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What Camden County voters will see on the 2024 ballots
Read full article: What Camden County voters will see on the 2024 ballotsWhile the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the state’s primary on May 21.
Video shows Camden County corrections officer pushing inmate into glass door; NAACP says jail needs culture change
Read full article: Video shows Camden County corrections officer pushing inmate into glass door; NAACP says jail needs culture changeVideo obtained by News4JAX shows a corrections officer in the Camden County jail pushing an inmate into a glass door before the inmate loses consciousness.
Camden County sheriff wants armored vehicle because of Navy base
Read full article: Camden County sheriff wants armored vehicle because of Navy baseWOODBINE, Ga. – Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor says his department needs a military-style armored vehicle to help defend a Navy base in his county. Proctor is seeking a $350,000 grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security so it can buy an armored personnel carrier. Bruce said a military-style vehicle would make deputies better equipped to respond to emergencies at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Marys. But the sheriff’s office needs to be ready to assist with emergencies at the base, Bruce said. He said that deputies, firefighters and other civilian agencies have taken part with Navy personnel in mock emergency drills at the base.
4 Georgia men accused of trying to meet teenage girl for sex
Read full article: 4 Georgia men accused of trying to meet teenage girl for sexThe agencies said the operation conducted from Thursday to Sunday had the men believing they were communicating online with a 14-year-old girl, and they arranged to meet “her,” but were met by officers instead. “All of the men arrested made their intentions clear despite being warned about the age the child,” said Capt. Larry Bruce of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Lowe is a convicted sex offender who was arrested during a similar sting operation in 2016. Detectives said Kesari told them that he worked with children with autism and children with special needs.