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An injured driver will probably face drug charges after the emergency medical staff at the Medical College of Georgia found a cocaine-like substance in her sock. More ... Watch and learn A Waynesboro man was charged with shoplifting after a store employee saw him hide his loot in a nearby storage shed. Employees at Cititrends told police they saw a man, later identified as Thomas Lewis, 34, leave with three pairs of stolen jeans. More ... A Florida murder suspect was captured inside a Waynesboro residence last Thursday. According to Waynesboro Police Chief Karl E. Allen, officers staked out Pecan Chase Apartments after the FBI notified them that 29-year-old Keith Lines might be staying there. More ... The parents of a deceased Burke County football star asked the court for mercy on the woman responsible for his death. In State Court last Wednesday, 22-year-old Tashina Jenkins answered to charges of homicide by vehicle and failure to maintain lane. More ... The following arrests were reported by the Waynesboro Police Department for the past week: Friday, Jan. 11 • Sebastian Bryant Jr., 19, of 815 Burton St., Waynesboro, was arrested for simple battery and cruelty to children in the third degree (Family Violence Act). A $2,600 property bond was posted. More ... The following arrests were reported by the Burke County Sheriff 's Office for the past week: Friday, Jan. 11 • Bobby Gene James Jr., 23, of 4136 Windsor Spring Road, Hephzibah, was arrested for unauthorized use of financial transaction card. More ... Due to a reporter's error, an incorrect name was published in last week's Blotter. In a brief entitled "Noted thief," the victim's name, Vertis Ann Strickland, was inadvertently used in place of the offender's. The offender is Arthur "Zep" Robinson, 26, of Waynesboro. More ... The office at the county landfill was trashed when someone broke into the facility to steal a pickup truck and several pieces of office equipment. According to a report filed at the Burke County Sheriff's Of- fice, the burglary was discovered when Deputy Mike Salemi happened upon the stolen truck while on patrol. More ... Deputies arrested two Burke County men last week, both accused of committing sex crimes against children. Last Friday, James Lewis Wright, 28, of Girard was arrested on charges of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy against a child under 10 years of age. More ... A contract worker at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant stumbled onto a stash of drugs at the site last Thursday. More ... Jurors have been drawn for the October 2007 term of Superior Court criminal session with Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. presiding. Jurors are to report 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28. The list of jurors includes: Gwen Saunders Pope of Midville; Mickey Horton, Louisville; Margie M. Cochran, Waynesboro; Ethel M. Meriweather, Waynesboro; Richard Allen Conner, Keyville; Betty P. More ... Local businesses have been targeted by a ploy that has hit corporations statewide. A private company, Georgia Corporate Compliance, has been mailing offers to help businesses comply with certain requirements in the Georgia Corporations More ... Waynesboro resident Charles Bennett has retired from his longtime post at the Georgia State Patrol. Fellow troopers from Post 21 in Sylvania will honor SFC Bennett next Saturday, Feb. 2, with a social and dinner at the Burke County Office Park in Waynesboro. More ... |
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