Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives have arrested and charged a Savannah man with the murder of his wife. Daniel Patrick Sheehan, 50, has been charged with murder in the death of Kathleen […]
Crime
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Editor’s Note: Savannah growth under the gun
Some of us have warned for years that Savannah’s inability to address crime would inevitably be a hindrance to meaningful economic growth. City leaders across multiple administrations have had ample opportunity to increase public trust.
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One week, eight shot
Since the last issue of Connect Savannah came out, eight people were shot in Savannah, one dead. Ashley Edwards, 25, of the 11000 block of Middleground Road, received non-life threatening […]
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Mayor, Council, address gun violence
Mayor Jackson emphasized parents’ role in keeping their kids off the streets and considered reinstating the citywide curfew.
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Crimestoppers seeks info on 2013 murder
On October 12, 2013, at 11 PM, Timothy Roberts was killed at the intersections of West Victory Drive and Hopkins Street. “Timothy had just left his mother’s home and was […]
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Meth lab uncovered during eviction
Chatham County police found a meth lab inside an apartment complex during a “routine eviction” on July 2. The occupants, 27-year-old Raymond McKinney and 23-year-old Sabrina Rudolph, were arrested and […]
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Guns and drugs seized on Waters Ave. after chase
Three men were arrested and “an assortment of drugs, drug paraphernalia and weapons were seized after Islands Precinct officers stopped a vehicle moving through an intensive patrol operation Wednesday afternoon,” […]
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Daffin Park shooting probed
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting in Daffin Park Monday night that left a Savannah man with non-life threatening injuries. Dion Lamont Folston Sr., 38, was transported to Memorial […]
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Murder charges added after West Savannah shooting victim dies
Murder charges were added to others filed against a Savannah man after a shooting in West Savannah Wednesday afternoon. Michael Jerome Allen, 52, was declared dead Friday at Memorial University […]
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Lovett: The full federal indictment of former chief
Former Savannah/Chatham Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett — who stepped down in Sept. 2013 in the wake of a sexual harassment complaint — is in even bigger trouble with the […]
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ATL men charged in viral River St. incident
Savannah-Chatham Police detectives have obtained warrants for the arrest of two Atlanta area residents tied to a River Street fight during Mother’s Day weekend. Misdemeanor warrants have been filed for […]
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Cops kick off ‘Operation Thunder’
“Aggressive drivers and those drinking and driving will be targeted when some 30 officers from law enforcement agencies across Georgia join Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police in a 90-day traffic enforcement operation,” […]