The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. George Hatfield, 52, of Rincon, was reported missing this afternoon by family members. He was last seen at his residence on Maple Drive off McCall Road South. Family members and deputies are concerned for his safety. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office at 912-754-3449
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The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, works toward creating a high quality of life in the community by actively working with citizens to reduce crime and the fear of crime and to protect the lives and property of citizens from criminal act or traffic mishap. In order to accomplish our mission, we will concentrate our efforts on cooperative proactive crime prevention measures, engage in visible and directed patrol to deter crime and traffic problems; to utilize human initiative, systematic and thorough techniques and available technology to identify, apprehend and bring to justice criminal offenders; to recover and return stolen property to victims as quickly as possible, to move traffic as safely and expeditiously as possible, generally provide assistance to citizens in urgent situations, and to provide the highest level of public service directed toward community problem solving. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office will enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons. It is not the role of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office to legislate, render legal judgments, or punish. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office serves the people of the County by providing law enforcement service in a professional and courteous manner and it is to these people that the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is ultimately responsible.
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