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Effingham deputy shoots pit bull twice after being attacked

An Effingham County sheriff's deputy shot a pit bull after being attacked by the dog while responding to a call Thursday afternoon.

December 12, 2012 | Paul Floeckher Special to the News | Public Safety


Plane crash kills Jesup businessman

VALDOSTA - Authorities in Lowndes County have identified and recovered the body of a pilot whose small plane crashed in southern Georgia.

December 12, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


Agents bust Ellabell meth lab

An Ellabell man is in custody for a second time for cooking meth following an operation conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT).

December 10, 2012 | Staff report Bryan County News | Public Safety


Nine exposed to rabid cat in Chatham Co.

SAVANNAH - Authorities in Chatham County say a rabid cat has bitten or scratched 9 people and two dogs.

December 07, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


Crime reports

Theft of Services: Nov. 24 - Deputies responded to Black Creek Church Road in Ellabell around 11 a.m. after a woman reported an electrical meter missing from her father's home. He no longer lives there but keeps the power on and the monthly bill is around $40. This month it was $123. When she went to the home, she found the box was missing and thought a neighbor had taken it. A Canoochee EMC representative came ...

December 05, 2012 | Staff report | Public Safety


Loud music sparks shooting, murder charge

JACKSONVILLE - A Florida man has been charged with fatally shooting a teenager outside a Jacksonville convenience store following an argument that was triggered because the music coming from the teen's car was too loud.

November 28, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


Apparent murder-suicide claims soldier, vet

A current 3rd Infantry Division soldier and a former soldier were killed during the weekend in what civilian law-enforcement investigators are calling a domestic dispute.

November 28, 2012 | Special to the News | Public Safety


Three arrests for shooting at fair

SAVANNAH - Police say three of the six men wanted in a shooting at a fair in Savannah have been taken into custody.

November 28, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


Crime reports

The following reports are from the Richmond Hill Police Department: Public drunkenness: Nov. 20 - Around 9:45 p.m., officers approached a Savannah woman on Highway 17 after she was seen near the Richmond Hill Car Wash. The woman was staggering and told officers she didn't want any problems or to be harassed. She smelled of alcohol and admitted to having two beers.

November 27, 2012 | Staff report | Public Safety


Police canvass Valdosta St. dorms about death

VALDOSTA - Police detectives have been canvassing dormitories at Valdosta State University, hoping to glean clues from students about the mysterious death of a 17-year-old freshman on the south Georgia campus.

November 27, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


Three busted for meth

The Richmond Hill Police Department made three arrests Friday involving the manufacture of methamphetamine following a traffic stop.

November 21, 2012 | Staff Report | Public Safety


Traffic fatalities up in state from 2011

ATLANTA - The Governor's Office of Highway Safety reports that traffic fatalities in Georgia are higher in 2012 than they were at this point last year.

November 20, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


FBI arrests four for harboring a fugitive

Four Pembroke residents were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the Nov. 10 escape of Cecil "Red" Nelson from the Emanuel County jail.

November 20, 2012 | Bryan County News | Public Safety


Traffic stop nets three for meth

The Richmond Hill Police Department made three arrests Friday involving the manufacture of methamphetamine following a traffic stop.

November 20, 2012 | Bryan County News | Public Safety


Pilot's body recovered after crash

ATLANTA - Authorities have recovered the pilot's body and found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in a marsh outside Savannah and are working to determine the cause.

November 20, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety


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Midway bank robbed

The Heritage Bank in Midway was robbed during the lunch hour Friday. Midway Police Chief Kelli Morningstar only could confirm the bank was robbed at 12:39 p.m. before deferring all questions to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.

May 17, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Public Safety


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