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'Safe zone' near jail is for transactions with strangers
Safe zone
Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes stands by the safe zone he has designated in front of the jail on Paul Sikes Road while explaining it to reporters Thursday. - photo by Photo by Lewis Levine
Last January, an elderly Georgia couple was killed after meeting with a man who posted his classic car for sale on Craigslist. According to research done by Advanced Interactive Media Group, as of January this year, more than 100 slayings have been linked to Craigslist postings. Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes has implemented a “safe zone” to keep people from being added to those statistics and provide a safe area away from people’s private residence to meet for transactions or needed exchanges.
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