Archive By Section - Public Safety
Video store clerk calls cops over rude customer
Vehicle Stop Sept. 22 – An officer warned a subject that the volume was too loud on his stereo. Harassment/Threats Sept. 23 – A clerk at Video Central filed a report that a customer was disrespectful and had been disorderly. Sept. 26 – A complainant stated her husband's father keeps calling and leaving nasty messages. Stolen Bicycle Sept. 23 – A complainant on ...
Thieves allegedly uses threat of x-ray in robbery
Robbery by force Oct. 10 – Police were dispatched to a home on Hwy. 17 after a man reported being robbed. The elderly man said he was sitting outside his home when two white males in a black vehicle pulled into his drive and said they were "going to help him," the report said. One man allegedly escorted the complainant into his home, talking about a check the complainant had received ...
Cool customer allegedly steals from cash register
Theft by taking Oct. 10 – A woman allegedly stole money from the Denny's cash register while waiting to pay for her meal. According to the report, the night manager realized $50 was missing from the drawer at the end of her shift. She started tracking paperwork and reviewing the night shift's tapes to see what had happened. She said while reviewing the tape, she witnessed a woman who came in ...
Complainant comes home to find man lying in his driveway
DUI Oct. 2 – A man was pulled over after allegedly being clocked at 73 in a 45 m.p.h. zone on Hwy. 17 near Harris Trail. The silver Chrysler Cross Fire passed the officer and then made "an erratic left turn onto Piercefield Dr. at a high rate of speed." It was then pulled over after additionally running a stop sign on Piercefield Drive. When talking to the driver, the ...
Cement truck stolen, found in neighboring county
Theft Sept. 24 – A concrete company reported a cement truck stolen. The complainant said he arrived at work at 4:50 a.m. and found the back door to the office pried open, "and the offender had helped theirself to a hot pocket meal from the refrigerator," the report said. The complainant was then informed, from an employee, that there was a concrete truck out running in the lot. The complainant found a ...
Police respond to 911 hangup, find food fight
Domestic, other Sept. 24 – A 911 hang up turned out to be a food fight. When police arrived at Sterling Creek Drive in response to the hang up, the woman they met had tomato sauce all over her shirt and "appeared to be in distress," the report said. She told the officers her and her boyfriend had been visiting the homeowner, and engaged in an argument during dinner. The boyfriend, ...
Man pulled over for not having tag doesn’t have license, either
Burglary Sept. 26 – An Ellabell resident said his home, currently under construction, was robbed of several items. An employee notified the complainant on Sept. 23, and the man said he thought maybe the home had been broken into a few days earlier. The reporting deputy said the home appeared to be entered from the back door because there was evidence of "pushing or kicking," which damaged the door, the report ...
Midway man allegedly tries to play possum with deputies
DUI refusal Sept. 18 – A Midway resident was pulled over after cutting off a deputy and another vehicle while turning off Hwy. 17 onto Harris Trail. The driver got out immediately after being pulled over, and told the deputy he could not find his license. The deputy asked why the man had failed to yield at the right of way, and the man replied that he thought the deputy had ...
Woman claims fireworks shot at her home after she complains to police
Public drunkenness Sept. 22 – Augie's Pub called in a property damage call after several customers allegedly got into a fight. When police arrived, they noted several people arguing both inside and out, and immediately broke up three groups of arguers who were "acting in an intoxicated boisterous manner, disturbing other patrons of the pub in the parking lot," the report said. The report said one group continued to argue, and were ...
Road debris knocks hole in gas tank
Traffic Sept. 7 – An Ellabell man was charged with driving with a suspended license, tag light violation, and fleeing and eluding a police officer. The deputy first put his emergency lights and sirens on after noticing that a red pick-up truck, with tag lights out, picked up speed away from the direction of the patrol car. The truck continued at speeds reported over 90 m.p.h., turned down Bill Futch Road and ...
Man arrives at his home to find kitchen ceiling caved in
Theft by taking Sept. 14 – On a routine bike patrol through Piercefield forest, a woman approached the officer to report her daughter's new bike being stolen. She said her daughter had ridden the new KO Mongoose freestyle bike to RHMS and parked it on the bike rack, only to find it missing when school let out. Shortly after making the report, the woman called to say she thought she had located ...
Dog run over, owner wants compensation
Vehicle stop Aug. 28 – An officer reported stopping a councilman on North Main St. for speeding. The subject was given a verbal warning on speeding; wasn't wearing a seat belt and wasn't carrying a driver's license. Possible burglary Sept. 6 – A complainant saw a chair at the base of an open window at a resident on Mikell Street. The officer checked out the residence and didn't ...
Man who allegedly bares too much arrested at local motel
Disorderly conduct Sept. 7 – A man was arrested at the Motel 6 after allegedly exposing himself in his motel room with the door open. One of the housekeeping employees was followed by the man, who invited her to go back to his room and drink with him, the report said. When she turned him down, he threw $20 into the deal, asking her to "come to his room and ...
Woman who answers door at her home busted for DUI
DUI Sept. 4 – A vehicle was stopped at the Zip-N on Hwy. 204 after driving "all over the road," the report said. When the additional deputy arrived, the driver was sitting on his tailgate. The deputy asked if the man had been drinking, which he said he had been. As to how much, he said "too much to be driving," and as to what, he asked "does it matter," the report ...
Police say man relieved himself at station
DUI Sept. 4 – A silver van was pulled over after tailing, and almost running into, another vehicle on Hwy. 144. The report said the driver had a difficult time getting the van into park, as it continued to slowly drift forward. The driver smelled of alcohol, and said he was on his way home, following his wife from a pub in Savannah. The report said the man's wife then pulled ...
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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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