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WSAV-TV
April 27, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) - A Savannah mother made a statement in front of city officials Thursday, calling on the council to support the release of body camera video from a police-involved shooting in January. Savannah police said Ricky Boyd was a suspect in another case when they approached himÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 27, 2018
By Savannah Morning News ... Senate confirmation of two longtime law enforcement officers to fill two U.S. Marshal vacancies in Georgia including former Garden City Police Chief David ... He has more than four decades of law enforcement experience and served as a military police commissioned officer.
WTOC
April 27, 2018
Officials with Spartanburg Police Department said a man has been charged with attempted murder after a domestic disturbance incident on Thursday. Police said they responded to the Waffle House on Garner Road in Spartanburg on Thursday in reference to a domestic disturbance with a weapon.
WTOC
April 26, 2018
Savannah Police say they have located a missing teen. The Savannah Police Department tweeted just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning (4/25) that they located 16-year-old Whitney Rawl. #SPDupdate Whitney Rawl has been located https://t.co/xC3FQDdc8g. — Savannah Police DepartmentÃâà...
WSAV-TV
April 26, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Police are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred early Wednesday morning outside of a warehouse. According to the Savannah Police Department (SPD), around 2 a.m., 54-year-old Abraham Bowen, of Savannah, was at the Dollar Tree warehouse property (betweenÃâà...
MyAJC
April 26, 2018
Was Ricky Boyd threatening Savannah officers with a BB gun when police fatally shot him in January? The push to answer that question intensified this month as the 20-year-old former prom king's death drew national attention and a Georgia state senator requested an outside review by the U.S. JusticeÃâà...
WSAV-TV
April 25, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A Savannah Police-involved shooting is gaining national attention. Jameillah Smiley, the mother of 20-year-old Ricky Boyd and her attorney Will Claiborne sat down with Amna Nawaz on PBC Newshour on April 23--marking the 3-month anniversary since the death of Boyd. BackgroundÃâà...
WTOC
April 24, 2018
When you type in the website for the Savannah Police Department, for the first time in a long time, you get where you want to go. The new department unveiled a new website Monday with lots of new features and information. You can file a police report online, learn how officers are working the communityÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 19, 2018
Savannah police are seeking the public's help in locating a 13-year-old female that was last seen early Thursday morning. Police are searching for Rahshell McBride. She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 150 lbs. She was last seen on West 63rd and Meding streets wearing a blue collard shirt, blackÃâà...
WSAV-TV
April 16, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) - Savannah police detectives are investigating a homicide. Officers found the body of 33-year-old Kareem Palmer dead inside his home, three doors down from a community park, on Saturday night. It happened on East 41st Street and Raskin Avenue, just before 8 p.m. NeighborsÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 16, 2018
The Savannah Police Department and Chatham County Police Department are searching for an inmate who escaped from Georgia Regional Hospital. At approximately 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, inmate Troy Hancock escaped from the hospital. Hancock is wanted on charges of simple battery, theft, andÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 15, 2018
Savannah police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of Bulloch and West 48th streets. Police spokeswoman Bianca Johnson said one person was injured, but did not know the severity of those injuries. Johnson said the victim was transported to a local hospital. Check back toÃâà...
WSAV-TV
April 15, 2018
SAVANNAH - Savannah Police detectives are investigating two crimes scenes. Officers were called to West 48th and Bulloch Streets around 6:30 p.m. for a reported shooting. Crime scene tape is wrapped around the scene. Then, an hour later -- detectives were called to East 41st Street after receiving aÃâà...
WTOC
April 14, 2018
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center – Savannah announced Friday a new part-time police academy. The program allows people to serve as police officers without quitting their day jobs. The six-month academy is a part-time police academy for anyone living in the coastal region. The program willÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 13, 2018
Applications are now being accepted for enrollment in the Savannah Police Department 2018 Police Athletic Activities League (PAAL) Youth Summer Camp. The camp is free and is for children ages 8-14. The initiative is designed to provide youth with alternatives to risky or criminal behavior during theÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
April 5, 2018
Attorneys for the family of a Savannah man killed in January by Savannah police say they are trying to clear the victim's name by releasing a video Thursday they contend shows the department lied about the shooting. Ricky Jerome Boyd, 20, was shot and killed outside his home at 113 Marian Circle onÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 24, 2018
SART includes police officials, prosecutors, Rape Crisis representatives and several local agencies working in concert to address sexual assault cases and help victims. SART partners signing the January letter included police chiefs from Savannah-Chatham and six municipality police departments,Ãâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 24, 2018
FILE - This photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shows Travis Boys. After a six-day trial, jurors on Saturday, March 24, 2018 convicted Boys, accused of killing a New Orleans police officer in 2015.The jury deliberated just 66 minutes before rejecting Boys' pleas of not guilty and not guilty byÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 23, 2018
Protesters march past Sacramento City Hall in a demonstration, Thursday, March 22, 2018, over the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark, Sunday, by two Sacramento Police officers. Protesters decrying this week's fatal shooting of an unarmed black man marched from Sacramento City Hall and onto theÃâà...
WJCL News
March 22, 2018
WATCH: Savannah Police trying to identify robbery suspect captured on surveillance video ... Savannah Police are hoping someone can help them identify a man who robbed two women of their purses Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was captured on surveillance video casually walking down aÃâà...
WSAV-TV
March 21, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Savannah Police report Gary Hall, 57, is missing. He was last seen around 5:30 a.m. on March 21. According to Tybee Police, Hall was reported missing from a nursing home on Tybee Island and requires medicine. He was last seen wearing gray jogging pants near Kroger atÃâà...
WTOC
March 21, 2018
WTOC is teaming with CrimeStoppers to help find wanted suspects. Here's this week's Most Wanted: Savannah Police are looking for Leonard Reeves who is wanted for aggravated assault. Reeves is 33-years-old, 6', and 170 pounds.
Savannah Morning News
March 21, 2018
Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, right, stands with other members of law enforcement as he briefs the media, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas. The suspect in a spate of bombing attacks that have terrorized Austin over the past month blew himself up with anÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 21, 2018
The Pooler native was tapped to replace former Pooler police Chief Mark Revenew on March 8th, but he said it still feels odd to hear “chief” before his name. “It takes some getting used to,” Brown said. Brown has been with Savannah police, formerly Savannah-Chatham police, for 24 years. He lives inÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 20, 2018
Savannah police have arrested a man for a Sunday night homicide in the 8700 block of Hurst Avenue. Police spokeswoman Keturah Greene said detectives worked through the night and have determined that an altercation led to the death of Kevin Gilman, 33. Gilman was shot and killed by Joshua DeMuroÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 19, 2018
Savannah Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit is investigating a vehicle vs. motorcycle crash that occurred on Interstate 95 near exit 104 earlier today. At around 2:20 p.m., Kayton Smith, in a Chevrolet Blazer, was traveling north on I-95 near the end of the acceleration lane from Pooler Parkway,Ãâà...
WSAV-TV
March 19, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Police have identified the individuals involved in a deadly shooting on Sunday. According to detectives with Savannah Police Department, a physical fight broke out between Joshua DeMuro, 26, and Kevin Gilman, 33 around 9:30 p.m. on March 18. SPD says the two men knewÃâà...
WTOC
March 19, 2018
The Savannah Police Department is investigating a crash on Interstate 95.The wreck involving a motorcycle and a vehicle has blocked two northbound lanes near exit 104. The motorcyclist has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Savannah Morning News
March 19, 2018
A Detroit man was arrested early Sunday morning during the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Festival for slapping a Savannah police horse. An officer was on horseback at 2:20 a.m. in the area of Congress and Montgomery when Matthew Henderson, 24, stepped out and tried to touch the horse. The officer toldÃâà...
WJCL News
March 18, 2018
Savannah Police remain vigilant throughout the St. Patrick's Day weekend ... (WJCL) - By Saturday night, Savannah Police said they've had to deal with very little trouble so far. Police ... Savannah police officers are being assisted by officers from Chatham and Effingham Counties, as well as state troopers.
WSAV-TV
March 12, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. – It's been almost two years since the death of Eva Fullmer and Savannah Police Department detectives and her family are asking for the community's help in solving her homicide. On May 12, 2016 at around 11 a.m., officers responded to Adel at Lamar street and discovered a burningÃâà...
WJCL News
March 12, 2018
Police say the man got in through a window and stole a flashlight and a green bookbag that contained gloves, a skull cap and a pair of shoes. The man had a "912" tattoo on the back left side of his neck. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Southside Precinct at (912) 351-3403 or SavannahÃâà...
WTVM
March 12, 2018
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -. The Savannah Police Department says they have located Reena Thomason, an 87-year-old woman who suffers from dementia. Thomason had been reported as last seen on the 100 block of Barnard Street on Sunday. SPD tweeted that Thomason was found safe overnight.
WTOC
March 12, 2018
Savannah Police Department are looking for Reena Thomason, an 87-year-old woman who suffers from dementia. Thomason was last seen on the 100 block of Barnard Street wearing a green and white striped shirt, with jeans and white shoes. She is 5'1", weighs 90 lbs., and has gray hair and glasses.
WJCL News
March 12, 2018
Savannah Police to crack down on underage drinking during this year's St. Patrick's Day celebrations ... (WJCL) - Savannah Police are warning the public they will be watching for underage drinking next weekend. They say there ... Police say they will also be arresting people who provide alcohol to minors.
WTOC
March 10, 2018
Savannah Police and the family of a homicide victim are still looking for answers nearly two years after Eva Fullmer was killed. Officers responded to Adel at Lamar Street on May 12, 2016, around 11 a.m., to discover a burning vehicle with human remains inside. The victim was later identified as 22-year-oldÃâà...
WSAV-TV
March 10, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Police's Financial Crimes division is warning the public of possible phone scams, including one where callers pose as Savannah Police officers. Financial Crimes detectives said no one from the police department will ever call and demand payment. According to police, in oneÃâà...
WTOC
March 10, 2018
Some folks on Savannah's Eastside say the recent police demerger is actually resulting in a beefed up police presence in their neighborhoods. With the Eastside Precinct being so close, residents say they're also seeing better response times. Jim Davis has been in Savannah most of his life. He's alwaysÃâà...
WTOC
March 9, 2018
Savannah Police say they'll be looking for those overdrinking and littering this St. Patrick's Day, especially in Chippewa Square. Savannah resident Amanda Calamari says it wouldn't be the annual holiday without a stop in Chippewa Square. "It's pretty much like a big reunion to see everyone from highÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 9, 2018
After a vetted national search, Pooler has announced that Ashley Brown will be the city's new police chief. Brown will be coming to the City of Pooler Police Department from Savannah police, formerly Savannah-Chatham police, where he held the rank of captain and commander of the Southside precinct,Ãâà...
WSAV-TV
March 5, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. –Savannah Police Department detectives identified a 50-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of Eric Jenkins, 38, that occurred Dec. 30, 2017. Through a continued investigation, detectives identified Deborah Garner as the shooter. On Feb. 28, she was located and taken into custody byÃâà...
WTOC
March 3, 2018
The Chatham County Police Department is off and running. The first month is officially in the books. Launching a new police department is no easy task for any police chief. We asked the county's top cop how things are going ... Savannah PD has been fantastic. Everybody has been kind of digging in andÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 3, 2018
The vote came after former Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin and current interim Savannah Police Chief Mark Revenew voiced support in January for the ordinance giving officers the option of fining individuals caught with less than one ounce of pot instead of taking them to jail. After theÃâà...
WBBJ-TV
March 3, 2018
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — A Savannah police officer has been arrested by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and fired by the Savannah Police Department after a crash Thursday night in Hardin County. In a news release, Police Chief Michael Pitts says Savannah Police Department officer Scott Evans wasÃâà...
WSAV-TV
March 3, 2018
Tens of thousands of people will converge on the city for this year's St. Patrick's Day festivities. From the parade to the massive crowds — city leaders and WSAV want to make sure you're prepared. Savannah Police say to expect a heightened level of security for this year's two-day event. They will also beÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 3, 2018
An autopsy determined Jenkins suffered a gunshot wound, Johnson said. Through a continued investigation, detectives identified Deborah Garner as the shooter. On Feb. 28, she was located and taken into custody by the Fort Knox Military Police. Violent Crimes Unit detectives traveled to Kentucky to serveÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 1, 2018
The vote came after former Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin and interim Savannah Police Chief Mark Revenew voiced support in January for the ordinance, which would give officers the option of fining individuals caught with less than one ounce of pot instead of taking them to jail.
Savannah Morning News
March 1, 2018
Savannah Police's Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a Tuesday afternoon crash involving three vehicles that resulted in serious injuries. At about 4 p.m., a Ford F-650 tow truck stopped at the stop sign on Park Avenue at Montgomery Street and was then waved through the intersection by a driver of aÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 1, 2018
Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon, former Pooler Police Chief and current Interim Savannah Police Chief Mark Revenew, Chatham County Sheriff John Wilcher and Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Director Everett Ragan. While state law and the Pooler city charter allow Brown to pursue the positionÃâà...
WTOC
March 1, 2018
Savannah Police are asking for the public's help to identify an individual wanted for questioning regarding breaking into homes in the Paradise Park and Windsor Forest neighborhoods. Police say over the past week, a black male suspect has been reported as breaking into houses through windows duringÃâà...
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