Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Truman Parkway.

Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones

Read the obituaries.

Mr. Christopher M. Cowart, Savannah, GA

Mr. Richard Dixon, Los Angeles, CA

Mavon Fleming Eadie, Savannah, GA

Mr. W. H. James, Center Community, GA

Mr. Lawrence Borden Lee, Savannah, GA

Mr. William Moran, Beaufort, SC

Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons, Jr., Savannah

Carol Ann Rosenthal Shear, Metairie, LA

Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 3.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.63 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.

The national average has increased 0.4 cents a gallon in the last week to $2.76, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Prices Sunday in metro Savannah were 95.7 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 12.7 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 9.4 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 90.5 cents lower than a year ago.

“While some states did indeed see increases over the last week, I remain optimistic after OPEC’s meeting last week to keep oil production unchanged that we’ll soon see relief spreading across more of the country,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “The percentage of stations selling gasoline over $3 a gallon has declined over the last week, while the percentage of stations selling under $2.50 a gallon has also declined.

“This leads to less variety in gas prices, yet motorists still can stand to save on their next fill up by locating those hard to find stations offering a much lower price on gasoline.”

Jail bookings from June 4-8 for Bulloch County are now posted.

Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department. All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.

Find previous jail bookings at savannahnow.com/booked.

Jail bookings from June 5–8 for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted.

Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department.

All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.

Find previous jail bookings at savannahnow.com/booked.

Shuman Elementary school officials hosted a reception on the last day of school, May 22, to thank volunteers for their efforts throughout the school year.

Shuman Elementary principal Sylvia Jenkins presented a certificate of appreciation for volunteering to BASF, represented by Cheryl Furr of BASF, at a reception on May 22.

The Talmadge Bridge will be closed to traffic for about 30 minutes this morning while three cranes pass beneath it to make their way to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The cranes are scheduled to depart from the Port of Savannah at 8 a.m. and will pass under the bridge at around 9 a.m. At 180 feet each, these cranes have undergone preparations for transport since the first of the year.

The cranes will serve the Isla Bella, the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containership. They will allow the Isla Bella to carry more cargo and will in turn contribute to its overall efficiency as a vessel.

TOTE Shipholdings Inc., Isla Bella’s owner, launched the ship in April. It will be in service later this year and will sail between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan. It is one of two LNG powered containerships that will enter service in Puerto Rico this year.

Compared to their conventionally powered counterparts, LNG-powered vessels are fuel-efficient and reduce emissions considerably.

People are encouraged to watch the cranes’ departure from downtown Savannah today.

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating the shooting this morning of a Savannah man in a car that also contained a woman and 4-year-old child in the Cuyler Brownville neighborhood.

The victim, 27, was located in a silver Honda Civic in front of a house on the 900 block of West 41st Street with serious injuries from a gunshot wound. The 23-year-old woman driver and her son in the rear seat escaped injury, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

A patrol officer from the Savannah-Chatham police department’s Central Precinct was blocks away on another call at 12:21 a.m. when she heard multiple gunshots and the sound of vehicles speeding away. She responded to find the Honda parked in front of a house with the victim inside. Police have determined the original scene of the shooting was at Burroughs and West 38th streets.

Criminal Investigations Division Commander Richard Zapal expressed concern and dismay that shots were fired into a vehicle carrying a child for the second time in a weekend.

“It amazes me that anyone would fire into a car with a child in it,” Maj. Zapal said. “One of the bullets came within inches of striking the child in the back seat. This community must not allow this. Hopefully, someone who has information to help us identify the shooters will be as concerned and come forward.”

Dwight Grant, a 26-year-old Savannah man died Saturday night after a 7 p.m. shooting on the 100 block of Edgewater Road. A 3-year-old boy who was in the car with him received minor injuries, apparently from shrapnel. An illegal drug and paraphernalia that could have been used in the sale of the drug were found in the car.

Detectives continue to try to identify the gunmen in both cases.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters 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 Savannah State basketball recruiting class of eight new players includes Division I transfer Chris Martin from Mt. St. Mary’s, three junior college players, three freshmen and one transfer from the University of District of Columbia, SSU coach Horace Broadnax announced Monday.

Martin (5-foot-11, Upper Marlboro, Md.) joins the Tigers after playing at Mt. St. Mary’s last year where he averaged 7.4 points, three rebounds and two assists per game. He started his collegiate career at Marshall. He also played at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Junior college additions include Troyce Manassa, Teslim Idris and Casey Wells.

Manassa (6-4, Mobile, Ala,) comes to SSU from Wallace Community College where he aver

aged 19 points and 6 rebounds per game. Manassa won back-to-back Alabama Junior College Player of the Year honors and was a two-time junior college All American. Manassa attended Murphy High School in Mobile.

Idris (6-6, London, England) comes to Savannah State from Miles Community College where he averaged 12.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and two blocks per game. Idris was named Region 9 third team. Idris attended Westminister City School in London where he averaged 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks per game in his last season.

Wells (6-4, Jonesboro) played at Georgia Perimeter where he averaged 7.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He was named to the Georgia Athletic Association Region 17 all-region first team. Wells attended Jonesboro High School.

The high school signees include: Kamil Williams, Isaiah Felder and Ibrahima Diallo.

Williams (6-0, Palm Beach, Fla.) played his senior season at Park Vista High School where he averaged 26 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals per game. Williams was named the Palm Beach Player of the Year and the 8A-7A-6A Player of the Year and made the Class 7A first team.

Felder (5-10, Orangeburg, S.C.) prepped at Orangeburg-Wilkerson High School where he averaged 19 points, 7 assists and 4 steals per game. Felder was named to the AAA All-State team and was named Region 8 AAA Player of the Year.

Diallo (6-9, Dakar, Senegal) comes to SSU from Boyd Anderson High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Rounding out the newcomers is Lenjo Kilo (6-8, Silver Spring, Md.). Kilo played at the District of Columbia where he averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds. He was named to the All-East Coast Conference second team during the 2013-14 season. He started his college career at Seton Hill and played in high school Northwood High School.

A Savannah man faces multiple charges after losing control of a stolen pickup truck and firing a gun at two officers trying to apprehend him early Monday.

Corey Nicholas Baker, 19, was taken into custody at 4:45 a.m. by a Savannah-Chatham police K-9 officer following a two-hour search by officers from all five precincts, K-9, and Aviation Patrol in police helicopter Eagle One, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

Baker has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime. Other charges could be pending.

The incident began when an Islands Precinct officer on patrol in the Victory Square shopping center saw a white 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck, stolen moments earlier, speed south on Skidaway Road and began to follow it.

After attempting a traffic stop, the officer reported the truck speeding up and turning onto East 52nd Street, eventually stopping in a yard on Oakland Court. When the officer ordered the driver out of the truck, he turned, elbowed the officer in the nose and ran on foot, Miller said.

The officer pursued the suspect who turned and fired three shots. Moments later, the suspect fired two shots at a second officer a few blocks away.

Police saturated the area between Truman Parkway and Skidaway, and from 52nd Street to East 50th Street and were beginning a yard-to-yard search when K-9 Faust alerted on a shed behind a house on Eastgate Drive and his handler ordered Baker to the ground.

A search of the area after the arrest led police to recover a handgun that was reportedly in the pickup when it was left unlocked and with the keys in it at the IHOP restaurant on Victory Drive.

Neither officer returned fire during the pursuit because homes were nearby, police said. The officer who was elbowed was treated by Southside Fire EMS at the scene for an injury to his face.

Read the obituaries.

Velma A. Anderson, Port Richey, FL

Elsie Pansy Bird, Statesboro, GA

Mr. Fred Bowles, Statesboro, GA

Anita Pierce Campbell, Savannah, GA

Mrs. Eyvonne Pye Carruthers, Statesboro, GA

Olene Pope Clark, Hazlehurst, GA

Bertie C. Cooper, Lyons, GA

Mr. John Henry Edwards, Sr., Savannah, GA

Mr. Valantine Dwight Gant, Jr., Savannah, GA

Diane E. Gillis, Savannah, GA

James Glover, Sr., Savannah, GA

Deborah Harrell, Baxley, GA

Mrs. Carla Lee M. Hightower, Savannah, GA

William Miller, Ludowici, GA

Aline Eva Moore, Beaufort, SC

Gerald Osborne, Savannah, GA

Jefferson Peeples, Sr., Kingsland, GA

Jerrod H. Posey, Spoerton, GA

Joe Lee Rivers, Pineland, SC

Anice B. Scott, Sylvania, GA

Carol Rosenthal Shear, Metairie, LA

Mr. Albert Smith, Statesboro, GA

Ilon B. Webb, Baxley, GA

Mrs. Mary F. Wells, Port Wentworth, GA

Adell E. Williams, Savannah, GA

Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Highway 204 between Veterans Parkway and Interstate 95.

Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.

A 26-year-old Savannah man suffered serious injuries when the car he was driving crashed into a stopped train and wedged under it Tuesday morning.

Savannah Fire & Emergency Services removed a man identified by police as Kareem Savage from the wreckage of the 1995 Buick Roadmaster and transported him for treatment.

No other occupants were in the car, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

The Norfolk-Southern freight train was stopped on Stiles Avenue just north of Feeley Street in west Savannah, preparing to back cars into a business, when the Buick crashed into and under one of the freight cars, Miller said.

Major Accident Investigation Team officers are investigating.

Police seek witnesses of Monday shooting

Police say the Monday afternoon shooting of a man in a Savannah apartment containing a quantity of drugs and items commonly used in their distribution has detectives looking for witnesses.

Officers found the 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his apartment on the 10000 block of Abercorn Street about 5:20 p.m., said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. His injuries were described as serious.

Detectives are trying to identify anyone leaving the scene in that time frame.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call the anonymous CrimeStoppers service at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters’ identities remain confidential and they may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line is also 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.

Dollar-store
robber sought

Police are asking for the public’s help finding and identifying a man they say robbed a Savannah dollar store last week.

Just after 11 a.m. June 2, officers responding to Family Dollar in the 6600 block of Skidaway Road were told an armed gunman entered the store and ordered employees to empty the registers, said Eunicia Baker, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The lower half of the man’s face was covered with a T-shirt while he was in the store.

He wore a white T-shirt, black shorts and a baby blue Polo ball cap and black Nike Air Force One sneakers, and he stood between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call the anonymous CrimeStoppers service at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters’ identities remain confidential and they may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line is also 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.

Heads up: Lane of eastbound I-16 near I-95 closed today

The state Department of Transportation is warning motorists that the right lane of eastbound Interstate 16 from mile marker 157 to the Interstate 95 overpass will be closed from 9:30 a.m. today to 6 a.m. Thursday.

The lane is being closed so contractors can repair the road. All work is contingent upon the weather.

Motorists are asked to reduce speed and drive cautiously while approaching and going through the work zone.

Health inspection scores for Liberty County food establishments have been updated through today.

Search our database here by name, city, grade or date of inspection for the latest grades and scores. 

Health inspection scores are from the Liberty County Environmental Health Department. Scores will be updated monthly.

The Talmadge Bridge was closed to traffic for about 30 minutes this morning as three large cranes passed underneath the bridge to make their way to San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Watch the video above courtsey of Savannah Cams as the cranes make their way down the Savannah River. 

View more photos here.

At 180 feet each, these cranes have undergone preparations for transport since the first of the year. The cranes will serve the Isla Bella, the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containership. They will allow the Isla Bella to carry more cargo and will in turn contribute to its overall efficiency as a vessel.

Come back to savannahnow.com or pick up Wednesday's Savannah Morning News for more on this story.

Jail bookings from June 8–9 for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted.

Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department.

All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.

Find previous jail bookings at savannahnow.com/booked.

Bonnybridge Road at Highway 21 in Port Wentworth is closed to traffic due to a crash, according to the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency.

Drivers should expect delays and try to avoid the area. 

Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 3.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.63 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.

The national average has increased 0.4 cents a gallon in the last week to $2.76, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Prices Sunday in metro Savannah were 95.7 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 12.7 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 9.4 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 90.5 cents lower than a year ago.

“While some states did indeed see increases over the last week, I remain optimistic after OPEC’s meeting last week to keep oil production unchanged that we’ll soon see relief spreading across more of the country,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “The percentage of stations selling gasoline over $3 a gallon has declined over the last week, while the percentage of stations selling under $2.50 a gallon has also declined.

“This leads to less variety in gas prices, yet motorists still can stand to save on their next fill up by locating those hard to find stations offering a much lower price on gasoline.”

Police say the Monday afternoon shooting of a man in a Savannah apartment containing a quantity of drugs and items commonly used in their distribution has detectives looking for witnesses.

Officers found the 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his apartment on the 10000 block of Abercorn Street about 5:20 p.m., said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. His injuries were described as serious.

Detectives are trying to identify anyone leaving the scene in that time frame.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call the anonymous CrimeStoppers service at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters’ identities remain confidential and they may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line is also 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.

Police are asking for the public’s help finding and identifying a man they say robbed a Savannah dollar store last week.

Just after 11 a.m. June 2, officers responding to Family Dollar in the 6600 block of Skidaway Road were told an armed gunman entered the store and ordered employees to empty the registers, said Eunicia Baker, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The lower half of the man’s face was covered with a T-shirt while he was in the store.

He wore a white T-shirt, black shorts and a baby blue Polo ball cap and black Nike Air Force One sneakers, and he stood between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call the anonymous CrimeStoppers service at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters’ identities remain confidential and they may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line is also 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.