Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office lost one of their K-9 officers late Sunday morning.
Bo, who was assigned to Sgt Michael Street became lethargic and was taken to the veterinarian on Friday afternoon. He was immediately rushed into surgery where they found a growth.
Late Friday, Bo was recovering after the growth had been successfully been removed. He survived through Saturday, but on Sunday he took a turn for the worse and passed away.
Bo was a 10 year old German Sheppard. He had been with the CCSO for eight years and worked as a drug dog on the highway interdiction team with his partner Sgt Michael Street. Bo will be cremated and his remains returned to his partner.
Violent Crimes detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the shooting of a man near Frazier Homes in the 600 block of West Gwinnett Street Monday night.
The man in his early 30s was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with life-threatening wounds after the 6:33 p.m. shooting.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
In honor of Breastfeeding Month, the Coastal health District and Chatham County Health Department WIC programs and Breastfeeding Support Groups of Georgia are sponsoring a mom and baby rally from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, August 26 at the Chatham County Health Department. The family-friendly event will include games, door prizes, mommy and me pictures, and more.
The first 30 to register at www.tinyurl.com/savbf will receive a "special gift."
The Chatham County Health Department and Coastal Health District "are committed to helping mothers breastfeed their babies because breastfeeding is so important for good health," says a spokesperson.
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A Savannah man has been charged with criminal attempt-murder after taking a friend’s car and striking a police officer Wednesday night.
Sean Andrew Joint, 26, of a Steeple Run Way address was arrested by officers who rescued him from the car as it was sinking in a water-filled drainage ditch on Hunter Army Air Field property about 10:30 p.m. He was treated at Memorial University Medical Center and is being held at the Chatham County Detention Center.
The incident began after a minor, one-vehicle accident on the 5700 block of White Bluff Drive. Joint, a passenger in that car, drove away in another car belonging to an acquaintance who came to help him.
Two officers, including the advanced police officer he struck with the car, were treated for injuries and five others underwent decontamination after entering the foliage-laden water to retrieve him. The APO struck by the car was hospitalized.
"Other responding officers entered the water to remove him from the sinking vehicle," says a spokesman. "One officer cut his hand after helping Joint up the muddy bank and falling back onto the car."
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Police are seeking information on the beating and robbery of a 71-year-old woman by two males who attacked her in her garage Friday night.
The two black males approached the woman as she parked her car in the garage of her residence in the 100 block of East Jones Street about 10:30 p.m., physically assaulted her and stole her car.
The vehicle was soon found abandoned in the 800 block of Waters Avenue without her purse and its contents.
Robbery Unit and Downtown Precinct detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are asking anyone who saw anything near the 100 block of East Jones Street contact them.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637).Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have issued warrants against a 19-year-old Savannah man for the Aug. 1 theft of a $38,000 watch from a downtown jewelry store.
Warrants charging Rashamel Okise Gardner with robbery by sudden snatching have been filed and police are asking the public for help locating him. Gardner is a black male, about 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds.
Detectives have identified him as one of two men who walked into Levy Jewelers about 2 p.m., asked to try on a gold Rolex watch, then ran out of the door and south on Bull Street.
Anyone with information on his location or other aspects of the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Detectives are seeking a 37-year-old Savannah man for questioning in the shooting death of Savannah woman March 24.
Mark Joseph Harris is being sought in the investigation into the shooting of Amistica Ganene Grell, 35. She was declared dead on the front porch of her house in the 600 block of West 40th Street in the Cuyler-Brownsville area about 10:30 p.m. that Sunday night.
Harris is a black male, about 5-11 and weighs about 240 pounds.
Anyone with information on Harris’ location or the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.
On Sunday, August 25, the National Park Service turns 97 years old. In celebration, all national parks, including Fort Pulaski National Monument, will offer free admission.
“Birthdays are a time to celebrate and we want everyone, especially the children of America, to join the party,” said Fort Pulaski National Monument Superintendent Melissa Memory. “National parks belong to all Americans and offer something for everyone. So visit the park, wander a trail, take in the scenery, or watch a living history demonstration. Children especially enjoy the popular Junior Ranger program where they earn a badge by taking part in kid-friendly activities.”
Fort Pulaski National Monument will celebrate the 97th birthday of the National Park Service with complimentary cake in the park’s Visitor Center, starting at 1:30 PM. The Visitor Center will also be showing excerpts from Ken Burns’ documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Visitor Center hours will be 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Additional Founders Day activities will include fort tours, historic weapons demonstrations, and showings of the park film. The fort and Visitor Center will be open to the public from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The park gates close at 6:15 PM.
The Founders Day schedule is:
Sunday, August 25
10:30 AM Guided Fort Tour
Noon Musket Firing Demonstration
1 PM Ranger’s Choice Program
1:30 PM National Park Service Birthday Cake
2 PM Musket Firing Demonstration
3 PM Guided Fort Tour
4:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
Southside Precinct detectives are requesting the public’s help in locating 24-year-old residential burglary suspect, Mishawn Ehaw Green.
Green, a resident of the 400 block of Windsor Road, has been charged by precinct investigators with three residential burglaries in the Windsor Forest neighborhood, occurring between July 25 and Aug. 8. Electronics were reported stolen following each incident. Detectives also are investigating similar burglaries in the area.
Green is described as a black male, weighing 163 pounds and 5-9 inches tall. He is known to frequent the Tatemville area.
Charges so far include three counts of burglary in the first degree, probation violation and theft by deception. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Savannah Fire & Emergency Services investigators charged a 13-year-old girl with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a July 14th house fire on E. DeRenne Drive that resulted in the deaths of two children.
"The blaze, which erupted just after 2:00 p.m. at 239 E. DeRenne Dr., engulfed the entire rear of the house," says a department spokesman. "Two children, ages six and 13, were pulled from a smoke-filled bedroom by Savannah firefighters and rushed to Memorial University Medical Center. The children remained in critical condition in the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit until their deaths four days later."
Investigators say the 13-year-old girl arrested today was present at the house when the fire broke out but was able to escape the burning structure. In addition to the involuntary manslaughter charges, she was charged with a single count of 1st degree arson. She was arrested at the Chatham County Youth Detention Center where she remains in custody awaiting an initial detention hearing.
