Three shot in Friday night drive-by
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com
      Three cousins were shot Friday night when someone opened fire on their van with an assault rifle. According to Police Chief Karl E. Allen, the most seriously injured was 20-year-old Coleman Hankerson who was shot in the back.
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GSP releases March stats
From Staff Reports
      Georgia State Patrol troopers from the Sylvania Post investigated eight accidents in Burke County last month. According to SFC S.D. Young, those accidents resulted in 15 injuries and one death. During the month of March, troopers from Post 21 also issued 39 traffic citations in Burke County.
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Text message ends hostage situation
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com
      A text message may have saved a young mother's life. Waynesboro police arrested the woman's estranged husband Friday morning after she sent a text to her father indicating her life was in danger. According to Major Mary Bennett, the young woman was held hostage for nearly eight hours.
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From the Blotter
      Ravenous burglar The burglar who ripped off a Waynesboro home must have had food on his mind. On Sunday, a Shadrack Street resident called police to report that her home had been burglarized. Among the missing items were a Fry Daddy, hot plate, electric grill, crock pot and toaster.
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Armed robbers sentenced for holdups
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Three armed robbers have been sent to jail for holding up two downtown Waynesboro businesses. Last week, Ja'Quez Pascal and Dominique Hughes, who were 15 and 16, respectively, when they committed the crime, pleaded guilty to robbing the Golden Pantry on Liberty Street at gunpoint in September 20...
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Waynesboro Police
      The following arrests and citations were reported by the Waynesboro Police Department for the past week: Monday, March 24 • Eddie Hollis Haynes, 28, of 124 Whispering Oaks, Waynesboro, was arrested for shoplifting.
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Burke County Sheriff
      The following arrests and citations were reported by the Burke County Sheriff's Office for the past week: Monday, March 31 • Lajarvis Jontavis Jones, 18, of 103 Layne St., Waynesboro, was arrested for terroristic threats and acts, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime a...
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