Thursday, January 8, 2015
Pancake the Shar Pei greets her owner JoAnn Bradley at the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Animal Shelter with Animal Control Officer Christina Sutherin.
Animal Control Officer Christina Sutherin "heard the Shar Pei was seen on Hunter Army Air Field property and worked with the Army to set a trap for Pancake on Tuesday," a police spokesman says. "She rescued her from the trap about 10 p.m. and returned her to Bradley this morning."
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Based on information from local weather broadcasters and the Chatham Emergency Management Agency calling for extreme cold as a result of wind chill temperatures dropping below 10 degrees during the morning hours, all Savannah-Chatham County Schools will operate on a one-hour delay on Thursday, January 8, 2015, a schools spokesperson says.
"Parents who wish to drop their children off at school at their regular start time may do so," we're told.
Buses will also be operating on a one-hour delay for all morning routes.
"Parents who wish to drop their children off at school at their regular start time may do so," we're told.
Buses will also be operating on a one-hour delay for all morning routes.
The family of Peter J. Meyer, 72, is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for his death Sunday night, Jan. 4, on Abercorn Street, a family spokesman said.
“Mr. Meyer was a Vietnam veteran, a successful businessman with Merrill Lynch and a devoted husband, father and grandfather,” said Jill Zuckman, a spokesman for the grieving family. “We are imploring people to please come forward if they have any information at all that could lead to an arrest.”
“The Meyer family is heartbroken over the loss of Mr. Meyer. He was the life of every party and a huge presence in the lives of his wife of 50 years, two daughters, two sons-in-law and five grandchildren.”
Officers from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are searching for the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed Meyer, of Quechee, Vt., and Orchid Island, Fla. Meyer had stopped in Savannah for the night as he drove to Florida for the winter. He was hit and thrown while crossing the street. His body was not found until about 10:30 p.m.
Police investigators say they are looking for a 1999 or 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe or Suburban with damage to its front on the right side. Anyone who may have seen the truck near the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center should contact police immediately.
Please call Crime Stoppers at 912.234.2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020.
“Mr. Meyer was a Vietnam veteran, a successful businessman with Merrill Lynch and a devoted husband, father and grandfather,” said Jill Zuckman, a spokesman for the grieving family. “We are imploring people to please come forward if they have any information at all that could lead to an arrest.”
“The Meyer family is heartbroken over the loss of Mr. Meyer. He was the life of every party and a huge presence in the lives of his wife of 50 years, two daughters, two sons-in-law and five grandchildren.”
Officers from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are searching for the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed Meyer, of Quechee, Vt., and Orchid Island, Fla. Meyer had stopped in Savannah for the night as he drove to Florida for the winter. He was hit and thrown while crossing the street. His body was not found until about 10:30 p.m.
Police investigators say they are looking for a 1999 or 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe or Suburban with damage to its front on the right side. Anyone who may have seen the truck near the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center should contact police immediately.
Please call Crime Stoppers at 912.234.2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Weather forecasters are predicting some of the coldest temperatures of the winter will envelope the Savannah area during the next several days. Overnight temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s and 30s as the weekend approaches.
Savannah firefighters want citizens to remember a few basic fire safety guidelines as they prepare to keep warm during the falling temperatures.
Space Heaters
Space heaters can be dangerous if not used with some general safety guidelines in mind. Before using space heaters, inspect them for proper operation and damage including the power cord. It is more economical to replace older units than to have them repaired. Newer units are safer and more economical to operate.
Always maintain a minimum clearance of three feet around space heaters. Keep space heaters away from combustible or flammable materials such as bedding, curtains and upholstered furniture. Never use an extension cord with a space heater and maintain a child and pet safety zone around space heaters.
Never use any type of fuel powered heating device inside a closed structure. Never use gasoline in any space heater.
Gasoline Powered Equipment
Flammable liquids should not be stored inside the home or in an attached garage or shed. This includes any unused fuel still in the motor’s fuel tanks.
Smoke Detectors
Nuisance or false alarms are the number one cause for battery removal and are usually caused by installing units too close to the kitchen and or heating vents. Relocate units closer to, or inside sleeping areas to prevent false alarms.
Replace batteries at least once per year, or when otherwise necessary.
Clean dust and cob webs from around the cover to let air flow inside.
Push the test button once a month to make sure it works properly.
Home Fire Escape Plans
Involve everyone in the home, especially children in the design and practice of your plan.
Designate one meeting place for everyone to gather after evacuating.
Children need to know how to save themselves when no one can help them.
Practice the plan once a year or anytime living arrangements change in the home.
Savannah firefighters want citizens to remember a few basic fire safety guidelines as they prepare to keep warm during the falling temperatures.
Space Heaters
Space heaters can be dangerous if not used with some general safety guidelines in mind. Before using space heaters, inspect them for proper operation and damage including the power cord. It is more economical to replace older units than to have them repaired. Newer units are safer and more economical to operate.
Always maintain a minimum clearance of three feet around space heaters. Keep space heaters away from combustible or flammable materials such as bedding, curtains and upholstered furniture. Never use an extension cord with a space heater and maintain a child and pet safety zone around space heaters.
Never use any type of fuel powered heating device inside a closed structure. Never use gasoline in any space heater.
Gasoline Powered Equipment
Flammable liquids should not be stored inside the home or in an attached garage or shed. This includes any unused fuel still in the motor’s fuel tanks.
Smoke Detectors
Nuisance or false alarms are the number one cause for battery removal and are usually caused by installing units too close to the kitchen and or heating vents. Relocate units closer to, or inside sleeping areas to prevent false alarms.
Replace batteries at least once per year, or when otherwise necessary.
Clean dust and cob webs from around the cover to let air flow inside.
Push the test button once a month to make sure it works properly.
Home Fire Escape Plans
Involve everyone in the home, especially children in the design and practice of your plan.
Designate one meeting place for everyone to gather after evacuating.
Children need to know how to save themselves when no one can help them.
Practice the plan once a year or anytime living arrangements change in the home.
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham metropolitan Police Department are investigating two shootings that were reported Monday night, Jan. 5.
Shortly after 11 p.m., Downtown Precinct Patrol officers responded to a shots fired call at Draper and Morris Brown streets near Kayton Homes apartments "where they found evidence of multiple shots fired," police say.
Shortly after, they were called to Googe Street, about 10 blocks away, where they found a car with multiple bullet holes and Malik Claxton, 19, with a superficial wound to his head. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment.
At 10:29 p.m., Southside Precinct Patrol officers were called to the 1100 block of Mohawk Street where they found Raymourn Brown, 20, of 821 Granite Lane with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his arm. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment.
"Police have received conflicting accounts of the shooting," a spokesperson says.
Shortly after 11 p.m., Downtown Precinct Patrol officers responded to a shots fired call at Draper and Morris Brown streets near Kayton Homes apartments "where they found evidence of multiple shots fired," police say.
Shortly after, they were called to Googe Street, about 10 blocks away, where they found a car with multiple bullet holes and Malik Claxton, 19, with a superficial wound to his head. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment.
At 10:29 p.m., Southside Precinct Patrol officers were called to the 1100 block of Mohawk Street where they found Raymourn Brown, 20, of 821 Granite Lane with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his arm. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment.
"Police have received conflicting accounts of the shooting," a spokesperson says.
Monday, January 5, 2015
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency has issued an unusual explanation of the tornado warning siren which some Savannah residents heard this past Sunday afternoon.
A CEMA spokesperson explains:
"On Sunday, January 4 at 11:36 AM, the National Weather Service in Charleston placed Chatham County under a Tornado Watch. The Watch was elevated to a Tornado Warning for parts of the county based on weather radar of the storm system, thus simultaneously activating CEMA’s Outdoor Warning Sirens," the spokesperson says.
"The sirens are linked to a system called WeatherWarn, which was purchased entirely through a federal grant in 2013. WeatherWarn is linked to NWS warning products based on radar to activate sirens and notify the public at the exact moment a storm changes, saving valuable time when seconds count," the spokesperson continues.
"To eliminate confusion, CEMA moved from an all-county warning notification system to a polygon notification pattern, only activating sirens in the path of a storm based on live radar data."
The first siren was activated at 3:04 p.m. ran for three minutes and then ran again at 3:19 p.m. WeatherWarn is designed to move siren activation patterns with the storm in real time.
The program is so sophisticated, it will deactivate sirens once the threat has passed. This would be why some county residents did not hear the warning sirens," CEMA says.
"While a tornado watch was issued for the entire county, only those areas within the warning pattern were issued sirens. It is important to remember that the warning sirens are designed to be heard outside."
This was the first automatic siren activation due to a tornado warning with the new WeatherWarn Program.
A CEMA spokesperson explains:
"On Sunday, January 4 at 11:36 AM, the National Weather Service in Charleston placed Chatham County under a Tornado Watch. The Watch was elevated to a Tornado Warning for parts of the county based on weather radar of the storm system, thus simultaneously activating CEMA’s Outdoor Warning Sirens," the spokesperson says.
"The sirens are linked to a system called WeatherWarn, which was purchased entirely through a federal grant in 2013. WeatherWarn is linked to NWS warning products based on radar to activate sirens and notify the public at the exact moment a storm changes, saving valuable time when seconds count," the spokesperson continues.
"To eliminate confusion, CEMA moved from an all-county warning notification system to a polygon notification pattern, only activating sirens in the path of a storm based on live radar data."
The first siren was activated at 3:04 p.m. ran for three minutes and then ran again at 3:19 p.m. WeatherWarn is designed to move siren activation patterns with the storm in real time.
The program is so sophisticated, it will deactivate sirens once the threat has passed. This would be why some county residents did not hear the warning sirens," CEMA says.
"While a tornado watch was issued for the entire county, only those areas within the warning pattern were issued sirens. It is important to remember that the warning sirens are designed to be heard outside."
This was the first automatic siren activation due to a tornado warning with the new WeatherWarn Program.
A snapshot of the activated sirens and the warning "polygon." The yellow indicates that the entire county is in a watch. The boxes represent siren sites and those outlined in red were activated in the warning.
Friday, January 2, 2015
An inmate in the Chatham County Detention Center became "combative during the booking process and was subsequently restrained," a Sheriff's Dept. spokesperson says.
While being restrained, 22-year-old Matthew Ajibade injured three deputies, according to the department.
"A female Sergeant suffered a concussion and broken nose, while two male deputies suffered injuries consistent with an affray," the department says.
Ajibade was in custody since 6:40pm on 1/1/15, after being arrested by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department accused of Domestic Violence Act, Battery, and Obstruction by resisting arrest.
"The inmate was placed in an isolation cell due to his dangerous behavior. Upon the inmates second welfare check the inmate appeared non responsive," the department says.
""The Medical Unit staff started CPR and administered defibrillation while preparing the subject for transport to Memorial Medical Center. Efforts to resuscitate the inmate were unsuccessful."
Per protocol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to conduct an independent investigation. A definitive cause of death will not be made until autopsy, lab results, and the G.B.I. investigation are completed.
While being restrained, 22-year-old Matthew Ajibade injured three deputies, according to the department.
"A female Sergeant suffered a concussion and broken nose, while two male deputies suffered injuries consistent with an affray," the department says.
Ajibade was in custody since 6:40pm on 1/1/15, after being arrested by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department accused of Domestic Violence Act, Battery, and Obstruction by resisting arrest.
"The inmate was placed in an isolation cell due to his dangerous behavior. Upon the inmates second welfare check the inmate appeared non responsive," the department says.
""The Medical Unit staff started CPR and administered defibrillation while preparing the subject for transport to Memorial Medical Center. Efforts to resuscitate the inmate were unsuccessful."
Per protocol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to conduct an independent investigation. A definitive cause of death will not be made until autopsy, lab results, and the G.B.I. investigation are completed.
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and four others injured this morning.
The 12:30 a.m. shooting at the Allen Apartments on the 500 block of West 54th Street "has been determined to stem from a domestic situation, but details continue to be investigated," police say.
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Randolph Scott, 28, died at the scene on the 500 block of West 54th Street. Transported to Memorial University Medical Center with what are believed to be non-life threatening wounds were Nylante Santiago, 2; Alex Collins, 8; Watea Smiley, 28; and Marisol Akin, 28.
Scott's death is the second apparent homicide of 2015 for the Savannah/Chatham Metro jurisdiction; what police are calling a "murder/suicide" occurred Jan. 1 on Tybee Island.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters to Crimestoppers remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124 and most area clergy have agreed to serve as liaisons for anyone who would like to share information with police anonymously.
The 12:30 a.m. shooting at the Allen Apartments on the 500 block of West 54th Street "has been determined to stem from a domestic situation, but details continue to be investigated," police say.
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Randolph Scott, 28, died at the scene on the 500 block of West 54th Street. Transported to Memorial University Medical Center with what are believed to be non-life threatening wounds were Nylante Santiago, 2; Alex Collins, 8; Watea Smiley, 28; and Marisol Akin, 28.
Scott's death is the second apparent homicide of 2015 for the Savannah/Chatham Metro jurisdiction; what police are calling a "murder/suicide" occurred Jan. 1 on Tybee Island.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters to Crimestoppers remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124 and most area clergy have agreed to serve as liaisons for anyone who would like to share information with police anonymously.
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people in a "domestic situation" Thursday night.
Bera Elaine Ribel, 60, and Ramon Anthony Mooney, 48, of Rincon, were found dead in her Estill Hammock Road residence on Tybee Island at about 10:20 p.m. New Year's Day.
Neighbors alerted police after responding to a request from a Ribel family member to check on the woman.
"The two had been involved in a relationship that recently ended," police say. "Investigators believe this to be a murder suicide."
The investigation is continuing.
Bera Elaine Ribel, 60, and Ramon Anthony Mooney, 48, of Rincon, were found dead in her Estill Hammock Road residence on Tybee Island at about 10:20 p.m. New Year's Day.
Neighbors alerted police after responding to a request from a Ribel family member to check on the woman.
"The two had been involved in a relationship that recently ended," police say. "Investigators believe this to be a murder suicide."
The investigation is continuing.
Adiside
Just after 5 p.m., Metro responded to a residence on the 1300 block of East 31st Street.
Officers learned that Troyozzie Adside, 24, "fired a gun inside the house he shared with his 25-year-old girlfriend, before forcing her into her 1998 Jeep Cherokee and driving away," police says.
"The victim managed to safely escape the vehicle once Adside passed out behind the steering wheel. Metro recovered the Jeep with Adside still passed out inside. It was parked at a gas station on the 3700 block of Ogeechee Road. A firearm was recovered, and Adside was taken into custody. The victim was located nearby."
Adside is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats, and reckless conduct.
