Aunt gets 5 years for false alibi in Brunswick baby-slaying case
The aunt of convicted baby killer De’Marquise Elkins pleaded guilty Friday to providing a false alibi for him as police investigated the fatal shooting of a 13-month-old boy.Katrina Elkins pleaded...
View ArticleCrimeStoppers seeks info in 2009 killing of Savannah nightclub manager
CrimeStoppers is seeking information in the 2009 slaying of a Savannah nightclub manager.Kwasi Williams, 29, was killed by two suspects who burst into Tiger’s Den on the 4400 block of Skidaway Road in...
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Agents arrest Savannah man on drug trafficking charge
A Savannah man is in jail on drug-related charges and after an investigation by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team.In August, the Chatham County Grand Jury returned a “true bill” in CNT’s...
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Suspected burglar apprehended by police K-9 in Savannah
Police say a man was charged with two counts of burglary Thursday morning after he fled from officers and was eventually caught by a K-9.Officers caught Johnny Lee Ellis, 23, exiting a house he was...
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Police pursuit through Savannah, Pooler, Garden City leads to multiple charges
A Pooler man faces multiple charges after police from five agencies chased him through several jurisdictions for nearly an hour Thursday night when they say he took a car at gunpoint.Jordan Christopher...
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Savannah man arrested in crack bust
Police arrested a Savannah man Monday after they say they seized a large amount of crack cocaine from him.Kendall Owens, 33, was arrested on multiple felony drug-related charges including sale of a...
View ArticlePooler soldier to be charged with taking inappropriate photographs in...
A 44-year-old Fort Stewart soldier has been accused of taking inappropriate photographs without the consent of the subject.Richmond Hill police say Alexander Cline, of Pooler, has agreed to turn...
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Port Wentworth police: Woman sentenced for false sex-assault report
Police in Port Wentworth say a local woman was sentenced to probation and community service last month after making a false report about a home invasion and sexual assault.Mary Steptoe told police in...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting on Savannah's eastside Wednesday night
Police say one person was shot on Savannah’s eastside Wednesday night.Officers were called to Pennsylvania Avenue and Utah Street about 8 p.m., where they found a male suffering from a gunshot wound,...
View ArticleHomicide victim support group plans Savannah 'cold case rally' Saturday
Family members of homicide victims plan to gather this weekend to call attention to long-unsolved homicides in the Savannah area.Voices of Homicide Victims Support Group will host the Cold Case Rally...
View ArticleMan shot early Thursday morning in Savannah
Police say a man was shot early Thursday morning on Savannah’s westside. Officers were called to the 2300 block of Ogeechee Road at 2:46 a.m. where they found a 32-year-old man suffering from a gunshot...
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New Savannah-Chatham CrimeStoppers director appointed
A local college graduate who has served in the U.S. Army and worked for the FBI has been named director of Savannah-Chatham CrimeStoppers.Sherry Gellatly Harriss was appointed as the director by...
View ArticlePolice: Victim of Wednesday night Savannah shooting has died
Police say a Savannah man who was shot Wednesday night on the city’s eastside has died. Marion D. McClendon, 29, died of his injuries Thursday afternoon, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police...
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Savannah ministers call for cease-fire to violence
A group of Savannah’s clergy members gathered on the city’s eastside Friday afternoon to call for a cease-fire to gun violence.“We’re concerned, and we’re asking for the community to help us in simply...
View Article1 shot, 1 arrested in shooting at Savannah-area hotel
Police say one man was arrested and charged with shooting another man Friday night at a hotel in southwestern Chatham County.Antonio Issac Easterling, 28, was charged with aggravated assault, theft by...
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Police charge convicted sex offender with Savannah rape
Police have charged a 62-year-old convicted sex offender with rape and probation violation after they say he attacked a senior woman in Savannah on Wednesday.James Thomas Bateman of the 5500 block of...
View ArticlePolice: No foul play indicated in death of woman found lifeless in Savannah...
Police say they have identified the body of a woman found in a southside Savannah creek Monday.An autopsy performed at the Georgia state crime lab in Augusta indicated no signs of foul play, said...
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Narcotics agents dismantle Savannah meth lab
Agents with the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team removed what they called an “elaborate” methamphetamine lab from an eastside Savannah home Wednesday night after conducting a search warrant.Just...
View ArticlePooler police officer recovering after being struck by car during traffic stop
A Pooler police officer was at home recovering from injuries Friday night after a motorist struck him with a car during a traffic stop earlier in the day.Officer James Self was standing at a motorist’s...
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Police seek Savannah bicyclist for questioning
Police say they want to talk to a man spotted bicycling in Savannah as part of an investigation.The man shown in photos released Friday by Savannah-Chatham police was seen riding a bicycle in the area...
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