Savannah-Chatham police recognized by ATF for gun investigations
Since receiving ballistics-tracking software from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in October, Savannah-Chatham police have identified about 160 potential shell-casing matches.On...
View ArticlePolice, FBI investigate robbery at Savannah Wells Fargo
Police say they’re investigating a Friday afternoon armed robbery at an east Savannah bank.The robbery at the Wells Fargo on Waters Avenue was reported about 12:45 p.m., said Michelle Gavin,...
View ArticlePolice to increase patrols along Savannah school routes
When children go back to school next week, their parents can expect to see a heavier police presence along walking routes in four Savannah neighborhoods. It’s a collaborative effort between...
View ArticleSavannah residents, police talk solutions at forum on safety, law enforcement...
Crime is a hot topic. So is the relationship between law enforcement and the general public. That’s why Savannah-Chatham police spent about two months planning an open forum on public safety with a...
View ArticlePolice ramp up cyber forensics to catch Savannah-area pedophiles, sex...
Today’s technology makes life more convenient for most folks. It’s easier now than ever before to connect with new people — all it takes is a few keystrokes. But not everybody out there uses technology...
View ArticlePolice looking for Savannah man charged with kidnapping
Police are asking the public for help finding a Savannah man who’s been charged with kidnapping. Jamall Akeem Ingram, 26, of the 400 block of Fair Street is wanted for kidnapping, false imprisonment...
View ArticleEffingham County woman charged with vehicular homicide in Pooler hit-and-run...
An Effingham County woman has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide in a September hit-and-run wreck that left a bicyclist dead on the side of a road in Pooler.April Suzanne Tuten, 32, of...
View ArticleNational Night Out held in Savannah
If the dancing was any indication, metro police held kind of a cool party Tuesday evening.But at a scorching 90 degrees just two hours before dusk, it needed to be cool. Even sopping wet from about 50...
View ArticleFBI, metro police continue to look for wig-wearing Savannah bank robber
With new information, the FBI and Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public to keep helping them in their search for the armed gunman who robbed a Wells Fargo bank Friday afternoon.Investigators...
View ArticlePolice: Man arrested after stalking woman in Savannah
Police say they arrested a Savannah man after chasing him Wednesday night for allegedly stalking a woman on the city’s southside.Michael Thomas, 38, is charged with stalking, felony fleeing to elude,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police want info about River Street ruckus
Detectives would like to know what led to a fight on River Street early Sunday morning. They’re also looking for information on who all was involved in the downtown fisticuffs. The squabble broke out...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police, state fire marshals investigate destructive blaze in...
Local police and state fire marshals have launched an investigation after a house in western Chatham County was destroyed in a blaze Friday night. It was the second time fire broke out a the...
View ArticlePolice: Intruder shoots woman who fights back in Savannah hotel
Police are looking for the man who apparently shot a woman then robbed her after she pepper-sprayed him during a fight early Saturday morning in a southside Savannah hotel.About 4:28 a.m., a...
View ArticleBluffton man killed in east Savannah wreck
Police say a Lowcountry man was killed Wednesday morning when the truck he was driving overturned in east Savannah. The wreck was the 20th fatal collision investigated by the Savannah-Chatham police...
View ArticleDrug agents: Six arrested in Chatham County meth bust
County drug agents say they arrested six people in a meth bust Wednesday.Edward “Eddie, Stay Up Eddie” Lynn of Pooler, 34; Christopher Lewis of Savannah, 39; Scott Carter of Bloomingdale, 37; William...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police make arrest in hotel shooting
Police say a U.S. marshals task force found and arrested Avonte Williams on Thursday evening, charging him in the shooting and attempting to robbery of a Jacksonville woman in a hotel room on...
View ArticleSavannah teens arrested in attempted-burglary case
Detectives arrested three teenagers Thursday in what Savannah-Chatham police say was a foiled burglary.Officers were called to a home on the 12000 block of Largo Drive about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. A...
View ArticleGarden City crew fights elder abuse
“It’s one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen,” police officer Barbara O’Neal said last November after authorities arrested three occupants of a Garden City home and sent an elderly woman to a...
View ArticleTwo in custody after fleeing car strikes Chatham County deputy's vehicle
The Chatham County Sheriff’s office says two people were arrested Tuesday after the stolen vehicle they were in struck a deputy who was trying to pull them over. Just after 11:45 a.m., Cpl. Roger Brown...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate shooting
Police say a man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot just east of downtown Savannah on Tuesday evening. Officers were called to the 200 block of Wilder Drive at 5:03 p.m....
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