The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team is asking for the public’s help locating a wanted Savannah man.
Agents are looking for 51-year-old Calvin Herman Lovett, said Gene Harley, CNT spokesman. Lovett is wanted on two counts of selling a controlled substance, heroin, following a CNT investigation earlier this year, Harley said.
Lovett is described as a black male who is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He is known to keep a low haircut of shaved head and often has a mustache and/or goatee, Harley said.
Lovett’s last known addresses are 1401 East 54th St. and 2502 Oak Forest Apartment D, Harley said, but the agency believes he is staying at various local hotels, particularly along U.S. 17.
Agents believe Lovett to be driving a white 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass with Georgia license plate ACM 4222, Harley said.
Anyone with information on Lovett’s whereabouts is asked to call CNT at 912-652-3900 or CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Callers to CrimeStoppers can remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
Police investigate Tuesday shooting, car crash
Savannah-Chatham police detectives are investigating a shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon.
A 23-year-old man was taken to Memorial University Medical Center after Central Precinct patrol officers found him with a non-life-threatening wound to his leg about 3:30 p.m. in the 600 block of West 40th Street., said Julian Miller, police spokesman.
Police responded to the shooting call to find the injured man and a car that had collided with a parked vehicle nearby, Miller said.
Officers were advised the man had been standing in front of a house when the car drove by and a passenger fired shots at him.
The car then crashed, and the occupants got out, entered another car and drove away, Miller said.
Police have not released detailed descriptions of the suspects.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include “cstop2020” plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A confidential tip line is also open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124. Callers preferring to speak directly to detectives without reward potential can arrange private discussions.
Body pulled from Savannah River
Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators have taken the lead in the investigation of the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was recovered from the Savannah River on Wednesday morning.
Savannah-Chatham police initiated the investigation after Brian Charles Parker of Pooler was found floating between a boat and the pier at Crescent Towing on Fig Drive about 9:30 a.m, said Julian Miller, police spokesman. He had been working around a tug boat and dock when he disappeared from view, Miller said.
Members of the police department’s Marine Patrol, Savannah Fire & Emergency Services and Southside Fire/EMS pulled the body from the water.
An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death, Miller said.
Man indicted for assaulting officer with car
A Savannah man on Wednesday was indicted for aggravated assault on a peace officer and related offenses in a Dec. 7 traffic confrontation with police officers.
Michael Brandon Hall, 28, assaulted Savannah-Chatham police officer Brian Spence with a Mazda 6 vehicle, the Chatham County grand jury decided.
He also fled and attempted to elude a traffic stop by Officer Charles McCoy by refusing to bring the vehicle to a stop when ordered to do so by McCoy, the indictment charged.
Hall was also indicted on charges of possession of a 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol by a convicted felon, possession of the pistol during the commission of a felony, interference with government property by damaging a Ford Crown Victoria police car, and driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
The indictment, obtained by Assistant District Attorney Steve Brown, also charged Hall with obstruction of McCoy, a police officer; reckless driving, failure to maintain lane on 52nd Street and driving on the wrong side of the roadway on Victory Drive.
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Three injured in car crash
Major Accident Investigation Team members of the Savannah-Chatham police department are investigating a one-car crash Wednesday morning that left three people injured, one seriously.
Baheem Frazier, 20, was in serious condition at Memorial University Medical Center after the 4:49 a.m. crash on Florence Street between West 40th and West 41st streets, said Julian Miller, police spokesman. Two passengers, 17-year-old Aliccia Cherry and 16-year-old Derrick Grantham, were in stable condition, Miller said Wednesday night.
Frazier was the driver of the gray 2004 Nissan Quest minivan that was traveling north on Florence Street, a one-way street flowing south, Miller said. The minivan went out of control and struck a tree on the west side of the street, shearing the driver’s side and front end away, he said.
The investigation by MAIT is ongoing.
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