Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 47-year-old Savannah man outside a Montgomery Street bar this morning. Darin Manigo was transported from Sharon’s Lounge in the 600 block […]
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More horse cops!
The Mounted Patrol Unit of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “has almost doubled in horses,” thanks to the discontinuation of a similar unit in Forsyth County, police say. Four patrol […]
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Sadly, only one arrest for swimming in the river
Through Saturday’s parade, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police had only arrested 15 people in the St. Patrick’s Day festival area. However, a spike on Saturday night ended up bringing the holiday total […]
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The next Savannah fault line
FAULT LINES ARE SPREADING through Savannah. The biggest crack in the earth became visible at the now-infamous townhall meeting in February, orchestrated by the mayor to give voice to public […]
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“I can’t believe you called the police”
A dispute between neighbors attracted the attention of police and resulted in charges against one of the men. When officers arrived on the scene they spoke with a man who […]
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Carpet Culprit
A misunderstanding about some carpeting resulted in a call to the police. A woman filed a complaint about a disorderly person after nearly getting into a fight with her neighbor. […]
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Truth is stranger than fiction, pt. 2
Loud music got a man into trouble with the law. Just after midnight last Monday, an officer stopped a vehicle for a noise ordinance violation. When the officer approached the […]
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With friends like these…
Two men got into a dispute at the Longshoreman’s Hall on East Lathrop Avenue, but none of the witnesses saw anything happen. The guy who reported the incident said he’d […]
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Its tha bomb!
Someone called in a bomb threat to a day care center in the Metropolitan neighborhood. 13 small children had to be evacuated and were waiting outside when police arrived. A […]
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Unlucky couples
Two officers heard quite a few different stories before arresting a subject early one morning. The officers were on patrol in the area of Fort Argyle Rd and I–95 when […]
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Caught with their pants down
While on patrol in the vicinity of the President Street boat ramp, an officer noticed a vehicle. It was parked in the lot with its lights off shortly after midnight. […]
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Ban forms, burning and burglaries
A man who was banned from his ex–girlfriend’s property was arrested after he showed up there again. The woman stated that she had been outside talking with a friend when […]