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Brush fire spreads to Midway home

A brush fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the 100 block of Robert Hill Road in Midway, destroying a nearby mobile home.

January 19, 2011 | By Lewis Levine Correspondent | Public Safety

Missing soldier found in Georgia

A Fort Stewart soldier reported missing in early November 2010 was found unharmed, according to the Hinesville Police Department.

January 19, 2011 | Staff report | Public Safety

Police blotters for Jan. 17

The following are on file with the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Burglary Jan. 4 – An Ellabell man reported around 6:20 p.m. that someone broke into Henry's Bait and Tackle on Hwy. 204 in Ellabell and took a several fuel canisters, tools, fishing rods and reels, worth between $500 and $800 combined. Jan. 9 – A man told deputies around 10 a.m. that someone broke into the Macedonia Baptist Church on Hwy. 204 in Ellabell. ...

January 17, 2011 | Staff report | Public Safety

Raccoon theft is a new for city police

Pembroke police have an unusual theft case on their hands. On the morning of Jan. 8, Elijah Lewis, a former Pembroke City Council member, reported someone had broken into his work shed in his backyard on Williams Road and took seven frozen raccoons sometime during the night. "Someone entered into his refrigerator and stole seven raccoons," said Pembroke Police Cpl. Stacy Strickland, who responded to the call just before 10 a.m. Jan. 8. Thefts of ...

January 17, 2011 | By Hallie D. Martin Staff writer | Public Safety

Civilian law will patrol post roads

Fort Stewart will soon relieve military police of their responsibilities for making traffic stops and writing tickets on two state highways cutting through the southeast Georgia Army post.

January 17, 2011 | Special to the News | Public Safety

Police blotters for Jan. 12

The following are on file with the Richmond Hill Police Department: Public drunkenness Dec. 30 – A Massachusetts man was arrested around 3:40 a.m. at the Motel 6 on Hwy. 17 after police responded to a compliant of a "drunk naked man fighting and throwing chairs outside of room 211." Police found the man wearing no clothes and smelling of alcohol, who told them two women took his belongings and were "headed for Dixie" ...

January 12, 2011 | | Public Safety

Winter storm fizzles out here

Forecasters' weekend weather warnings had coastal Georgia residents bracing for treacherous road conditions, but the intermittent rain and freezing temperatures that moved into Liberty County on Monday fell short of what many in the area had expected.

January 12, 2011 | Staff report | Public Safety

Shelter's new home is dream come true

Twenty-three years ago, Tri-County Protective Agency Executive Director Paula Foerstel manned a domestic abuse crisis line.

January 12, 2011 | By Denise Etheridge Special to the News | Public Safety

Midway officer finds missing woman

A Midway police officer found a missing Alzheimer's patient at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at a truck stop in Liberty County.

January 07, 2011 | Staff report | Public Safety

Post speed limits changing

Effective Jan. 17, the speed limit on Georgia Highway 144 West and 119 will change from 55 mph to 45 mph.

January 07, 2011 | Special to the News | Public Safety

Two judge nominations sent to Senate

ATLANTA - The White House is trying again to get two Georgia attorneys appointed to the federal bench.

January 06, 2011 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Police blotters for Jan. 5

The following are on file at the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Battery Dec. 18 – A Pembroke woman reported around 3:15 p.m. that a man jumped her, beat her and threatened her with a knife on Charles Shuman Road. The woman told police her husband owed the attacker money. She said she was able to get away from the attacker and run to her house to call police. Dec. 23 – A Pembroke man reported ...

January 05, 2011 | Staff report | Public Safety

Bogus exercise equipment seized

SAVANNAH - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they intercepted and seized 1,783 pieces of counterfeit exercise equipment imported from China at the port of Savannah.

January 04, 2011 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Woman apparently abducted in Richmond Hill

A woman was reportedly forced into the trunk of her car Wednesday night in Richmond Hill and driven to Liberty County, according to police.

December 30, 2010 | Hallie D. Martin | Public Safety

Car chase ends at Richmond Hill restaurant

A vehicle chase ended around 4 p.m. Dec. 19 in Richmond Hill after the suspect vehicle, being tailed by Macintosh County and Midway law enforcement, hit a parked car in the parking lot of Molly McPherson's Scottish Pub on Hwy. 17.

December 27, 2010 | | Public Safety

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