Chatham, Effingham middle school teachers arrested, accused of inappropriate...
Two local middle school teachers have been arrested for alleged inappropriate conduct with students.Alan Otwell Toney, a teacher at Georgetown K-8, and Kayla Emily Zittrouer, a teacher at Effingham...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: Man arrested on suspicion of crimes in two counties
Police on Tuesday arrested a Savannah man after a gun in his possession while committing a crime in Savannah was linked to a crime in Bryan County. Assisted by Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, metro...
View ArticlePolice talk distraught man down from Talmadge Bridge
Savannah-Chatham police closed access to the Talmadge Bridge for 45 minutes this morning as emergency responders worked to calm a distraught male threatening to jump.A contingent of Downtown Precinct...
View ArticlePolice say teens strike same Savannah store twice
West Chatham Precinct investigators of Savannah-Chatham police department have arrested a pair of teens for two crimes at a Liberty City-area grocery store. At 2 a.m. on March 25, a patrol officer...
View ArticleInvestigators: Sun City man shot, killed by mother possibly acting in defense
Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office say they believe the Monday shooting of a man in his Sun City, S.C., home may have been in defense of another person.William Bryant, 45, died of...
View Article11 Atlanta educators convicted on racketeering charges in test cheating scandal
ATLANTA — Eleven former Atlanta Public Schools educators accused of participating in a test cheating conspiracy that drew nationwide attention were convicted Wednesday of racketeering charges.A grand...
View ArticlePolice arrest wanted Savannah cutting suspect
Police say U.S. marshals arrested a Savannah cutting suspect Tuesday morning.At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Elaine Denise Mercer,...
View ArticleDrug agents nab pills, guns in Savannah-area bust
County drug agents say they seized several firearms, pills and cash Tuesday afternoon in a Georgetown bust. Early Tuesday afternoon, Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team agents and metro police...
View ArticlePolice investigate Savannah shooting
Police are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old Savannah man in the Cuyler-Brownville area Tuesday night.The victim was found with a gunshot wound on the 600 block of West 40th Street Lane about...
View ArticleBaby released from hospital unharmed after Jet Ski incident on Ogeechee River
State rangers say a baby is OK after being involved in a Jet Ski accident Tuesday on the Ogeechee River. The infant girl was released from Memorial University Medical Center after spending the night...
View ArticleTeen shot in Savannah
Police say a teenager was shot Wednesday evening on Savannah’s eastside.Officers were called to the 1200 block of East 37th Street about 7:50 p.m. There, they found a 16-year-old male suffering from a...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police drug squad makes 13 arrests, finds grenade launcher...
Savannah-Chatham police say they have combined resources to field a unit to focus on street-level and mid-level drugs that led to or aided the arrests of 17 suspects in three days last week. The unit...
View ArticleSavannah police seek teen in other teen's shooting
Police say they’re looking for a teenager they believe shot a 16-year-old male in Savannah on Wednesday night.Robbery detectives are searching for the suspect after the other teen was shot on the 1300...
View ArticlePort Wentworth police: Man shoots himself, blames girlfriend, goes to jail
Port Wentworth police have arrested Matthew Okumura for shooting himself and orchestrating a story to blame his girlfriend.Sgt. Brian Phinney, department spokesman, said Okumura was arrested for the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police ID teenager sought in second teen's shooting
Savannah-Chatham police are seeking the public’s help findng a 17-year-old suspect in the shooting of a 16-year-old Wednesday night.Detectives are seeking Jamari Cartledge of the 1200 block of East...
View ArticlePolice to Savannah drivers, cyclists, pedestrians: Watch out for other...
After dozens of accidents involving motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians over the last three months, police in Savannah are asking everyone to watch out for cars.Savannah-Chatham police say that so...
View ArticlePolice arrest Savannah man accused of stealing car during test drive
Police say they arrested a 22-year-old man Tuesday for stealing a car during a test drive in Savannah two months ago.Kenrick Deal was arrested Thursday night by Georgia Parole officers for a warrant...
View ArticleInvestigators arrest man for arson at Savannah probation office
Investigators say they’ve arrested a man for setting fire to his probation office in Savannah.Investigators say 24-year-old Jameer Vantrae Riley allegedly damaged a wall in a bathroom at the probation...
View ArticleLocal, federal police turn to Armstrong State University for cyber forensics...
The list of active cases at the cyber forensics lab at Armstrong State University’s police department is more representative of surrounding Savannah than the sleepy campus.The board shows homicides,...
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