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Georgia sheriff's indictment raises legal questions

...the state."It was bizarre from the start, and it continues to be bizarre," said association president and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.Sills and the association were among critics who urged the governor to look into suspending Hill...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-05-04/georgia-sheriffs-indic
Georgia governors rarely start process to remove sheriffs

...November elections."We're the sheriffs. We're the ones who put people in jail for doing wrong," said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, who as president of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association is pushing for Hill's suspension.Still...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-02/georgia-governors-rarely-star
Indictment looms over Georgia sheriff race

...county resources for vacations. Defense attorneys have said the accusations are attacks by political rivals.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, the president of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, said he could not recall an instance of someone...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2012-11-02/indictment-loo
Ga. police find missing Br'er Rabbit statue

The statue of Br'er Rabbit is on its way home, but it will have to take a detour for some repairs.Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sills told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he recovered the statue around 3:30 p.m. Monday in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-08-16/ga-police-find-missing-brer-
Ga. panel hears pros, cons of concealed weapon permit

...information in regards to this bill not being brought up before the committee."Only one witness spoke against it, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, chairman of the legislative committee of the Georgia Sheriffs Association. He said while he supports...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-02-09/ga-panel-hears-pros-cons-con
Middle Georgia mystery: Who stole Br'er Rabbit?

...outside the Uncle Remus Museum in downtown Eatonton. "You can add some humor to it, but it's a serious theft," Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said Wednesday. "People are calling. They're upset about it." Thieves with a crowbar pried...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-08-11/brer-rabbit-statue-stolen-ga
Across the area

...Weinberger case There are no new leads in the case of an Augusta businessman who died after a police chase in Putnam County, Sheriff Howard Sills said Monday. Furniture store co-owner Jay Weinberger took his own life after a deputy tried to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/15/met_548211.shtml
Metro | Richmond County Crime
Trailers are common, lucrative theft target

...On Saturday morning, police said, Augusta businessman Jay Weinberger was pulling a stolen trailer when a Putnam County sheriff's deputy tried to pull him over. Police said Mr. Weinberger took his own life at the end of a police chase...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/09/met_547523.shtml
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Progress slow in Weinberger case

...it," Richmond County sheriff's Lt. Scott Peebles said. He said the case is under the jurisdiction of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. "We're only offering our assistance to them," Lt. Peebles said. Sheriff Sills said that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/07/met_547279.shtml
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Tornadoes, hail leave one dead, 16 injured

...storms gutted homes, destroyed a nightclub and damaged schools. "It looks like a B-52 bomber went over," Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said. "The buildings are completely disintegrated." In the Hancock County town of Sparta, Johnny...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/02/20/met_512049.shtml
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