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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...

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Savannah-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.

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Police 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...

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144 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...

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A 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...

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Feds 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...

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Teenager 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...

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PHOTOS: 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...

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UPDATE: 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...

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Savannah-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...

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Savannah-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...

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Savannah-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.,...

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Savannah-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...

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Metro 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...

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Police 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...

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Police 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...

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Man 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...

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Savannah-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...

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Police: 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...

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Police 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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