Jake Shore covers public safety and the courts system in Savannah and Coastal Georgia. He is also a Report for America corps member. Prior to joining The Current, Jake worked as a senior writer for the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette newspapers based near Hilton Head Island, S.C. He covered breaking news, police, crime and the courts.
Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.
A retired Liberty County Sheriff’s Office drug dog got dropped off at the local animal shelter last week. The female Dutch Shepherd quickly got adopted and is living in a good home. What should have been a good news story however has become one of the more wild Coastal Georgia primary election issues of 2024 and the focus of online misinformation during a hotly contested race for Liberty County sheriff.
