Mayor Edna Jackson deserves kudos for her statesmanlike response to the shooting.
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Three police chief finalists selected
Out of over 100 applicants, the City of Savannah and Chatham County have agreed on a final list of three candidates for Savannah/Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Chief. They are: Joseph […]
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Police continue search for leads in weekend homicides
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police continue to seek information on fatal weekend shootings that left two men dead. Devonte Mumford, 21, of a South Parkwood Drive address, was found with a gunshot […]
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In wake of Ferguson, SSU presents dialogue on police & social injustice
Savannah State University’s (SSU) College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will present a student-centered conversation titled “Michael Brown, Police Brutality and Changing the Image of Black Men in America” […]
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Neighborhood Ass’ns take action against crime
Members of two west Savannah neighborhood associations rallied against crime in a median on West 57th Street. Betty Jones, president of the Feiler Park Neighborhood Association, Inc., organized the rally […]
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Teen, 17, dead after shooting
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Savannah youth in Carver Heights area of west Saturday night. Wayne Edwards was transported to Memorial University Medical Center after the 9:53 […]
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Editor’s Note: Ferguson and the future
Georgia law enforcement ranks third in the U.S. in receiving surplus Pentagon arms and equipment.
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Editor’s Note: ‘Sick and tired of this story’
The City’s response was a press conference almost identical in tone and content to the one in 2012 the mayor held with the now-former police chief by her side.
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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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‘Operation Thunder’ cites over 1700 citizens
Operation Thunder, a controversial joint operation between the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police begun nine weeks ago, “has produced 1,767 traffic citations and 44 other arrests […]
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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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Police Chief update comes Thursday morning
There will be a public meeting of the SCMPD Public Policy Committee at City Hall Thursday morning, including an update to City Council on the recruitment of a new police […]