breaking into vehicles.

According to a press release issued by Macon Police, Howard was arrested at approximately 12:30 a.m. Friday. A Macon Police sergeant saw a man breaking into vehicles inside of the fenced area of Enterprise Rental at 2135 Riverside Drive. The man was caught inside a vehicle. He identified himself as Kevin Wayne Lewis. He was charged with two counts of entering auto, possession of a ...

Driver escapes burning taxi

A Yellow Cab on its way to pick up a fare became engulfed in flames at the corner of Welborn Street and West Court on Thursday morning. The driver escaped uninjured.

Riceboro man arrested in N.Y. for shooting here

A Riceboro man, wanted in connection with a shooting last year, has been returned to Liberty County after being found in New York.

MACE blotter for March 25

Feb. 3

Pile-up accident on 84 stalls traffic

A pile-up, involving a flipped Escalade, brought after-school traffic to a standstill along Highway 84 on Monday afternoon.

Walthourville readies for police, new city hall

"Four eyes are better than two. Eight eyes are better than four," according to Walthourville Police Chief Terry Harget, who said he wants to get out, be seen and deter crime.

Three robbery suspects arrested

A Thursday-night raid on a mobile home in Ludowici snagged three suspects wanted in connection with armed robberies in Liberty County, according to Sheriff Steve Sikes.

Home burglaries reported in rural areas

Reports recently filed with the Liberty County Sheriff's Department include: