Feds seize 'potentially dangerous' playground toys at Port of Savannah
Federal police say they seized about $38,000 worth of “potentially dangerous” playground toys at the Port of Savannah. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations at the port...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police seek man for questioning in shooting investigation
Savannah-Chatham police detectives are asking the public to help locate a man wanted for questioning in a Jan. 17 fatal shooting.Ezra Shane Owens, 23, is being sought for questioning in the death of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police investigate shooting in Savannah park
Police say a man was shot in a Savannah park Wednesday afternoon.The 28-year-old man was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening gunshot wound after the 1:41 p.m. incident, said...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: Video shows why you should lock your vehicle
Savannah-Chatham police have released video of a recent auto theft in an effort to remind residents that leaving cars parked, running and unlocked is a bad idea.After dark on Jan. 16, surveillance...
View ArticleBar patrons help Savannah business owners recover from theft
After a part-time employee allegedly made off with more than $3,500 in cash from their business Sunday night, the owners of Bay Street Blues say they have been moved by support from the community.A man...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police charge teenagers in carjacking
Savannah-Chatham police say they charged a 19-year-old man and his 13-year-old accomplice after the robbery and carjacking of a woman in the Highlands area Wednesday night.Carlos Maurice Boggs Jr. and...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects in Savannah park shootings
Police are asking the public to help identify the people who opened fire in two Savannah parks two days in a row this week.One man received a gunshot wound to his toe at 1:41 p.m. Wednesday when...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: Dog found with chain embedded in neck
Police say they found a 7-month-old puppy Thursday with a chain embedded in her neck.The puppy was found ignoring her own pain to tend to a young child in the unincorporated Chatham County neighborhood...
View ArticleGeorgia insurance commissioner issues scam warning
Georgia’s insurance commissioner has issued a warning urging residents to be alert for phone calls from people claiming to have life insurance proceeds available to them for a fee.Insurance...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police seek suspects in downtown Savannah attack
Police are asking the public to help identify a group of males they say attacked and beat a visiting couple in downtown Savannah on Monday morning.The man and woman from Riverview, Fla., were walking...
View ArticleSavannah residents nab robbery suspect
Police say two Savannah residents took action Monday night when a man robbed at pet store, chasing the suspect into the middle of Victory Drive and holding him for arriving officers.Stephen Bernard...
View ArticlePolice: Risky actions lead to Savannah car thefts
Metro police are seeking suspects they say took advantage of risky actions by victims and robbed them of their vehicles Wednesday.A 31-year-old male and 23-year-old female told officers they were...
View ArticleSavannah residents charged in child sex trafficking conspiracy
Two people were indicted by a federal grand jury in Savannah on Thursday for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking.The indictment alleges that from at least June 2014...
View ArticlePolice weigh charges against victims of downtown Savannah fight
Police say new information on the reported attack on a Florida couple on Bay Street Monday morning has them investigating the possibility of charges against the reported victims.Video footage obtained...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police begin new leadership program
Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin is bringing a training program to the department aimed at instilling new leadership skills in officers, and proponents of the program say it could help cut...
View ArticleSavannah youth, police talk positive interaction
Some of Savannah’s young people got advice from police Saturday about how to interact with law enforcement officers in ways that won’t escalate confrontations. Alfred Howard, a youth adviser at Green...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man arrested on arson charge after Garden City mobile home fire
Police say they arrested a man on Tuesday afternoon on charges of arson and related crimes after a mobile home in Garden City caught fire early in the morning.Howard Pierce faces charges of arson,...
View ArticlePolice say Savannah residents helped arrest teenagers
Police say residents in the Olin Heights and Ardsley Park areas of midtown Savannah teamed up with officers Wednesday night to help arrest of three juveniles.Residents near East 54th and Battey streets...
View ArticleNew Jersey homicide suspects arrested in Savannah
Savannah-Chatham police and agents of an FBI task force identified a second suspect in a second homicide Thursday morning after arresting a homicide suspect from New Jersey.Ranig Deishon White, 27, was...
View ArticleDetectives: Woman stole wallet at Garden City police department
Detectives are trying to identify a woman they say stole a wallet someone left on a counter at the Garden City police department Tuesday morning.The incident was captured on video, said Garden City...
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