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Truck driver killed on I-95 wreck

A Florida-based truck driver was killed on Intestate 95 on Wednesday when his 18-wheeler collided with another tractor trailer near Riceboro, Georgia State Patrol Trooper A.M. Cheney said.

July 23, 2010 | By Lewis Levine Correspondent | Public Safety

Pembroke men sentenced for drug trafficking

STATESBORO -- Kevin Lamont Gourdine, 28, and Keith Denard Fields, 26, both of Pembroke, and Elijah Nahum Simmons, 32, Statesboro were sentenced earlier this week by U.S. District Judge B. Avant Edenfield to lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating out of Statesboro and elsewhere.

July 21, 2010 | Special to the News | Public Safety

Ellabell man indicted in federal court

An Ellabell man is one of 32 people indicted in federal court on drug charges, it was announced late last week.

July 14, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Man lands DUI after running into ditch

The following is from Bryan County Sheriff's Department reports: DUI June 18 – A Richmond Hill man was arrested for DUI after deputies watched his vehicle turn off Belfast Siding Road, cross all four lanes of Hwy. 17 and land in the ditch. The driver said his brakes had gone out and that he was OK, but told deputies his chest hurt from the airbag being released. Deputy Brian McGuire noticed a knife in the ...

July 05, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

World Cup fan gets irate at clerk

Matter of record June 24 – Officers responded around midnight to the Motel 6 parking lot, where a man had been run over by a car after getting into an altercation with the driver. The man, from Kentucky, told officers he was traveling with friends and a fight broke out between himself and one of the other travelers. The man said he didn't know what the altercation was about, but a witness told police that ...

July 01, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Cop bust moonshine still near Riceboro

White lightning, an illicitly distilled and seldom-seen liquor for which parts of Georgia were once well known, thundered back into the limelight Thursday morning when Liberty County Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Team agents busted an apparent moonshine still.

June 29, 2010 | By Lewis Levine Correspondent | Public Safety

Bryan County Sheriff's blotter for June 28

The following are from Bryan County Sheriff's Department reports: Stolen vehicle June 12 – Deputy Dan Whaley was responding to Homestead Drive are of Ellabell in response to a stolen vehicle when he saw taillights ahead of him traveling at a high rate of speed. He caught up to the lights and realized it was the Nissan Xterra that had been reported stolen. When he tried to pull the vehicle over, it sped up. The ...

June 28, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Three teens arrested for throwing eggs

Three teenagers are facing charges of unruly behavior and disorderly conduct after they were caught egging several homes last week throughout Richmond Hill.

June 28, 2010 | By Lori Wynn Staff writer | Public Safety

Bryan County Sheriff's Department blotter

The following are from Bryan County Sheriff's reports: Theft June 7 – A Reidsville man was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle after he was pulled by deputies for running a stop sign on Miller Circle in Pembroke. The offender was unable to produce a driver's license but his name and address in the system showed he only had a learner's permit. When the vehicle was searched in the system it came back as stolen ...

June 21, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

High speed chase ends in arrest here

A high-speed chase that began in South Carolina and ended in South Bryan on Saturday resulted in the arrest of a South Carolina man who was on crack and had a gun in the front seat.

June 16, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Man runs over himself with own car

The following is from Richmond Hill Police reports: Criminal trespass June 10 – An Evergreen Oak Drive resident called police after she found a screen in a back window had been cut, pulled out of the window and left propped against the house. The resident told officers that nothing was missing and that no one had entered the home. Officers saw the screen had a cut that was 6-8 inches long but found no collectible ...

June 16, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Man sees his 'stolen' truck pass on I-16

The following is from Bryan County Sheriff's reports: Theft by taking May 28 – A Guyton man reported his non-working pick up truck stolen after seeing it pass by on a trailer being pulled by a larger truck on I-16. The man told deputies he thought the truck looked like his when it passed and then got home and realized the truck was in fact missing from the yard. After making several phone calls, deputies ...

June 14, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Stewart, Hunter start '100 Days of Summer'

Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield has started a "100 Days of Summer," traffic education and enforcement campaign, in conjunction with the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

June 14, 2010 | | Public Safety

Richmond Hill Police blotter for June 9

The following are from Richmond Hill Police reports: Theft by taking May 17 – Officers responded to the T/A Truck Stop, where a Savannah man said his brown 1977 Chevy C10 pick-up truck had been stolen around 2 p.m. The man was dropping off the pick-up so he could pick up his tractor trailer for a trip to Florida. The man told officers he had done this several times in the past without incident, and ...

June 09, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

Man jailed for alleged sex with teen

A former Chatham County Sheriff's deputy living in Bryan County was arrested last week after reportedly admitting to molesting the 13-year-old daughter of his best friend with whom he was living with in Ellabell.

June 09, 2010 | Staff report | Public Safety

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