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VIDEO: Global network of hackers steals $45M from ATMs

NEW YORK — The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely...

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Fight between Savannah brothers ends in death

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating the stabbing death of a 43-year-old man after a domestic confrontation escalated into violence Thursday night.William Graham Jr. was declared dead at Memorial...

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Savannah man guilty in SCAD student assault

Chatham County District Attorney Meg Heap announced Friday that a jury found Raynard Lamar Lexie, 20, of Savannah, guilty of three counts of aggravated assault, kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, burglary...

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PHOTOS: Police expand search for bank suspect

Savannah-Chatham Metro police have expanded their search for a man they say attempted to rob a SunTrust Bank on Thursday. Police have released photos of the suspect, described as a black male in his...

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One person was killed and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries Saturday evening in a multi-vehicle wreck that snarled traffic between Savannah and Tybee Island for hours.Late into the...

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Authorities have identified the three victims in Thursday afternoon’s shooting in west Savannah that hospitalized two women and one man, one of whom has died.Frederick “Smurf” Early, 24, of the 200...

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Savannah struggles to come to terms with gun violence

Savannah’s criminals don’t steal their guns. They buy them.The overwhelming number of firearms traced by Savannah-Chatham police over the past year came from gun sales, adding fuel to the ongoing...

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Driver charged after late night Bull Street crash

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating a Sunday night car wreck in which the driver appeared to be speeding away from a police officer who was not following him.Baheem Frazier, 20, of the 600 block...

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A former SunTrust Bank branch manager has been convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years on probation and ordered to repay almost $2,500 to the bank. Sidonie Pollack-Summers, 36, of Rincon also...

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Savannah man pleads guilty to two armed robberies

A 30-year-old Savannah man pled guilty for his role in a pair of armed robberies in Federal Court, officials announced Wednesday.Rico Lavon Edwards plead guilty before U.S. District Court Judge B....

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On Tuesday, the Port Wentworth police department responded to the Newport Subdivision for a report of a small child walking in the street and talked to the woman who found the child. She said she saw...

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Savannah man indicted again in September slaying

A Savannah man on Wednesday was indicted for the fourth time in a September slaying — a day after defense attorneys challenged his last indictment because too many grand jurors participated.Anthony...

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Former Chatham County jail guard indicted for alledged sex assault on inmate

A former Chatham County jail correctional officer on Wednesday was indicted on charges he sexually assaulted a person in custody at the jail.Lewis Dion Lane, 34, touched the inmate inappropriately...

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Savannah psychiatrist sentenced in drugs-for-sex case

Former Savannah psychiatrist William George Ellien today was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his guilty plea for unlawful distribution of addictive prescription drugs to former patients....

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Savannah-Chatham police continue search for woman who fled area with children

A woman initially thought to have fled the area after illegally taking custody of her daughter is now thought to be traveling with two young children.An investigation by Savannah-Chatham police Special...

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Savannah man sentenced to life without parole in 2007 rape

A Savannah man on Thursday was convicted on rape and related charges in a 2007 assault and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Jerry Lewis Howard, 50, also was convicted by...

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Ex-Savannah Morning News manager sentenced in employee-theft case

A former Savannah Morning News circulation manager on Thursday pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 from his employer in 2007-2008.In return for his plea, John Michael McGettigan, 54, received...

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A 13-year-old boy was shot Thursday night at a residence on Golf Cart Road during a reported burglary.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said initial reports indicated a...

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Man charged with local fireman's murder booked into Chatham County jail

The 26-year-old man accused of killing a local firefighter last summer during an armed robbery outside a Sandfly bar has been extradited to Chatham County.Jail records show Brandon Mackey, charged with...

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Man charged with Wesley Franklin's murder booked into Chatham County jail

The 26-year-old man accused of killing a local firefighter last summer during an armed robbery outside a Sandfly bar has been extradited to Chatham County.Jail records show Brandon Mackey, charged with...

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