Police are asking the public’s help locating a Savannah man they filed murder and aggravated assault charges against in connection with a Friday night double shooting on the city’s eastside that left one person dead.

Leonardo Lamont “Scoochie” Anderson, 38, has been charged in the double shooting on the 1200 block of Seiler Avenue that killed 29-year-old Arkeen Abron of Port Wentworth and left another man with serious injuries, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Abron was pronounced dead at Memorial University Medical Center, where both men were taken after the 7:39 p.m. shooting.

Anderson recently lived on the 200 block of East 41st Street and is known to frequent the Waters Avenue corridor and west Savannah areas, Miller said. He is black, stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and has short hair, police said.

Police said Anderson has an extensive criminal history and served a 10-year sentence from 1998-2008 for robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

Violent crimes detectives are seeking information from the public on Anderson’s location. A confidential Tip Line is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

Anyone with information also may call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters to Crimestoppers remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Police say a teenager was shot on Savannah’s eastside Tuesday evening.

A male in his late teens was shot about 7 p.m. in the 2800 block of Capital Street, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

The teen was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries, Miller said.

The investigation was in its early stages Tuesday evening.

Tuesday evening’s shooting was the ninth investigated by metro police in seven days, and the second one in which police say a teen was shot. A double shooting Friday claimed a life.

A confidential tip line is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.

Anyone with information also may call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters to Crimestoppers remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Police have arrested and charged a Savannah man with murder in the April death of his wife in their southside apartment.

Daniel Patrick Sheehan, 50, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with murder in the death of Kathleen Sheehan, 45, who was found dead April 4 in their residence on the 400 block of West Montgomery Crossroad, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Violent crimes detectives had initiated a death investigation that led to a ruling of homicide by state medical examiners on July 8.

Police did not say how Kathleen Sheehan died.

No further information about the case was available.

Detectives are investigating two Tuesday night shooting incidents in Savannah that left two men wounded.

A 19-year-old man was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment of a serious injury when officers investigated a 6:45 p.m. shooting on the 2800 block of Capitol Street, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Later, a 26-year-old man was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Hospital with a wound to his knee after a shooting just before midnight, Miller said.

Police were investigating shots fired at the man’s house and the house next to it when they were told he was at the hospital, Miller said.

Anyone with information on either case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Less than a year after being arrested for carrying a loaded gun at a City Council meeting, a Tybee Island man is behind bars again after police say he threatened to shoot them.

Donald Augustus Cowart, 61, was arrested Friday morning on a felony charge of terroristic threats and acts, said Tybee Island police Capt. Joel Fobes. Cowart, known locally as “Tybee DAC,” was also charged with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, a misdemeanor, jail records indicate.

Fobes said Tybee police — at Cowart’s request — met with Cowart on June 20 at one of the island’s parks to discuss complaints made by and against him.

“While we were there, he made some threats toward officers, basically stating that if they touched him or pulled him over, he was going to pull his gun out and shoot them,” Fobes said.

One of the conditions of Cowart’s bond for his December arrest was that he not possess any firearms, Fobes said.

Fobes said police consulted with the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office, presenting them with audio of the interaction, and were advised to proceed with securing a warrant for terroristic threats and acts.

The case is still under investigation, Fobes said.

Cowart, who ran unsuccessfully for Tybee Island City Council in 2011, was arrested Dec. 12 in City Hall for carrying a weapon in an unauthorized location and disorderly conduct, both of which are misdemeanors.

Police said they detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from Cowart during a City Council meeting, then asked permission to search him. After he gave consent, they said, officers discovered a loaded handgun on him, and he later tried to resist police while they were putting him in a car.

Savannah-Chatham police have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for a shooting on Whitaker Street last week.

Police say the suspect is a black male with a dark complexion and short twisties in his hair. The victim was on Whitaker at Hall Street about 11:12 p.m. July 15 when the suspect tried to rob him, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman. He received a non-life threatening gunshot wound when he resisted.

Robbery detectives ask anyone with information on the case, the identity or location of the suspect to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating the shooting of a 29-year-old man in the Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood early Thursday morning.

The victim was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with non-life threatening gunshot wounds, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman. Central Precinct patrol officers found him on the porch of a house at West 36th and Florence streets about 3:08 a.m.

Violent crimes detectives are investigating reports that he was being chased by another male when the shooting occurred near the intersection, Miller said.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A 17-year-old Savannah resident has been charged with aggravated assault in the July 17 shooting of another youth in the city’s Live Oak neighborhood.

Ronde Robert White has been charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of another 17-year-old near Northeast 36th and Cedar streets, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Central Precinct officers responding to the shooting call at 8:22 p.m. found the wounded teen on the 1300 block of Northeast 36th with gunshot wounds. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment of the non-life threatening injuries.

Violent crimes detectives continue to investigate the shooting and events related to it. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Violent crimes detectives in Savannah are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man they've charged in the attack, robbery and attempted shooting of a Savannah man on Tuesday.

Savannah-Chatham police have charged  Edwin Fripp, 18, of the 4000 block of 3rd Street in Garden City, with aggravated assault, armed robbery and criminal attempt at murder.

He has been charged with the attack on a 21-year-old Savannah man who was robbed at gunpoint in east Savannah Tuesday night, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman. The victim was approached a second time by Fripp, who subsequently attempted to shoot him, Miller said.

Fripp is black, stands about 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 138 pounds, has short hair and is possibly wearing a slight mustache and/or goatee beard, police said. He has been arrested twice previously this year by police in Pooler and Garden City. Police say he is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020.Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Police are searching for a local man for questioning about a recent shooting in Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood.

Geovanni Fredrico Williams, 24, of Savannah, is said to have eluded police Monday night. He is wanted for questioning in the July 18 shooting of a woman while she sat with others on a neighbor’s porch on the 700 block of West 39th Street, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Williams is also wanted on a warrant from Chatham County, Miller said.

Police noticed Williams on the 800 block of West 35th Street about 10 p.m. Monday, but he and another man with him ran into a house where a 10-month-old girl was sleeping, Miller said.

The other man quickly surrendered, but Williams was determined to have left the residence before metro SWAT Team officers entered the house to take the baby to safety.

The baby was unharmed.

Police say Williams is black, stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 152 pounds, has short black hair and usually has a slight mustache and beard. He is known to frequent the Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood and Ogeechee Road area.

Anyone with information on his location or the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.

Police say a Savannah man was shot to death on the city’s southside Wednesday night.

Ivory Carter, 51, died at Memorial University Medical Center after shooting in the area of Hampstead Avenue and Roger Wood Drive, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Police found Carter injured about 10 p.m., Miller said.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Investigators can be reached confidentially at 912-525-3124.

U.S. marshals on Thursday arrested a Garden City man charged in a Savannah assault.

Edwin Fripp, 18, was arrested by officers with the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force at Chatham Parkway and Park of Commerce Drive, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Metro police had charged Fripp with aggravated assault, armed robbery and criminal attempt at murder in connection with a July 22 armed robbery of a 21-year-old man in east Savannah. Miller said the victim was approached a second time by Fripp, who attempted to shoot him.

On Saturday, metro police announced they’d charged Fripp and were looking for him.

Police say 24 people have been shot in 21 incidents across Savannah over the last month.

“We are very upset that (the shootings) have taken place, and we are doing everything we can possibly do to work at finding the suspects or perpetrators responsible for them and to prevent them from happening in the future,” interim Savannah-Chatham police Chief Julie Tolbert said Tuesday afternoon.

Two of the 21 shooting incidents, on July 18 and July 30, were fatal.

Here's a look at all 21 shooting incidents.

“One arrest was made in one of the homicides, and we’re pretty close to arresting someone in the second one,” Tolbert said.

Police said some of the incidents were attempted robberies and that investigators believe three were accidental self-inflicted gunshot wounds. In 11 of the cases, police say, investigators have learned victims and suspects knew each other.

“These are not random shootings,” said Maj. Richard Zapal, who oversees the department’s Patrol North. “They don’t just happen. There’s usually a reason behind them, and it’s a culture we’ve got to change.”

Three of the incidents have drug connections, and three arrests have been made. Three additional arrests are pending, police said.

In several of the shooting cases, victims have refused to cooperate with investigators, police said.

“Six of (the) victims refused — not just didn’t want to cooperate — refused to cooperate with the police department,” Zapal said. “They’ll either handle it themselves or they just don’t like the police department. There’s one that happened at 800 E. Gwinnett St. ... that the victim lying on the ground actually told the other witnesses in the area, ‘Don’t say nothing to the police.’”

Police say that makes it hard for them to identify suspects in many cases. Additionally, Tolbert said, people have not been calling in to CrimeStoppers with anonymous tips about the shootings.

“Our officers nonetheless are working extra hard to pinpoint locations where these shootings are occurring to prevent them from occurring in the future,” Tolbert said. “But that’s a real challenge because you never know when someone’s going to take out a gun and use it against another individual.”

Police have increased presence in some areas of the city that have seen a spike in violence recently, she said. Two initiatives, Quick Reaction Force and Code Blue, are underway.

With Code Blue, normally plainclothes officers wear traditional police uniforms in public as a show of force, said Michelle Gavin, department spokeswoman. The Quick Reaction Force, which began July 25, puts more officers on the streets in areas and at times data has shown crimes are occurring, Gavin said.

On July 21, Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson said City Manager Stephanie Cutter and Tolbert are working on a program called Operation Ceasefire that will use private and public resources to intervene in the lives of people most likely to commit a violent crime.

Tolbert on Tuesday said police are still in the process of gathering the resources necessary to implement the program.

Tolbert said the back-to-back nature of the shootings over a short period of time has not been typical over the past few years. Usually, shootings are more spread out, she said. In June, there were 18 aggravated assaults with guns reported, according to metro police crime statistics.

She said police do not believe the shootings to be connected.

“It is spread out and we have put extra patrol on the streets to address this,” she said. “But again, it’s very difficult when you don’t know when it’s going to happen.”

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Police ask anyone with information on any of these shooting cases to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.

The Coastal Empire is getting a new state parole officer following her graduation last week.

Officer Whittney Williamson of Lyons will be working the Savannah Parole District, said Steve Hayes, spokesman for the state Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Six others who graduated the Basic Probation/Parole Officer Training Course with Williamson will be working in other areas of Georgia.

The course consists of eight weeks of training on topics such as supervision techniques, investigation procedures, intervention strategies, Georgia law, policy and procedure, interview skills, physical fitness, arrest procedures, defensive tactics, computer interaction and firearms qualification as well as coursework on effectively mediating a crisis situation involving a person with mental illness.

The board employs 300 officers, and the average parole case load of offenders is 90, Hayes said.

Georgia utilizes a “virtual office,” which means the state’s parole officers are supervising offenders in the community full-time, Hayes said. The state vehicle is equipped with all necessary technology and officers no longer report to physical office locations, Hayes said.

Savannah-Chatham police and the city’s Mobility and Parking Services Department have joined to help downtown visitors keep their cars and property safe.

Operation “Lock Your Car” began this week when Parking Services and metro began affixing the first of 5,000 stickers to parking meters and parking vending machines reminding drivers and their occupants to take precautions.

The black and white stickers with a red band and gold metro badge simply remind visitors, “Hide Your Things, Lock Your Car, Take Your Keys … a friendly reminder from your police department and Mobility and Parking Services.” It is an extension of police and city efforts to address crime in a proactive manner, said Julian Miller, police spokesman.

“Savannah has the same issues all other cities have, but many of our visitors and even our residents forget they are in a city when they come downtown to enjoy this beautiful area,” said Police Chief Julie Tolbert. “Our goal is to remind them that there are those who may take advantage of the distraction the city provides to take advantage of them.”

While thefts from vehicles are down from last year, the Downtown Precinct, which includes the entertainment district, has shown an increase and police and parking services are working together to address it.

“Almost every case involves either cars that were unlocked or had items of value left in plain sight,” said Downtown Precinct Capt. Ben Herron. “In many cases, keys were left with the car as well, making it an easy target for thieves. The prevention is simple and it is spelled out on the stickers.”

Police point out that thieves ranging from bored teens to seasoned professionals can move quickly when vehicles are left unlocked. And vehicles rarely are broken into when thieves cannot see items of value they can grab quickly and move away.

Savannah’s Parking Services furnished the stickers, designed by Metro Sgt. Eddie Grant, and began installing them this week. The process involves thoroughly cleaning the meters first to assure the best adhesion of the warnings. Metro officers are joining in the installation process.

A Savannah man already facing charges in two rape cases was indicted Wednesday on murder, rape and robbery charges in the January slaying of a Port Wentworth woman as part of what prosecutors consider a serial-rape scenario.

The Chatham County grand jury also indicted Torrey Scott, 38, on rape, kidnapping and armed robbery charges in connection with the February abduction of a woman from the Candler Hospital parking lot off DeRenne Avenue. Scott was re-indicted at the same time in the initial two cases involving Savannah State University students.

“We take the rape of just one person seriously,” District Attorney Meg Heap said Wednesday. “Two or more we would consider a serial rapist because you did it more than once.”

In the Port Wentworth case, the grand jury accused Scott of strangling Lisa Marie Pynn, 33, on Jan. 18 at her home in the 100 block of Fox Glenn Court. Scott also was charged with robbery by force and aggravated assault in Pynn’s death.

She was found dead in her residence just after 8 a.m. after a neighbor reported she was unresponsive. Police said her 6-year-old child found Pynn in her bedroom and alerted the neighbor.

The indictment also charges Scott with theft by taking of four firearms belonging to Pynn’s husband who was serving overseas on military deployment.

Port Wentworth police announced Pynn’s death was a homicide three days after her death, following the results of an autopsy at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab. Until Wednesday’s indictment, police had not publicly released a cause of death in the case.

The indictment was the third against Scott, adding the murder case to the charges he already faced.

In the Candler parking lot incident, a Savannah-Chatham police detective testified in April that the victim identified Scott from a photo lineup as the man who abducted her at gunpoint from the parking lot and raped her in an area off of Germain Drive close to a Food Lion.

Scott was re-indicted on other charges, including the rape and assault on two female Savannah State University students Dec. 5 at their college housing.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Scott was a suspect in that case in March. A campus police incident report said the assailant had a firearm during the attacks and stole video games, a gaming device and a tablet computer.

An attorney for the two Savannah State students has sued the university and related defendants in Chatham County State Court. The lawsuit charges they ignored a pattern of criminal conduct at the university and failed to provide a safe environment for the victims.

Scott remains in custody at the Chatham County jail without bond.

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating a shooting in Yamacraw Village on Friday night.

Shortly before 8 p.m., one male was shot and suffered injuries that did not appear life threatening, said Julian Miller, police spokesman.

No further information about the shooting was immediately available.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Police arrested a local woman Friday who they say made false reports of a robbery last month.

At 10:24 a.m. July 12, officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Bank of America on the 200 block of Montgomery Street, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Officers were met at the scene by Sheila Evans, 44, of the 900 block of West Victory Drive.

Evans claimed to have parked in an alley behind the bank to retrieve paperwork from her glove compartment, when she was approached by two men armed with a hand gun, Miller said. According to Evans, the men reached into her car, grabbed her purse and forced her to lay down in her car as they fled the scene.

After several interviews, Evans admitted to detectives that she fabricated the story, Miller said.

Evans was charged for filing a false report, a misdemeanor, and making false statements, a felony. Evans was taken into custody.

Interim metro police Chief Julie Tolbert said her officers will not allow false reports to tie up time and resources of the department.

“If you make a false police report, you will be charged,” Tolbert said.

Police arrested two men Friday night and transported them, along with six others, to a hospital for treatment after an SUV being pursued in connection with an armed robbery crashed into four other vehicles on Savannah’s southside.

Christopher Eugene Smith, 35, was charged with armed robbery and violation of parole and Keith Enmon Pendergraph, 37, was charged with being party to a crime and is being held for U.S. marshals on probation violation charges from South Carolina, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Both men convicted felons with extensive records, and each were transported to Memorial University Medical Center for complaints of injuries before being transported to the Chatham County jail, Miller said.

They were arrested by police after foot pursuits following a four-vehicle collision on Montgomery Crossroad at Varnedoe Road at the entrance of the Wal-Mart shopping center.

Six occupants of other vehicles in the collision were transported by medics to Memorial for treatment of injuries received, Miller said.

A gunman had jumped the counter at the Dollar General Store on the 11900 block of Apache Avenue about 7:15 p.m., taking a cash drawer and speeding away in a dark Chevrolet Trailblazer, Miller said.

Responding officers located the SUV on Montgomery Crossroad near Abercorn Street and attempted to stop it when it sped away with several patrol cars in pursuit.

The SUV ran a traffic light at Waters Avenue, striking the rear of a pickup and causing the front tire on the SUV to flatten, Miller said. The SUV, however, accelerated several more blocks before running another light and crashing into the three other vehicles, Miller said.

The driver and two other occupants of a white Infiniti that was exiting the parking lot when it was struck by the SUV were transported with serious injuries.

Three occupants of a black Nissan Altima that was stopped at the traffic light were transported with complaints of injuries.

The incidents are continuing to be investigated by metro’s violent crimes detectives and the Major Accident Investigation Team.

Police have arrested a local man on a felony charge after they say he threatened schoolchildren walking to a bus stop in Savannah with a handgun Friday.

Jason Gregory Zimmerman, 28, of a Burbank Boulevard address was charged with terroristic threats and acts after Savannah-Chatham police and public school system officers interviewed almost 20 students, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman.

Metro police were called in to support campus police at Pasadena Boulevard and Burbank Street about 7 a.m. after students reported Zimmerman had approached them about being loud.

During the discussion they said he produced a handgun and made threatening comments, Miller said.

Both agencies continue to investigate.