Labor Day Savannah double homicide suspect dead, police seek accomplice
A man suspected in the Sept. 1 double slaying of a local tour guide and an aspiring lawyer was found shot to death March 16 at a Savannah nightclub and police are searching for his accomplice in the...
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Endangered reptiles rescued from southside Savannah home
Savannah-Chatham Animal Control officers on Tuesday removed more than a dozen exotic animals improperly housed in a southside residence. About 10:26 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 12000 block of...
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Two Savannah men bound to trial court in February party slaying
A detective testified on Thursday that Anthony B. Parrish Jr. grabbed a firearm from an accomplice and fatally shot another partygoer in February in the first of a series of crimes.Parrish’s...
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A mom and her two young children were displaced Thursday afternoon after a fire destroyed much of their home in a small west Chatham County subdivision just outside Pooler.Southside Fire/EMS personnel...
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Savannah musician authors front yard note to thieves
In large, block letters, local musician Ted Bowne wrote a quick message on a piece of plywood to the people responsible for taking his favorite guitar.“Dear neighborhood thieves, the things you stole...
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A 26-year-old Savannah man who police say climbed into the wolf pen at Oatland Island Wildlife Center was charged with trespassing after leading police on a foot chase through the...
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Effingham fugitives found in Savannah
Effingham County Sheriff's deputies arrested a couple wanted on drug charges in Savannah late Friday night.Holly Skipper, 23 of Rincon, and Joseph Mikell, 24, also of Rincon, were sought following a...
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Effingham fugitives caught in Savannah
Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a couple wanted on drug charges in Savannah late Friday night.Holly Skipper, 23, and Joseph Mikell, 24, both of Rincon, were sought following a drug arrest...
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Harrison R. Brown, 23, pleaded guilty to child molestation Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 10 years of probation.Brown lived in Guyton in 2009 and was 19 years old when he was accused...
View ArticleSavannah man indicted for fatally shooting pit bull
A Savannah man on Wednesday was indicted on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals for using a pistol to shoot and kill a dog that was a mixed-breed partial pit bull.James Harris Wrenn, 71, shot the...
View ArticleAutopsy released in Bryan County dog attack; charges likely
Autopsy results in the death of a 21-month-old north Bryan County toddler mauled at her home by seven dogs showed injuries consistent with a dog attack, Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith said...
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Savannah store owner busted purchasing stolen goods for his shop
A local convenience store owner was arrested Wednesday after police alleged he’d been selling stolen goods in his shop.Savannah-Chatham police charged 33-year-old Jay Suryekant Patel, co-owner of...
View ArticlePolice would have charged man killed in March with Savannah Labor Day double...
A Savannah-Chatham police homicide investigator said Thursday the department had compiled enough evidence to charge a man shot to death in March with the Sept. 1, 2012, double slaying of Emily Pickels...
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Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team makes large seizure of cocaine, pot,...
The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team announced Thursday that a recent drug operation resulted in multiple arrests and a large seizure of drugs, firearms and money. Authorities said the...
View ArticleTrio indicted in Savannah Burger King holdup
Three alleged bandits on Wednesday were indicted on armed robbery charges in the Jan. 20 holdup of a local Burger King restaurant.Sequoia T. Carter, 20, of Riverdale; Stephanie G. Strait, 36, of a...
View ArticleVIDEO UPDATE: Police on scene of Savannah shooting
Police are on the scene of a Savannah shooting that took place around 4 a.m. on Friday according to Savannah-Chatham police spokesman Julian Miller.Our news partners at The Coastal Source reports:Some...
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Port Wentworth police search for assault suspect
The Port Wentworth Police Department is investigating after the aggravated and sexual assault of a disabled woman.The victim told investigators the suspect said he was a city employee and tried to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Savannah-Chatham police investigate officer-involved shooting
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating the events leading up to the shooting of a 23-year-old man by a Metro police officer this morning.A statement from the police department said Timothy Maurice...
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After a three-month investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, search warrants in an Internet child porn investigation were executed Wednesday...
View ArticleCoast Guard, law enforcement search for overturned boat
Several law enforcement agencies between from Tybee Island east to Charleston, S.C., Thursday night were searching for a boat reported to have capsized with three people onboard.Savannah-Chatham police...
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