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Second suspect in Burke County grave robbery arrested

...a Burke County grave robbery is now in custody.Burke County sheriff's Sgt. Sean Cochran said tips led police to a...wigs and dresses," Cochran said of Atkinson.The Burke County Sheriff's Office had been called to Old Church Cemetery...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-05-01/second-suspect-burke-c
Keysville home fire kills couple

...state crime lab for autopsies.Hudgens said his agency was assisted by Burke County Emergency Management and the Burke County Sheriff's office. There have been 56 fire fatalities reported in Georgia in 2013, he said in a news release.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-06/burke-fire-kills-couple
Burke County grave robbers sought

...find those who did it.Sgt. Sean Cochran, of the Burke County Sheriff's Office, said the desecration in the Old Church...he said.Anyone with information may contact the Burke County Sheriff's Office at (706) 554-2133.The cemetery...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-04-13/burke-county-grave-rob
2 men charged in Burke County grave robbery

...dead from a grave. The charges were filed by the Burke County Sheriff's Office.Hillis, who goes by the nickname...Monday night, but Atkinson remained at large, said Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey.Burke County deputies searched Atkinson's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-04-22/2-men-charged-burke-co
Burke County grave robbery suspect still on loose

...possibly hiding in the dense woods and swamps near a mobile home he owned at 253 Joyner Road, Sgt. Dan Lowe, of the Burke County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.Another suspect, Ralph Marion Hillis, 41, remains in the Richmond County jail.Both...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-04-23/burke-county-grave-rob
Former Columbia County deputy arrested

...reports for citizens and attorneys, which is a violation of sheriff's office policies.Kitchens, a former Burke County Sheriff's office employee, had worked for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office since December 1994.Kitchens was...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-05/former-columbia-county
Burke County seeks suspect in various crimes

The Burke County Sheriff's Office is asking public's help in finding a suspect facing...If anyone knows the whereabouts of Hughes, please contact the Burke County Sheriff's Office at (706) 554-2133.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-01-04/burke-suspect-sought
Waynesboro day care owner pleads guilty in child abuse case

...Bragg was given a probated sentence.The victim, who has made a full recovery, is a grandchild of longtime Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey.The prosecution had three physicians with experience in child abuse cases who believe the baby suffered...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2012-12-27/waynesboro-day-care-ow
Waynesboro police arrest teens on gang-related charges

...fired shots into the home, the report said.Williams said he will work with District Attorney Ashley Wright and Burke County Sheriff Gregory T. Coursey to address the gang problem."We will not tolerate this kind of activity in Waynesboro...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-01-18/waynesboro-police-arre
Teen in jail after nightclub shooting

...Ga., teenager surrendered to Burke County authorities Sunday after a nightclub shooting left a man dead.The Burke County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had been searching for Brandon Rashad Mickens, 19, in the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2012-09-30/teen-jail-after-nightc