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Crime reports for March 11
The following reports are from the Richmond Hill Police Department: Possession of marijuana March 5 - Officers stopped a Midway man just before 11 a.m. on Highway 17 after discovering he was wanted by the Bryan County Sheriff's Office for a probation violation. After the man was placed under arrest, officers found a bag of marijuana in his pocket. DUI March 3 - Officers stopped a Bonaire, Ga., man around 3 a.m. on Highway 144 ...
Foresters say prescribed burns prevent wildfires
Residents living near Fort Stewart probably have noticed a little smoke recently. Bob Tanner, fire operations team leader for Fort Stewart's Forestry Branch, said not to worry. He said the Army deliberately conducts "prescribed burns" in specific areas from March through June and over the Christmas holidays to prevent uncontrolled wildfires. Each area is burned on a three-year cycle, he said.
Bryan Public Safety Day is April 13
The Bryan County Fire Department and the South Bryan Volunteer Firefighters Association will host their 11th annual Public Safety Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 13 at the First Baptist Church parking lot at 9184 Hwy 144 in Richmond Hill.
Old cannonball blown up
A 100-plus-year-old cannonball that was found at a Liberty County landfill and taken to a home in the Pine Ridge subdivision safely was removed by Fort Stewart's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Feb. 27, Liberty County Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Hodges said.
Crime reports for March 4
The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Entering auto Feb. 20 - An Ellabell man around 4 p.m. reported that a vehicle battery jump box had been stolen from the toolbox of his truck during the night of Feb. 18. The man's truck was parked at his home on Sheridan Court in Ellabell. Feb. 20 - Deputies responded around 2 p.m. to Homestead Drive in Ellabell after a man reported blood pressure ...
Pembroke man gets 20 years in prison
One of three Pembroke men responsible for two kidnappings in Bryan County in 2011 and 2012 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the incidents.
Body identified as Fort Stewart resident
The body of a man discovered Feb. 20 in Richmond Hill alongside Interstate 95, near the 144 interchange, has been identified as Charles Michael Stoyle, according to Richmond Hill Police Department Chief of Detectives Dana Strickland.
Former soldier pleads to hospital standoff
Robert Quinones, a former soldier accused of taking hostages at Winn Army Community Hospital on Fort Stewart approximately two and a half years ago, has accepted a plea agreement in the case.
Self-defense training for women
SAVANNAH - The Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department is offering a self-defense training class for women.
Third of teens report violent relationships
ATHENS - Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
Crime reports for Feb. 18
The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department Theft by taking Feb. 4 - A Richmond Hill man reported a home utility trailer missing around 8:30 p.m. from his friend's home on Belfast River Road. He said the trailer belonged to him and his uncle, but he was keeping it at his friend's house when it went missing. Feb. 2 - Deputies responded just before 10 a.m. to Hope Creek Drive in Richmond ...
More charges filed in Ellabell stabbing incident
Additional charges have been filed against an Ellabell man who allegedly stabbed Ellabell resident Gary Watkins 27 times early Jan. 19.
Crime reports for Feb. 4
The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Entering auto Jan. 17 - Around 1 p.m. an Ellabell man reported a Garmin GPS system missing from his vehicle at his home on Otterhole Branch Road. He told deputies he saw a man going through his vehicle and called authorities, but when they spoke to the man he said he was lost after being dropped off by a friend. Jan. 21 - Deputies responded ...
Crime reports for Jan. 30
The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Entering auto Jan. 16 - Just after 9:30 p.m. deputies responded to White Street near Pembroke after a woman reported someone had gone through her vehicle. The woman said she was in her house when her brother said there were two subjects out by her vehicle, and when her son walked outside the two ran. Nothing was taken from the vehicle, but all four doors ...
Ellabell fires under investigation
The Georgia Forestry Commission is investigating two suspicious fires that started in open fields this week in Magnolia Creek subdivision in Ellabell.
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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.
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