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SCMPD appoints 2 new crime prevention officers

Submitted by WTOC Web Staff
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, 5:26am
West Chatham Precinct Officer Bryan Harrell (Source: SCMPD)

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC)- Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have two officers now in crime prevention roles.

West Chatham Precinct Officer Bryan Harrell and Islands Precinct Advanced Patrol Officer Christopher Kersey have been appointed to the new roles.

Each of SCMPD's precincts has a crime prevention officer to educate business owners and residents on how to prevent crime and attend precinct community meetings.

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RAW: Port Wentworth police chase

Submitted by alexwtoc on Wednesday, October 10th, 6:30 pm

PORT WENTWORTH, GA (WTOC) - Dash cam video from a police chase in Port Wentworth.

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911 calls released in Wendy's robbery

Submitted by Leah, WTOC
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012, 2:36pm

PORT WENTWORTH, GA (WTOC) -  Savannah-Chatham Metro Police have released 911 calls about a robbery that occured at a Pooler Wendy's last month. WTOC's Don Logana will have more details on THE News. 

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Residents react to drug bust in Pooler

Submitted by Jennifer Lifsey, Digital Community Producer
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, 12:23pm
Residents react to drug bust in Pooler

POOLER, GA (WTOC) - Residents are still shaken up after police raided a house containing prescription pills, guns and alcohol at a residence on Salter Road in Pooler.

Martha Fowler, Donald Fowler and their son, Donald James, are facing drug charges and has since been released from jail.

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PHOTOS: Drug bust in Pooler

Submitted by Leah, WTOC
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, 2:07pm
PHOTOS: Drug bust in Pooler

POOLER, GA (WTOC) - The search of a home last week on Salter Road in Pooler resulted in the seizure of thousands of pills, moonshine and more than a $100,000 in cash.

See photos from the scene.

 

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Lawmaker weighs in on spice

Submitted by Leah, WTOC
Monday, November 14th, 2011, 12:38pm
Lawmaker weighs in on spice

Sen. Buddy Carter's column called The Spice Dilemma: 

In September a sheriff’s deputy in Statesboro responded to a call of a young man who had nearly beaten his girlfriend to death with a beer mug after both had ingested the drug spice.

While the girlfriend ended up in intensive care with a shattered cheek and eye socket, a plate in her jaw and a bruised brain, the boyfriend was charged with aggravated assault with the intent to murder, changing both of their lives forever. 

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Rincon police chief describes chase with suspects

Submitted by Jennifer Lifsey, Digital Community Producer
Thursday, October 13th, 2011, 11:25am
Rincon police chief describes chase with suspects

Three men face charges in connection with a high-speed chase on Wednesday afternoon that involved police and deputies from several departments.

The chase ended at Augusta Avenue and Newell Street in west Savannah. The situation began in Rincon near a bank, where Rincon police noticed suspicious behavior in the parking lot. They approached the suspects who pointed guns at the officers.

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