Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police ask the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a reported sexual assault on Tuesday, Nov. 29, possibly near Walz Drive and Walz Circle. Between 3 p.m. […]
Crime
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Police seek suspect in West 37th Street homicide
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a shooting of a male that occurred around 11:55 p.m., Aug. 21, in the 300 block of West 37th Street. […]
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Police seek suspects’ identities in home invasion
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit asks the public’s help in the search for the suspects and vehicle involved in a recent home invasion on the 300 block of Brown […]
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Deputy arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with inmate
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office arrested and fired one of its deputies for inappropriate sexual contact with an inmate. Corporal Samuel Richardson was investigated by the Internal Affairs Unit after […]
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Historic church vandalized
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Downtown Precinct investigators arrested one adult male suspected of vandalizing a church on the 500 block of West Bryan Street, on Sunday, Aug. 14. At about […]
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Police investigate early morning armed robberies
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit is investigating two armed robberies that took place in the downtown area, Aug. 4. At approximately 1 a.m. a female victim was walking north […]
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Police arrest man for Miami triple homicide
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police officers, along with the U.S. Marshal Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested a man wanted out of Miami for murdering three people. Antwon Lamar Fair, 32, […]
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Editor’s Note: The new normal of crime downtown
While there is plenty of worry about how violent crime will affect tourism, the real concern is how it will affect the decision of residents whether or not to stay. The idea of leaving for a more safe locale seems almost inconceivable to those of us who’ve invested many years and whole lifetimes here. But Savannah’s just like anyplace else— people and businesses can decide it’s just not worth it anymore.
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Death on Bay Street: Time for action
If a simple cure existed, we would have already administered it.
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Suspect sought in Mohawk Street sexual assault attempt
Police are searching for a man suspected of a sexual assault attempt at an apartment complex on the 900 block of Mohawk Street at about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 31. […]
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Arrest made in arson case
Savannah Fire & Emergency Services investigators have arrested a Savannah woman in connection to a fire at a west Savannah apartment Monday night. Investigators say 65-year-old Pinkie Smith Hills, 640 […]
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1 dead, 2 injured in early morning shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s violent crimes detectives responded to a shooting at approximately 1:30 a.m., March 16, at a residence in the 400 block of East 38th Street. Officers responded […]