CRIME & SAFETY
Savannah police investigating shooting that sent one man to the hospital
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah, Ga. -Above video: Evening Headlines. A shooting at Elliot Avenue and Chambers Street in Savannah ended with a man being transported to the hospital for treatment. It happened shortly after 8:30 Thursday evening. Savannah police are on the scene. This is still a developing story....
Former Groves High School employee indicted for child molestation
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A man has been indicted for inappropriate contact with a student while he was an employee at Robert W. Groves High School in Garden City. According to court documents returned Wednesday, Elliott Brown allegedly made comments to a female student, under the age of 16, about her body and what he […]
SPD seeks persons of interest in homicide investigation
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Savannah Police Department (SPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals. They’re considered persons of interest in a homicide investigation. Further details on the case were not immediately provided. SPD released three short videos of the two individuals. Anyone who can identify them is asked to call CrimeStoppers […]
Lock your cars: Uptick in reports of break-ins on neighborhood social media forums
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – With numerous reports of auto break-ins and auto theft in Savannah and surrounding counties, vigilance on the part of you and your neighbors could save you from becoming the next victim. “I left the door unlocked, and somebody came in, opened the glove compartment, dumped it out. They didn’t find anything […]
Savannah mayor addresses Charlotte police tragedy, reemphasizes need for gun reform
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — Savannah Mayor Van Johnson is speaking out on the police officer tragedy in Charlotte. After four officers were killed, four others were shot in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mayor Van Johnson spoke with the mayor of Charlotte. A former officer himself, Van Johnson, offered condolences. This...
Southwest Middle bomb threat evacuation has cleared
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)- Southwest Middle School was evacuated, and a large police presence is was on campus due to reports of a bomb threat. According to a Chatham County Schools spokesperson, a bomb threat was called into the school Thursday morning, and it was evacuated while campus police and Savannah Fire Department search the building. […]
‘Orange Crush is not going away’: Activist says more Tybee Island policing won't end festival
LISTEN: Community activist and Savannah State University alum Jaydon Grant is calling on supporters and critics of Orange Crush to work together to improve — not move — the annual spring break festival. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. An activist and recent graduate of Savannah State University is describing...
SCHP seeks suspect in fatal Jasper Co. hit-and-run
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) is searching for information related to a fatal hit-and-run in Jasper County. According to officials, a bicyclist who was later identified as Terrence Davis, 61, of Hardeeville suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a vehicle sometime between Sunday, April 28, at 10:50 p.m. and Monday, […]
Montgomery man is arrested for identity theft
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - On April 29, 2024, Auburn Police, along with assistance from the Montgomery Police Department, arrested 19-year-old Dmitri Miguel German, from Montgomery on a felony warrant charging him with identity theft. Auburn Police received a report involving a fraudulent check on Nov. 15, 2023. Police met with...
Court documents: Employee at Savannah school had inappropriate relationship with student
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. A former employee at a Savannah high school has been indicted for child molestation. A Chatham County grand jury handed down indictments Wednesday against Elliott Brown on charges of criminal attempt to commit improper sexual conduct and child molestation. The offense...
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