Public Safety Section
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Hinesville Police blotter for Feb. 7 • Dec. 10, Theft by shoplifting, 1246 W. Oglethorpe Highway A gas station clerk told police a man took about eight lottery tickets without paying for them. The clerk recalled placing the tickets on a counter beside the lottery display because there were only a few left and he had filled the dispenser with a new roll of tickets. He told police the man had placed a phone card on the counter to purchase. The ... |
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Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for Feb. 7 • Dec. 14, Disorderly conduct, Wilder Road Liberty County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Wilder Road address about an intoxicated man who was behaving belligerently. Deputies reported the man would not listen to them and refused to calm down. • Dec. 15 Armed robbery, 5879 Oglethorpe Highway Liberty County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at a Walthourville convenience store to investigate an armed robbery. The store clerk told them that at 3:50 a.m. a man ... |
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Another wreck claims local woman A Hinesville woman, Charise Frasier, 30, was killed in a single-car accident early this morning, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper A.M. Cheney . |
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Statesboro fatality has ties to Liberty No charges have been filed in the accident last week that took the lives of a Statesboro grandmother and her 3-year-old grandson. |
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Wreck victims identified The two people killed in a Tuesday evening wreck near Riceboro have been identified. Georgia State Patrol Trooper Robert Barry said Jonathon Russell, 10, and Amanda Wright, 19, died when the vehicle they were in collided with a pickup at the intersection of intersection of Barrington Ferry Road and Highway 17 just north of Riceboro. Two people were also injured in the accident that happened shortly before 6 p.m. The trooper did not identify the ... |
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Post exercise tests readiness Fort Stewart conducted exercise “2009 Stewart Guardian” last Wednesday and, according to public affairs spokesman Kevin Larson, the operation went well. |
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Fort Stewart housing fire damages property A fire consumed two families’ personal belongings on Jan. 27 in the Southern Oaks housing area of Fort Stewart. No injuries were reported. |
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Hinesville Police blotter for Jan. 31 Jan. 20, Fraud, identity theft, Garden Circle A Garden Circle man reported he had been the victim of fraud. The man, who does not speak English, told police through an interpreter that when he applied for disability benefits he was told someone in Florida had been using his Social Security number for a job since 2006. The man’s interpreter informed police the man had been in a Puerto Rican jail from September 2006 through October ... |
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Apparent Humvee joy ride lands reservist in jail Army reservist Sean Aaron Johnson, 23, was arrested at 10:25 a.m. Monday and charged with grand theft (of a motor vehicle valued greater than $100,000) by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Johnson had allegedly stolen a Humvee from Fort Stewart and driven it across state lines. For more on the story, pick up a copy of Friday's Coastal Courier. |
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Sting nets 11 alleged narcotics suspects A three-month, undercover investigation by the Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force, the Hinesville Police K-9 Unit and the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of 11 suspected drug dealers in December. |
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Controlled burn season on Fort Stewart Fort Stewart’s Forestry Branch is continuing its most recent controlled burn season, which began in November. |
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Long fire department moves to part-time According to members of the Ludowici/Long County Fire Department, the toughest part of their jobs is getting equipment to a fire in a timely manner. After a house fire is reported, firefighters say they must head to the fire station, pick up the fire truck and equipment and drive to the fire, by which time, the structure is usually fully engulfed. |
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HPD offers citizen's academy For those who as children claimed they wanted to be police officers when they grew up, it’s not too late. The Hinesville Police Department will hold a citizen’s academy to teach residents what police officers do. |
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Area getting new marshal Steve Smith, a 28-year veteran of the Savannah Police Department and a decorated Vietnam War veteran, has been appointed by President Barack Obama as the U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Georgia, following U.S. Senate confirmation in December. |
