Investigations are underway “after two men escaped serious injury in shooting confrontations Sunday night,” police say. One man was transported for treatment of a gunshot wound and a second was […]
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Man killed in house on Barnard; roommate says shooting stemmed from robbery
Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a Savannah man “at a house he was renovating on Barnard Street near Victory Drive Friday night,” a police spokesman says. The man […]
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Former chief Lovett sentenced to 7.5 years
Former Savannah/Chatham Metro Police Chief Willie C. Lovett was sentenced today to 90 months in federal prison, seven and a half years, for his conviction in gambling and extortion charges. […]
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UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography brings new focus to marine trash issue
University of Georgia researchers are “hoping to find a consistent way to record the marine debris—particularly pieces of plastic—crowding Georgia’s beaches as part of an effort to find a solution […]
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Plot thickens in Bay Street attack; charges now considered against victims
“New information on the reported attack on a Florida couple on Bay Street Monday morning has Metro Police investigating the possibility of charges against the reported victims,” a police department […]
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WSAV anchor helps collar PetSmart perp!
Citizens took action Monday night “when a man robbed a pet store, chasing the suspect into the middle of Victory Drive and holding him for arriving police,” a police department […]
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Men sought in Bay Street robbery, beating of tourists
Detectives are “seeking help from the public in identifying a group of males who attacked and beat a Florida couple on Bay Street Monday morning,” police say. The man and […]
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Two separate weekend shootings investigated
“Investigations are underway into the shootings of two men in separate incidents over the weekend,” police say. Ronald Lee Williams, 61, reported he was shot in front of his house […]
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GA Power awards $20K to ASU for STEM initiatives
Cathy Hill, vice president of Georgia Power’s Coastal Region, recently presented Armstrong State University president Dr. Linda M. Bleicken with a check for $20,000 from the Georgia Power Foundation to […]
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Bull Street Library shooting, Wells Park shooting linked; vehicle sought
Detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking help from the public in identifying suspects “who opened fire in city parks on two successive days,” a spokesman says. One […]
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Two arrested in West Chatham carjacking
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged a 19-year-old male and his 13-year-old accomplice after the robbery and carjacking of a woman in the Highlands area Wednesday night. Carlos Maurice Boggs Jr. […]
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Man sought for questioning in Jan. 17 murder
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives are asking the public to help locate a man wanted for questioning in a Jan. 17 fatal shooting. Ezra Shane Owens, 23, is being sought for […]