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Emergency responders were searching the east end of the downtown Savannah riverfront near the Waving Girl statue Sunday following reports that someone went in the water and did not surface.Firefighters...
View ArticleSavannah man charged in August slaying
A 19-year-old Savannah man has been charged with murder in an Aug. 26 shooting death on the 500 block of West Gwinnett Street.Randolph Lawrence Wilson III, who was incarcerated at the Chatham County...
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Authorities were continuing their search Monday for a man witnesses on Sunday saw go into the Savannah River downtown and not surface.The Savannah-Chatham police department’s marine patrol and...
View ArticlePolice: Savannah theft suspect arrested in New York
A man wanted by Savannah-Chatham police on theft and deception charges has been arrested in New York City.Daniel Emanuel Alvin, 46, was arrested Monday on a Savannah warrant charging him with first...
View ArticleSavannah theft suspect arrested in New York
A man wanted by Savannah-Chatham police on theft and deception charges has been arrested in New York City.Daniel Emanuel Alvin, 46, was arrested Monday on a Savannah warrant charging him with first...
View ArticlePolice seek help identifying southside Savannah entering auto suspect
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public to help them identify and locate a man captured on video entering several vehicles at a southside Savannah business over the weekend.Surveillance footage...
View ArticleInternational sex trafficking organization leader pleads guilty in Savannah
The man identified as the leader of an international sex trafficking organization that operated in several areas including Savannah pled guilty to related charges last week in federal court.Joaquin...
View ArticleMan charged with DUI, hit and run in 2 Savannah crashes with kids in car
A Savannah man faces several charges and remains hospitalized after police say he fled the scene of two wrecks with two young children in his car Tuesday night.Eric Jerrod Morgan, 30, of the 900 block...
View ArticleSix arrested in east Savannah drug sweep related to July homicides
A long-term investigation sparked by multiple shootings in an eastside Savannah neighborhood was capped Wednesday with a police sweep that concluded with six arrests.Several shootings, including two...
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The man identified as the leader of an international sex trafficking organization that operated in several areas including Savannah pled guilty to related charges last week in federal court.Joaquin...
View ArticlePolice arrest 21 in Chatham County prostitution sting
Local, state and federal police arrested 21 people during two days last week in Chatham County in an operation targeting prostitution.Seven women were arrested for prostitution, one man for pimping and...
View ArticlePolice charge 21 in Chatham County prostitution operation
Public safety summaryLocal, state and federal police arrested 21 people over two days last week in Chatham County in an operation targeting prostitution.Seven women were arrested for prostitution, one...
View ArticleSavannah street robberies, other violent crime focus of new police team
Officers from each of the Savannah-Chatham police department’s five precincts and its special operations division have been organized into a team to curb street robberies and other violence.As they...
View ArticleDowntown Savannah business owner busted for pot, guns
The owner of a Broughton Street business was arrested Wednesday with a large amount of marijuana and weapons after local drug agents executed a series of search warrants.Mark Redman, 29, was arrested...
View ArticleSavannah woman charged with filing false report
Savannah-Chatham police THursday charged a woman with falsely reporting a crime after she admitting fabricating a report that a car she was driving was stolen at gunpoint.Rebekah Emma Mayner, 30, of...
View ArticleArson suspect sought in October fire in Savannah
A warrant has been issued for a man suspected of arson in a Savannah rental home last month.Law enforcement is searching for 37-year-old David Jason Moore, who is charged with one felony count of...
View ArticleBroughton businessman busted for drugs, guns
The owner of a Broughton Street business was arrested Wednesday with a large amount of marijuana and weapons after local drug agents executed a series of search warrants.Mark Redman, 29, was arrested...
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Savannah-Chatham police and the FBI are teaming together to fight gang activity and violent crime in the Savannah area.Interim Police Chief Julie Tolbert has accepted the FBI’s invitation to assign...
View ArticleDomestic disturbance becomes standoff on Savannah's eastside
A domestic dispute that turned into an a 1.5 hour standoff Saturday night on Savannah's eastside, ended peacefully when the suspect surrendered to police.Savannah-Chatham police were called to a home...
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A pedestrian was killed late Monday night when she was struck by a vehicle on Savannah’s southside.The 33-year-old died at Memorial University Medical Center where she was transported after the about...
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