Public Safety Section
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State patrol preparing for holiday The Georgia State Patrol is reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel impaired during Labor Day holiday travel period. Troopers and officers with the Motor Carrier Compliance Division will be working alongside sheriff’s deputies and police officers in an effort to keep the holiday weekend as safe as possible. |
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Alma man dies in apparent bike crash The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the death of an Alma man whose body was found Sunday on the unpaved portion of Briar Bay Road outside of Riceboro. |
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Pot plants found in Long County Several marijuana plants, ranging in height from 4-6 feet, were found Wednesday by officials from the Long County Sheriff’s Office. |
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Midway woman reports rape A Liberty County woman told Midway Police she was abducted and raped at gunpoint last Thursday as she was leaving the Dollar General Store in the 100 block of Butler Street. |
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Jesup bar fight results in numerous arrests A Hinesville firefighter who allegedly participated in a barroom brawl around 10 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Oyster Shack’s Daily News Neighborhood Pub in Jesup was arrested last week along with 15 other people. |
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Husband 'primary agressor' in domestic shooting The husband of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier was the primary aggressor in a domestic shooting Tuesday on Savannah’s Southside, confirmed Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Information Officer Gena Moore. |
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Long County shooting suspect sought An Allenhurst woman is wanted by the Long County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly firing shots at another woman last week. |
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State defense force trains for searches CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta — A missing-person call on a police radio demands prompt action, often involving dozens of volunteers combing dense and sometimes dangerous areas. The time and stress accompanying the search is emotionally and physically draining. Many Georgia law enforcement agencies lack the time, personnel or resources to accomplish an intensive search. |
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HPD officer in patrol safety course FORSYTH — Patrol Officer Richard W. Boucher of the Hinesville Police Department recently completed a course in advanced traffic law conducted by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. This course is required by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council for Advanced Certification. |
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State defense force volunteers for searches A missing persons call on a police radio demands prompt action often involving dozens of volunteers combing dense and sometimes dangerous areas. The enormous time and stress accompanying the search is both emotionally and physically draining to the searcher and hugely manpower intensive, and many Georgia law enforcement agencies lack the time, personnel or resources to accomplish an intensive search. |
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Long Co. shooting victim stable An Aug. 13 shooting in Long County still is under investigation, but victim is in stable condition. |
