Religious leaders to hold Savannah meeting on community healing, crime
Local religious leaders will hold a meeting in Savannah next week to open dialogue about community healing, re-entry to life after incarceration and the impact of crime.“We’re asking the faith...
View ArticleChatham County Sheriff's Office: Man in custody cuts throat with razor
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says a person who was in deputies’ custody Tuesday afternoon produced a razor and cut his throat while in the back of a patrol car. Deputies found Ralph Terrill, 49,...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: 'Violent crimes task force' arrests dozens in 1 week
A Savannah-Chatham police task force made several dozen arrests in about one week, according to the department. One of the arrests included that of a shooting suspect. The Violent Crimes Task Force is...
View ArticlePolice: 2 in custody after shots fired at officers in Savannah
Police say two people were in custody Wednesday night after shots were fired at officers on Savannah’s eastside.Just after 9 p.m., Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team agents assisted by metro...
View ArticlePolice out in force for Halloween; extra eye on sex offenders in Effingham
As usual, police presence around Savannah will be heavy Friday evening as trick-or-treaters celebrate Halloween. As children go door to door looking for candy, some law enforcement officers will be...
View ArticlePooler police charge man who led officers on multi-jurisdictional chase with...
A man who was arrested earlier this month after leading officers from several agencies on a multi-jurisdictional chase faces more charges as part of ongoing investigations. Pooler police are charging...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two arrested after robbery, pursuit in Savannah
Police say two people are in custody on the city’s eastside Thursday afternoon after pursuits that began with a robbery on the southside.Shortly after noon, a store near Waters Avenue and Eisenhower...
View ArticleUPDATE: Heroin seized Wednesday night after shots fired at police in Savannah
The two people who were taken into custody Wednesday night after shots were fired at police during a drug-related warrant service on Savannah’s eastside have been charged with trafficking heroin. One...
View ArticlePolice seek man charged in Savannah armed robbery
Police are looking for a Savannah man they’ve charged with armed robbery.Darrell Edmund Phillips, 43, was identified as the suspect who on Oct. 21 robbed a 19-year-old man who had just given him money...
View ArticlePolice: Three arrested in operation targeting Savannah shootings, thefts,...
Police say they arrested three men Thursday and detained one woman as part of an investigation into a series of shootings, armed robberies, automobile thefts and gun discharges in Savannah.Geovanni...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with murder after Savannah woman's death
Police say they’ve charged a Savannah man with murder after an autopsy was conducted on a local woman who was found dead Saturday.Roman Eugene Hills, 38, was charged with murder after the autopsy on...
View ArticleFeds make $2M counterfeit Hermès Birkin handbag bust at Savannah port
Federal officers say they seized nearly 200 counterfeit handbags that could have been sold for almost $2 million at the Port of Savannah last month.The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of...
View ArticlePolice search for Savannah motel robber
Police are asking the public for help identifying a person they say had a gun when he robbed a southside Savannah motel at on Sunday.Detectives are trying to identify a male who entered the LaQuinta...
View ArticleJudge directs acquittal in 2013 Savannah slaying
A judge on Wednesday ordered a Savannah man freed on a murder and related charges after the prosecution’s key witness repeatedly refused to testify.As a result, Izell Marketh Perry, 23, was granted a...
View ArticlePolice seek info in 2010 Savannah ATM slaying
Police are asking for tips in the 2010 slaying of a man in Savannah.About 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2010, Anthony Minor was shot and killed while using an ATM at the Bank of America located at 5772 Waters...
View ArticlePolice: Baby struck by brick Garden City woman threw at car
Garden City police say a baby is OK after being struck by a brick a woman chucked through the glass portion of a Camaro’s roof Thursday afternoon.Another woman was driving the Camaro to visit the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Garden City woman who threw rock at car with baby inside charged with...
Police say a Garden City woman is being charged with aggravated assault and related crimes for a Thursday afternoon incident in which a baby was struck by a rock that she allegedly chucked through the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Savannah musician in critical condition after Friday night motorcycle...
Police say a motorcyclist is in critical condition at a local hospital after the Harley Davidson he was riding Friday night collided with an SUV in downtown Savannah.A passenger on the motorcycle...
View ArticlePolice arrest six, seize guns in Savannah raids
In what they say was a response to a Veterans Day shooting and ongoing investigations, Savannah-Chatham police served search warrants on multiple locations on East 33rd Street Thursday, arresting six...
View ArticleNarcotics agents arrest 4 in Savannah drug, prostitution bust
Narcotics agents arrested four people Thursday night in a bust targeting drug sales and prostitution at a southside Savannah hotel.Dewayne Bernard Jackson, Summer Jade Crabtree, Nayeli Lizeth Esquivel...
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