Police arrest 39 during Savannah St. Patrick's Day celebration
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, and Savannah-Chatham police are happy no violent crimes were committed during the three-day festival.Sgt. Eddie Grant on Monday said that whenever a city can host a...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police launch suspicious death investigation
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating a suspicious death on the 200 block of West 39th Street, closing the road between Barnard and Jefferson streets.Return to savannahnow.com for updates.
View ArticlePolice say death of Savannah teenager 'suspicious'
Police are calling the death of a Savannah teenager whose body was found in her bedroom on Monday night suspicious. Sixteen-year-old Altonise Jones was reported missing about 7:10 p.m. by co-workers...
View Article144 arrested in massive crime crackdown in Savannah
More than 10 percent of Savannah’s most violent offenders are off the streets and behind bars as the result of a six-week national U.S. Marshals Service enforcement initiative to crack down on...
View ArticleA day in the life of crime in Savannah
Feverishly sipping on cups of coffee, officers from various local law enforcement agencies stood in a parking lot early one morning last month, sharing photos and information on wanted criminals.The...
View ArticleFeds indict 24 Savannah residents on firearms, drug-trafficking charges
Federal prosecutors say 24 Savannah residents have been indicted on firearms and drug-trafficking charges after a joint operation between federal and local police targeting a crime-ridden neighborhood...
View ArticleTeenager charged in east Savannah shooting
Police say they’ve charged a teenager in an armed robbery and shooting earlier this month on Savannah’s east side. On Thursday, the 15-year-old male suspect was arrested on charges of aggravated...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Savannah-Chatham police need help identifying robbery suspects
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have obtained surveillance images and are asking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who robbed a woman on March 22 in her hotel room on Savannah’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Savannah-Chatham police identify alleged kidnapping suspect
UPDATE:Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s SWAT and Hostage Negotiation teams (HNT) arrested Lamont Smith, 42, at his Catherine Circle residence following a domestic kidnapping in west...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: Death investigation closes 38th at Montgomery
Savannah-Chatham police have launched a death investigation at a home on the 300 block of West 38th Street.West 37th Lane and West 38th Street are closed between Jefferson and Montgomery streets. No...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate suspicious death on West 38th
Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Lakesha Nicole Mays, 35, who was found in the yard of an...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police seek to identify alleged sexual assault suspect
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives seek to identify a black male suspect who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman at a church on Lewis Mills Boulevard on March 26 just before 10 p.m.,...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police need help identifying suspects in credit card theft
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Department’s Islands Precinct detectives ask the public’s assistance in identifying a pair of credit card thieves.Just after noon on March 11, a Memorial University...
View ArticleMetro Atlanta man busted with pound of meth in Chatham County
Agents with Chatham County’s undercover drug squad say they arrested a metro Atlanta man with more than a pound of methamphetamine in Chatham County on Thursday. Joel Fowler of Palmetto is charged with...
View ArticlePolice probe robberies near Savannah's Forsyth Park
Police are trying to get to the bottom of two weekend armed robberies near Savannah’s Forsyth Park.Just before 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, three males were sitting on a bench in the park when they asked a...
View ArticlePolice investigate attempted robbery at Savannah hotel
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating an attempted armed robbery Sunday night in a hotel in the 3600 block of Ogeechee Road.Two men reportedly approached a male and female victim outside of a hotel...
View ArticleMan critically injured in shooting on East 34th street, Savannah-Chatham...
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a black male near the intersection of East 34 Street and Waters Avenue at 1:35 p.m. Monday, police spokesman Sonny Cohrs...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate home invasion in Georgetown
Savannah-Chatham police say they’re investigating a home invasion Wednesday morning in Georgetown. About 5:45 a.m., two armed men knocked on the door of a residence in the 1700 block of Grove Point...
View ArticlePolice: Florida teens took off with mom's Cadillac, broke into cars at...
Police say a Florida teenager took his mother’s car and drove to Savannah before he and a friend were caught breaking into cars at a hotel on the city’s south side. Both Orlando-area teenagers were...
View ArticlePolice ID, arrest suspect in shots fired incident at Savannah ATM
Numerous tips from Crime Stoppers led to Kristen Hicks, 31, being identified as the woman on surveillance footage firing multiple gunshots at a SunTrust Bank ATM on March 9, said police spokeswoman...
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