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Pooler assault, child porn investigation continues despite suspect's suicide
On April 10, police uncovered a nightmare inside a Pooler home computer.Ten days later, it got worse.A man under investigation for being a child predator killed himself before police could discover how...
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A Rincon man accused of brutally beating his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.The girlfriend pleaded guilty to making false statements and...
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Deputies seize 4 meth labs, arrest 8 people in Effingham drug bust
Deputies in Effingham County say they have arrested eight people and seized four meth labs during a 10-day operation.The Drug Suppression Unit of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office executed several...
View ArticlePolice investigate 2 alleged sexual assaults at Statesboro high school
Police are currently investigating two separate incidents involving two Statesboro High assistant coaches and students.The investigation began on April 25 when a parent notified the Statesboro police...
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Deputies in Effingham County say they have arrested eight people and seized four meth labs during a 10-day operation.The Drug Suppression Unit of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office executed several...
View ArticleMan charged in hit-and-run that hurt Savannah boy
Accident investigators from the Savannah-Chatham police department have charged Hykeen Youmans, 24, with hit and run/leaving the scene after an 11-year-old boy was struck by a car Saturday night. Malik...
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Doc's Bar on Tybee Island vandalized after closure
About a day after shutting its doors for good early Wednesday morning, Doc’s Bar on Tybee Island was vandalized, police said.“We’re moving forward on a case with this, and we’re looking into it,” said...
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Man arrested in double shooting that killed Savannah teen
A 27-year-old Savannah man is behind bars and charged with an April 26 double shooting in midtown Savannah that took a teenager’s life.Norman “Jookie” Koonce Jr. of Savannah is charged with murder, two...
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Savannah-Chatham police get gun-detection dog
It didn’t take Ziggy long to sniff out one of the tiny .38-caliber shell casings scattered in the grass one Tuesday morning.The 2-year-old Dutch shepherd dropped down next to the shell casing, front...
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Police continue to search for cars in fatal Savannah hit-and-runs
Accident investigators from the Savannah-Chatham police department continue to seek information on two vehicles that fled scenes after striking and killing pedestrians the past two weekends.Major...
View ArticlePublic safety summary: Savannah bicyclist killed in collision with truck
The Savannah-Chatham police department’s Major Accident Investigation Team responded to a west Savannah wreck that claimed the life of a 53-year-old bicyclist. Just before 9:30 a.m. Thursday, officers...
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UPDATE: Former owners charged in Doc's Bar vandalism on Tybee Island
Just more than a week after closing the iconic Tybee Island bar they’d owned for years, a couple faces felony theft charges related to the vandalism of the former establishment.Tybee Island Police and...
View ArticlePublic Safety Summary: One dead, one injured in Sunday morning crash
Major Accident Investigation Team officers are investigating a one-car crash Sunday morning that killed a passenger and left the driver in critical condition.Latroy Adger, 30, of the 2200 block of New...
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Guyton man arrested in racially motivated beating of teenager
A white Guyton man accused of beating a black teenager and calling him the N-word turned himself in Monday and was released on $3,000 bond.Alan Rory Donelly, 41, is charged with battery and accused of...
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Savannah-Chatham police looking for truth in River Street brawl
Initial police investigations into a downtown Savannah street fight on Saturday night appear not to support allegations by two Forsyth County men that they and their families suffered an unprovoked...
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A man was in critical condition at a Savannah hospital Tuesday after a single-vehicle wreck on McCall Road near Ralph Rahn Road in Effingham County the night before. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday,...
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Police hunt suspect in robbery, assault at Thunderbolt American Legion
Thunderbolt police are looking for a man they say robbed an American Legion post and hit a bartender Saturday night.The bartender opened the back door to air cigarette smoke from American Legion Post...
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A man was hospitalized with serious injuries Wednesday afternoon after he stepped into the path of a car on a roadway in west Savannah, police said.At about 1:56 p.m. officers were called to the wreck...
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Savannah mayor releases statement on alleged River Street brawl
Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson decried street violence Thursday in the wake of a downtown dustup over the weekend that led to widespread media coverage.Local detectives, meanwhile, are still looking for...
View ArticleGarden City police seek info on gas station cigarette burglars
Police in Garden City are looking for information about a late-night burglary at a gas station over the weekend.Early Saturday or Sunday morning three people somehow busted a small hole in the back...
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