Man arrested for possession of military grade grenade launcher rounds
Metro Police Thursday arrested a 49-year-old man already on bond for a federal indictment “after finding nine highly explosive military grade rounds in a warehouse connected to his business on Wednesday,” police say. Wesley Defreitas was arrested at his business, Warrior’s Gear, on warrants drawn by members of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Undercover Narcotics Investigation…
Three-car wreck ejects toddler from vehicle
Early Saturday morning, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team and Georgia State Patrol “responded to a three car wreck that sent an entire family to the hospital, including a 2-year-old who sustained serious injuries after he and another child were ejected,” police say. The wreck happened just after 1:30 a.m., at Martin Luther…
17-year-old suspect sought for East 39th shooting during robbery attempt
Robbery detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old suspect in the shooting of a 16-year-old Wednesday night. Detectives are seeking Jamari Cartledge of the 1200 block of East 39th Street in the shooting of Anthony Crawford at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday. “Crawford, of an East 37th Street…
Forsyth Farmer’s Market gets 50K USDA grant to help low-income shoppers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture “has awarded $31.5 million in funding to local, state, and national organizations to support programs that help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables,” a spokesperson says. Among the awards was a $50,000 Pilot Program Grant…
Drug squad arrests over a dozen in three days during operation
Metro Police “have combined resources to field a unit to focus on street-level and mid-level drugs that led to or aided the arrest of 13 suspects in three days last week,” a police spokesman says. The Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team (UNIT) of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “staged two operations on its own last week,…
Teenage purse-snatchers caught after Savannah Mall incident
Sunday afternoon, officers of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department arrested a trio of teens for snatching a purse outside of Savannah Mall on the 14000 block of Abercorn Street. “Just after 12:30 p.m., SCMPD met the victim behind Dillard’s. The purse snatching happened when one of the three suspects dropped to the ground in front of…
20-year-old shot in Cuyler-Brownsville
Savannah-Chatham Police are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old Savannah man in the Cuyler-Brownsville area Tuesday night. Andre Smalls was found with a gunshot wound on the 600 block of West 40th Street Lane about 9 p.m. He was transported for treatment of a non-life threatening wound. “Metro Violent Crimes detectives are investigating the shooting…
Cutting suspect arrested for March incident
At 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested cutting suspect, Elaine Denise Mercer, 30, on an outstanding warrant by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police. “Mercer was arrested on the 200 block of West 31st Street for a cutting on March 18. Investigators believe Mercer is the suspect who…
CNT seizes multiple firearms in Georgetown operation
Early Tuesday afternoon March 31, Chatham Narcotics Team supported by the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Departments West Chatham Crime Suppression Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in the Georgetown area. “CNT recovered various prescription pills, six firearms and a large amount of ammunition. CNT also recovered more than $6,200 in cash. One person was…
Leashed dog owner sought
Animal Control officers from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “are trying to locate the owner of a dog that was found tied with a leash in a wooded area over the weekend,” a police spokesperson says. Besides being dehydrated and emaciated, the male Staffordshire Terrier mix “is suffering from neoplasia and lymphoma, possible chronic heart…
Man threatens to jump off Talmadge Bridge
Savannah-Chatham metropolitan Police closed access to the Talmadge Bridge for 45 minutes Tuesday morning as emergency responders “worked to calm a distraught male threatening to jump,” a police spokesperson says. “A contingent of Downtown Precinct patrol officers, Metro Crisis Intervention Team officers and Southside Emergency Services technicians involved the man in discussions and brought in…
SCAD Library vandal sought
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “are seeking the public’s help in identifying a male who forced open a door of a college library and damaged computer equipment and a glass table on March 22,” a spokesperson says, referring to the SCAD Library on Broughton Street. The suspect is believed to be a white…
Micromanaging the Neighborhood?
There’s something to be said for discussing on-the-ground solutions for your personal, particular section of Savannah instead of having another hopeless conversation about the systemic apathy and buck-passing that seem to prevent the Big Problems from ever reaching resolution.
Savannah Music Festival: Josh Ritter is ready to ring your bell
JOSH RITTER has been counted among the world’s greatest living songwriters. With a voice distinguished by a kind of summery wear and compassionate ease, Ritter guides listeners through searing narrative lyrics that feel distinctly American in their folk roots and, above all, piercingly human. In 2011, Ritter showed the world the scope of his writing…
Indigo Sky Gallery hosts a conversation of ‘tender issue’ of race
“It amazes me that people can think we can have a thriving economic vision in Savannah when the poverty rate is 28 percent,” says Alethea Raynor.
Savannah Music Festival Review: Lucinda Williams
Williams told the crowd that she had long considered turning one of her poet father’s works into a song and had finally done it with “Compassion,” one of his best-loved poems.
Home Stretch to the Halfpipe: Public skate park breaks ground
With a little luck and a little more money, next spring the air around Lake Mayer will be filled with whoops, hollers and the joyful sound of wheels grinding on concrete.
The car doesn’t have to be the ruler of Pooler
The crime card is frequently played, not just to argue against transit, but also to ward off bike trails and even sidewalks.
Savannah Music Festival: Rosanne Cash @Lucas Theatre
A sage storyteller, Cash drives us through the country, summoning an inner strength with lush language.
Savannah Music Festival: Passionate Piano Quartets @Savannah Theatre
Wu Han advises that the evening is a great introduction to chamber music, and one that seasoned fans will embrace, as well.
Savannah Music Festival: DakhaBrakha @Ships of the Sea
With their melting pot of styles, we can’t think of a better closer to Savannah Music Festival.
Savannah Music Festival: Dianne Reeves is ‘Doing My Thing’
Often credited with continuing the tradition of vocal jazz, one of Reeves’ greatest strengths is her taste for fusion, bringing in reggae, soul, and salsa influences to her sound.
Can society really exist with no meat?
We’ve spent eons evolving the teeth and the intestinal system needed to digest dead animals as well as celery. And experience suggests that as people attain the wherewithal to eat more meat, they take full advantage:
Savannah Music Festival: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors @Ships of the Sea
Even when the going gets rough, Holcomb has a way of lifting his audience up.
Talking with… Rene Heidt
“I’ve been fossil hunting since we moved here when I was 14,” Heidt says. “It’s a passion.”
Bubba’s Bistro: Downhome cookin’ with an elegant touch in Richmond Hill
Mark Thomas smokes all his own meats in-house, so if you have a yen for BBQ, it’s tasty, juicy and full of fine, smoky flavor.
Tour Guide: ‘Free speech’ lawsuit could threaten preservation funding
In my 14 years as a licensed guide, there is not a single instance where I’ve felt like my own right to free speech was being infringed upon. No one has ever told me what I can or cannot say on a tour.
Mountain Goats’ Jon Wurster talks about their new wrestling-themed LP
FROM middle school until early high school, The Mountain Goats were My Band. Insofar as I was a fanboy in any capacity, I was a Mountain Goats fanboy, and the idea of them playing Savannah is something of a longstanding dream. After stumbling across The Sunset Tree, the 2005 album many still consider their magnum…
Gymshorts, Wet Socks, Triathalon @Hang Fire
This is Triathalon’s first show back after a good run at South by Southwest, Valley of the Vapors Music Festival, and many a tour stop in between.
The Steppin Stones Album Release Party @City Market
“I’ve never gotten a chance to play vintage instruments, so I was playing vintage guitars, vintage amps, stuff that was four times how old I was.”
J-Live, Willie Evans, Jr., Dope Sandwich @The Jinx
J-Live’s story is already a classic, but he’s not doing telling it just yet.
Editor’s Note: When ‘Religious Liberty’ Attacks
The Millennial generation isn’t only the largest generation in U.S. history. They are by far the most atheist/agnostic in U.S. history as well, driven away from religion by the sheer ugliness of the most conservative of American religious people.
Hope For Agoldensummer, Black Water Choir @The Sentient Bean
Twin sisters Claire and Page Campbell weave soulful, saccharine harmonies over wispy instrumentation.
Review: Furious 7
Let’s marvel at how much mileage the studio has gotten out of what’s basically 1950s-style “B” programmers supercharged for contemporary audiences.
