Some of the best conversations happen over a cup of coffee, and soon two of Savannah’s McDonald’s restaurants will invite the public to come in and connect with local law […]
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Lights On! Program gives Chatham Co. Police Dept. alternative method to issuing traffic citations
On June 6, the Chatham County Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in Georgia to partner with the Lights On! program. Under the program, officers are given an […]
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Savannah Police officers recount saving woman from freezing water
Two Savannah Police officers risked their lives by diving into freezing water and resisting a rapid river current to help save the life of a woman on February 8 in […]
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Three victims, two deaths, one detective: A 2017 triple shooting simmers unsolved
It was late into the night on Feb. 17, 2017, when Detective Rico Jordan made his way to Yamacraw Village. After an initial 911 call of a shooting was reported […]
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New director joins Savannah Police to address gun violence citywide
The Savannah Police Department selected Gerard V. Tate to lead the agency’s End Gun Violence program, with a goal of reducing the number of shooting incidents and other gun-related issues […]
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Savannah Police deem launch of Behavioral Health Unit as a major success of 2020
In September, the Savannah Police Department launched Georgia’s first law-enforcement team created specifically to address incidents involving people experiencing mental-health and addiction issues, and the department’s leadership is already considering […]
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Man arrested for impersonating a police officer in Savannah and Chatham County
The Savannah Police Department and the Chatham County Police Department have filed charges against a man accused of impersonating a police officer. The Savannah Police Department arrested 34-year-old Donald Williams, […]
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Murray Silver Jr.: The Connect Interview
IN THE MIDDLE of my interview with Murray Silver Jr. at Johnny Harris Restaurant—his self-proclaimed campaign headquarters—the power goes out. “That’s a sign, Jimmy. The lights are going out in […]
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Editor’s Note: Judging our revolving-door legal system
This is White’s eighth arrest since his early release from state prison in 2013. He has been arrested over a dozen times before by local law enforcement. And that was his second prison term.
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Body cams planned for SAV Metro police
City Manager Stephanie Cutter and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Julie Tolbert announced today they’ve “put together a plan to purchase body cameras, Taser upgrades and a digital evidence management system,” […]
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County votes to split up police merger; City Manager issues statement
Earlier today the Chatham County Commission voted to exercise its option to terminate the decade-old merger of city and county police forces. Negotiations had been stalled for several months over […]
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Video of Smith arrest released
Savannah/Chatham Metro Police have released a series of surveillance videos from the convenience store in West Savannah where the late Charles Smith was arrested. He was later shot by an […]