Savannah suspect gets 18th trip to jail after shooting at building on St....
Police say they’ve arrested a 28-year-old Savannah man known as “Yamacraw Slim” who was wanted on suspicions of several crimes, including shooting a building late St. Patrick’s Day.Undercover officers...
View ArticlePolice: Shots fired at man; Savannah College of Art and Design building hit
Police say someone tried to shoot a man near downtown Wednesday morning and a bullet hit an occupied Savannah College of Art and Design building.A 27-year-old man was walking through a Fred Wessels...
View Article9 arrested, pot, guns seized in Savannah drug bust
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Undercover Narcotics Investigations Team took firearms, narcotics and nine people off the streets, during a March 30 warrant service, said police...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate body found on Garrard Ave.
Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have initiated an investigation into the death of an unidentified adult female whose body was found Saturday morning behind...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police seek information on string of Forsyth Park robberies
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating two armed robberies in two days in the Forsyth Park area, with suspects possibly linked to other recent incidents, Eunicia Baker, police spokeswoman, said.On...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after being struck by SUV on Savannah's east side
Police say they're investigating a weekend wreck on Savannah's east side that left a 34-year-old woman hospitalized. Victoria Odette was walking east on Waters Avenue about 10:11 p.m. Saturday when she...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police ID suspect in West Savannah standoff
A 23-year-old Savannah man is in custody after a four-hour standoff with police Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Augusta Avenue and McIntyre Street.Woodrow Williams was taken into custody and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Aggravated assault suspect surrenders himself to police
Update: Asim Simmons turned himself in to the Chatham County jail about 3:30 p.m., said Darnisha Green, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman. Police say he is charged with three counts of aggravated...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate southside Savannah trailer thefts
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating four trailer thefts this month, with two of the most recent occurring in broad daylight April 4 on Abercorn Street, Sonny Cohrs, police spokesman, said.At...
View ArticleFlorida man with Florida tattoo charged with burglary
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man with a tattoo of Florida on his face is facing burglary charges.The Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday that 25-year-old Johnathan Hewett is jailed without...
View ArticleVIDEO: Savannah-Chatham police seek liquor thief
Savannah-Chatham police are seekingthe public’s help in identifying the suspect seen on surveillance footage breaking into a Downtown Savannah restaurant and stealing several dozen bottles of drinking...
View ArticleFew details available in shooting death of 14-year-old in Savannah, but some...
Savannah-Chatham police on Friday declined to release more than basic information about the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in Savannah’s South Garden neighborhood the night before. They provided his...
View ArticleTybee Island police: Repeat offender stabs bartender with beer bottle
Police say a 40-year-old man with a history of run-ins with local law enforcement is behind bars again this weekend after stabbing and seriously wounding a bartender at a Tybee Island pizza restaurant....
View ArticleCommunity talks second chances for ex-offenders
It isn’t a matter of if prisoners come home — it’s when. And the community needs to be ready to help them. That was the message that Kevin Starnes, a Savannah man looking for a second chance, received...
View ArticleSCMPD INVESTIGATES ARMED ROBBERIES
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Robbery detectives are investigating two armed robberies that occurred overnight.The first armed robbery occurred at approximately 2 a.m., April 10, in...
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