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Police, state troopers capture fleeing suspect in stolen car
Garden City police have charged a man found on the property where three school buses were damaged in a fire Sunday night with arson and other crimes.Leonard Townsend, 24, was arrested at the scene of...
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Police want to talk to man in video about Savannah assault case
Savannah-Chatham police have released a video of a man they would like to interview in the investigation of the Feb. 9 rape of a woman in hopes the public can help identify him.Investigators would like...
View ArticleTwo Tybee officers on leave while GBI investigates alleged misconduct
Two Tybee Island police officers have been put on administrative leave while the Georgia Bureau of Investigation looks into alleged misconduct.Police Chief Bob Bryson said he placed Sgt. Charlie...
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The owner of a Rincon restaurant and bar has been arrested following an investigation by the Georgia Department of Revenue’s alcohol and tobacco division.Mark Lynn Malke, 49, owner of Alibi’s Sports...
View ArticleGarden City police seek hit-and-run suspect
Garden City police are asking the public to help them locate a woman wanted for a hit-and-run wreck that hospitalized a pedestrian Tuesday night.The victim was struck about 10:45 p.m. in the 5000...
View ArticleUPDATE: Savannah federal judge sentences man to life in sex-trafficking case
One of the lead defendants in an international sex-trafficking case prosecuted in federal court in Savannah was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Joaquin Mendez-Hernandez, aka El Flaco, was...
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Police charge five after Savannah car dealership burglary
Two of three stolen cars have been recovered and police have arrested five men after the Monday night burglary of a southside Savannah automobile dealership.Police were called to Volvo of Savannah on...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigated nearly 2,400 hit-and-runs in 2013
Savannah-Chatham police were called to nearly 2,400 hit-and-runs in 2013.Many of those crashes were fender-benders in parking lots or on the side of the road, said Lt. Gregory Mitchell, who oversees...
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Savannah man charged with animal cruelty after police find dead dog
Police arrested a Savannah man Wednesday on multiple animal abuse charges after officers found a dead dog outside his home.John Spaulding, 56, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty from the...
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Police arrested a Savannah man Wednesday on multiple animal abuse charges after officers found a dead dog outside his home.John Spaulding, 56, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty from the...
View ArticleWoman arrested in Garden City hit-and-run
A Savannah woman has been arrested and charged with a felony in connection with a Tuesday night hit-and-run wreck in Garden City that hospitalized a pedestrian.Officers arrested Shannon White about 6...
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South Bryan man arrested for cruelty to child
A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged with first degree cruelty to children, a felony, and hindering a law enforcement officer last week.The child’s mother told officers that her boyfriend,...
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Prosecution of a case against a Rincon couple accused of receiving more than three pounds of marijuana via FedEX has been put on hold.The district attorney’s office on Wednesday asked that the case...
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UPDATE: Two shot in downtown Savannah overnight
Violent Crimes detectives are working to sort out the details of a two-person shooting and shots fired call that happened early Sunday morning in downtown Savannah.Savannah-Chatham police spokesman...
View ArticleJudge rejects subpoena on Chatham County sex offender's pardon
A judge ruled on Monday that state Board of Pardons and Paroles officials do not have to provide local prosecutors with their records involving a pardon for a convicted sex offender.Despite his ruling...
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Eight men have been charged and a ninth is being sought after Savannah-Chatham police raided two houses on West 39th Street on Friday afternoon, said police spokesman Julian Miller.The operation was...
View ArticleHuman remains found underneath abandoned Savannah house
Police acting on an anonymous tip Tuesday discovered human remains underneath an abandoned house in Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood. A tip from CrimeStoppers led officers to a house on the...
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Savannah-Chatham police charge two in Broughton Street shootings
Police on Tuesday announced they have charged two men in connection with the shootings in downtown Savannah early Sunday morning that injured two people and closed down East Broughton Street for...
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2 jailed, downtown Savannah bar's alcohol license suspended after shooting
Late last week, Savannah City Manager Stephanie Cutter attended a meeting in which she was briefed on a variety of issues and complaints concerning East Broughton Street club Dosha Ultra Bar &...
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Police acting on an anonymous tip Tuesday discovered human remains underneath an abandoned house in Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood. A tip from CrimeStoppers led officers to a house on the...
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