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UPDATE: Police find suspect in fatal shooting dead; Savannah High lockdown...

Officials say a lockdown on Savannah High has been lifted after police found the suspect in a fatal shooting dead inside a nearby residence.Hostage negotiators tried to get Malique Francis, 20, to exit...

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Savannah-Chatham police investigate Wednesday night wreck near I-95 and 204

Savannah-Chatham police’s Major Accident Investigations Team are investigating a two-vehicle wreck on westbound Highway 204 at the intersection of Interstate 95 that occurred WThe accident occurred...

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Savannah-Chatham police investigate wrecks that killed two

Savannah-Chatham police department’s Major Accident Investigations Team is investigating two wrecks that killed two this week.The first accident occurred Thursday just after 6 p.m., when Tajon Alford,...

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Statesboro city councilman indicted for attempted extortion

Gary Lavon Lewis, 65, a Statesboro city councilman for the past 17 years, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on a charge of attempted extortion. According to the Indictment, Lewis attempted...

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Savannah-Chatham Police investigate fire truck struck by bullet

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating after four Savannah firefighters escaped serious injury Friday evening when their fire engine was struck by a bullet, according to Mark Keller, Savannah Fire...

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Shootings in Savannah this week

There have been a number of shootings reported in the Savannah area over the last week. Below is a comprehensive list of the shootings we’ve reported on with links to the full stories.To view all crime...

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Man arrested in police chase that sends 3 people, 2 officer to hospital in...

A Savannah man was arrested early Saturday morning for several felony traffic offenses including hitting a Savannah-Chatham police car.Theodore Rivers, 22, was arrested and charged with fleeing to...

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Savannah-Chatham police need help finding Thanksgiving homicide suspect

Savannah-Chatham police are still looking for the suspect in a Thanksgiving homicide, and they’re asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to help out. Johnathan Maurice Gibbs, 18, is wanted...

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Police look for Savannah car theft suspect

Savannah-Chatham say they could use some help finding a suspect linked to two recent auto thefts. Surveillance images show the suspect in two Friday incidents. At about 4:13 p.m. Friday, officers...

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Police: Thieves steal ATM from Tybee Island restaurant

Police on Tybee Island say someone broke into a popular beachfront eatery and made off with its ATM.Officers were called to the North Beach Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. They found storm covering...

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Police: Savannah-Chatham murder rate the highest since 1991

The first 11 months of 2015 have marked Savannah’s bloodiest year since 1991, when infamous crack-cocaine dealer Ricky Jivens and his gang wreaked havoc.That year, 60 slayings were reported. So far...

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UPDATE: CNT searches for man wanted on felony drug charges

The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 40-year-old man wanted for several felony drug charges.CNT is looking for Joey “Grind Joe” Bernard Hoffman,...

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Savannah-Chatham police arrest dowtown shoplifter

  Tuesday, Savannah-Chatham police department investigators arrested a man in connection with shoplifting at two different downtown retail stores.Anthony Gomez, 28, was arrested after being caught...

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UPDATE: Savannah-Chatham police investigate three shootings; 12-year-old injured

Multiple people were injured, including a 12-year-old boy who is listed in critical condition, in separate shootings late Friday night and early Saturday morning in Savannah.Below is a roundup of...

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Savannah-Chatham police investigate Frazier Homes shooting that injured two...

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a Saturday afternoon shooting that injured two 16-year-old males near Emerald Drive and May Street in...

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Savannah-Chatham police ask residents to step forward after 4 weekend...

Law enforcement officers are pleading with Savannah residents to speak out now more than ever after four separate shootings injured eight people, including a 12-year-old boy, in a 15-hour period Friday...

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Savannah-Chatham police video tells stories of gun violence

It’s been 11 years since Sean Abraham was shot and killed during the robbery of a restaurant he managed. Today, police are hoping his mother’s still-fresh emotions will help tell the story of how...

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Savannah-Chatham police host first call in for antiviolence initiative

After months of talk, law enforcement agencies and community leaders say they’ve taken their first concrete step in making the Savannah-Chatham police department’s much-heralded antiviolence initiative...

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Savannah-Chatham police investigate Lewis Drive shooting

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating two reports of shootings on the 100 block of Lewis Drive on Wednesday night. Police responded about 9 p.m. to St. Joseph’s Hospital where an 18 year-old male...

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Three arrested in joint mail theft investigation at Savannah hotel

 Three California residents were arrested this week in a joint mail theft investigation between the Secret Service, U.S. Postal Inspectors, Savannah-Chatham police K-9 Unit and the Chatham County...

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