Savannah-Chatham police charge 7 teens in string of auto break-ins
Savannah-Chatham police investigators arrested and charged four 14-year-olds, two 13-year-olds and one 16-year-old after surveillance camera footage linked them to several successful and attempted auto...
View ArticleCandidates for sheriff discuss crime, technology at Armstrong forum
With the special March 1 election date quickly approaching, the five candidates running for Chatham County sheriff met on stage for another forum Monday night.This time, retired Col. McArthur Holmes,...
View Article19 new officers feted for passing Chatham County jail training
Nineteen new officers took their oath of service and accepted their badges on Monday after completing the four-week basic jail officer training course. The BJOT is mandated for all corrections officers...
View ArticleSavannah teens arrested after police car hit by stolen Jeep
A teenage duo has been arrested after allegedly crashing into a police car in a stolen SUV and running away on Monday evening.Collin Stubbs, 19, is charged with theft by receiving stolen property,...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police: Feb. 8 aggravated assault suspect surrenders
Police say a 36-year-old man suspected in a domestic violence incident Feb. 8 in Savannah has turned himself in to authorities. Calvin Johnson surrendered at the county jail early Tuesday morning, said...
View ArticlePolice: Man raped Savannah teenager
Savannah-Chatham police say an anonymous tip led to the capture of a sexual predator who they say raped a Savannah teenager near DeRenne Middle School, and they are working to determine if that suspect...
View Article"I screamed 'I have a gun, I will shoot!'": Savannah area residents take up...
Fed up with the increasing crime rate, some Savannah residents are taking a more hands-on approach to catching criminal offenders in their neighborhoods. Police say they investigated three incidents in...
View ArticleMan injured in shooting on East 42nd Street
Savannah-Chatham police are investigated a shooting that injured a teenage man Sunday around 4:45 p.m.The man was shot within the 1400 block of East 42nd Street. He then went to the porch of an...
View ArticleUndercover agents arrest 8 on felony drug charges at Savannah Widespread...
Eight people are facing felony drug charges following an undercover drug operation at a Widespread Panic concert held in the Savannah Civic Center last Friday. Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team...
View ArticleMan shoots himself in attempted Wilmington Island robbery
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating an attempted robbery Wednesday that spurred a brief manhunt, locked down schools and led a homeowner to shoot himself on Wilmington Island.The homeowner heard...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wilmington Island schools resume dismissal after police search for...
UPDATE:Buses from Marshpoint, Coastal Middle, May Howard and Islands High schools have resumed dismissals, according to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. FROM EARLIER:Police say they’re...
View ArticlePolice search for suspect after armed robbery in Savannah's Live Oak...
Police say they’re searching for a man suspected of an armed robbery in Savannah’s Live Oak neighborhood early Friday morning.Just after midnight, the man walked up to a woman in the 1400 block of East...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police warn residents of ransom phone scams
Police say they’ve received a number of alerts lately about scammers calling residents and demanding ransoms. Now, they’re asking that residents who receive suspicious phone calls get in touch with...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police look for man suspected in assault, home invasion
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public to help them find a man wanted in connection with a home invasion, burglary and aggravated assault on March 2. The incident happened in the 1200 block of...
View ArticleGun novices turn out for safety class near Richmond Hill
Local experts and Savannah-Chatham police say gun ownership is on the rise in Savannah, and more residents are looking to arm themselves in the name of safety. That desire for safety is what prompted...
View ArticlePolice: Body found off Savannah's Truman Parkway Sunday night
Police say they are looking into the death of a man whose body was found Sunday evening in a storm water canal near Truman Parkway and DeRenne Avenue.Shortly after 7:30 p.m., officers were called to...
View ArticlePolice seek 2 in southside Savannah armed robbery
Savannah-Chatham police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Monday evening just after 8:30 p.m. near a hotel on the 7500 block of White Bluff Road.Metro responded to the scene after two...
View ArticleMan indicted for the murder of 2 Savannah teens
The Chatham County Grand Jury indicted a man on Wednesday, who is believed to be responsible for the murder of two Savannah teens.Savannah-Chatham police and the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force...
View ArticleChatham-Savannah counter narcotics seeks assistance locating drug trafficker
The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted person. CNT is looking for 43-year-old Charles “Charlie Boy” Davis of Savannah. Davis is...
View ArticleSavannah drug dealer convicted of trafficking heroin and possessing firearms
Darius Andre “Arnie” Holmes, 41, of Savannah, Georgia, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. for distributing heroin and...
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