3 CHARGED IN 2 SHOOTINGS

SAVANNAH, GA (June 17, 2013): Two men and a woman have been charged in two Saturday shootings in west Chatham County.

Zhaejuan A. Johnson, 17, and Kassandra Diane Perryman, 29, were arrested after a robbery and shooting on Fenwick Village Drive Saturday afternoon. Victor Myron Baker, 51, was charged in a shooting on Larchmont Court Saturday evening.

Johnson was charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm in commission of a crime after he was shot in a struggle with Michael Perryman, 28, at Perryman’s apartment. He was transported to the Chatham County Detention Center after spending a night at Memorial University Medical Center where he was treated for the wound. Kassandra Perryman was charged with armed robbery.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police violent crimes detectives said Michael Perryman was in his apartment when Johnson arrived about 1 p.m., produced a firearm and attempted to rob him. The two struggled over the gun which discharged, striking Johnson on the side of his head. Kassandra Johnson was charged with setting her husband up for the robbery. The couple is separating.

Baker was charged with reckless conduct after Donnie Reed Cantrell, 45, was shot in the foot just before 10 p.m. The two next-door neighbors had argued several times during the day before Cantrell went to Baker’s residence for a third time to continue the discussion. Baker produced a weapon and fired it twice into the ground and struck Cantrell’s foot.

SCMPD detectives continue to investigate both incidents.

A/C WOES CLOSE CENTRAL OFFICE

SAVANNAH, GA (June 14, 2013): Officers of the Central Precinct of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will be working from other offices and their vehicles for the next two weeks as the air conditioning system of the Bull Street office is repaired.

Capt. DeVonn Adams, commander of the precinct, said he sent clerical staff home and detectives to different precincts Friday after temperatures reached the mid-90s in the building at 1512 Bull Street. The air conditioning unit failed Thursday.

“Basically, most of our work is done from vehicles, so service to the precinct will not be affected,” Adams said. “It will be an inconvenience to officers and office staff but we are working to minimize the effect on the public. But we could not jeopardize the health of the employees by remaining in the building.”

Telephone calls to the precinct are being redirected to the office of Patrol North Major James Barnwell and the public is encouraged to call Emergency 911 with any immediate concerns. A sub-station recently opened in McAlpin Square shopping center will be pressed into expanded service beginning Monday and detectives and office staff will be working from that office or different precincts.

The Bull Street building is leased from Bull Street Baptist Church, which is working to correct the problem.

‘MINI FOCUS’ NETS 7 ARRESTS

SAVANNAH, GA (June 14, 2013): Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police officers from the Islands and Central precincts arrested two suspects on felonies and five on misdemeanors in an abbreviated version of a “Total Focus” sweep Thursday.

Arrested on felonies were Gregory Patrick Pinckney Jr., 24, who was being sought on a probation violation, and Robert James Caulfield II, 45, for possession of a controlled substance.

Caulfield was arrested after plain clothes officers witnessed a drug transaction at Emory Street and Derenne Avenue. As the parties separated the take down team arrested the seller after a foot chase in the Oak Forest area. Caulfield, the buyer, received injuries to his face when he resisted arrest, pulled away from officers and ran into a traffic sign.

Twenty-nine Patrol and Crime Suppression Unit Officers, including SCMPD Canine and Aviation units, saturated eight neighborhoods where residents had complained of criminal activity. Besides the arrests, the issued 10 citations and conducted 28 field interviews.

The operation was part of the two precincts’ response to Chief Willie Lovett’s charge to reduce crime during the summer months when reports traditionally climb.

Tagged “Operation Mini Focus” after larger-scale “Total Focus” operations being conducted jurisdiction-wide this year, this effort was focused on drug sales, burglaries, entering autos and other criminal activity recently reported in the two precincts. Aggressive tactics were used.

The effort focused on the Pine Gardens, Avondale, Edgemere/Sackville and Oak Forest areas of the Islands Precinct. In Central they focused on Cuyler-Brownsville, Burroughs Avenue from 34th to 38th streets, the Waters Avenue corridor north of Victory Drive, Jefferson and Anderson streets near Victory Drive, and the intersection of West 34th and Jefferson streets.

MISSING SAVANNAH MOTHER AND CHILDREN LOCATED

SAVANNAH, GA (June 14, 2013): Two missing Savannah children have been found safe, and their mother arrested in Louisiana following nearly a month-long investigation by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Special Victims detectives and the FBI.

At 5:40 p.m. Thursday, 31-year-old Marcelle Jefferies and her daughters Gracie Lynn Jefferies, 2, and 4-month-old Shiloh Isaacs were located during a traffic stop in New Orleans. New Orleans Police took the elder Jefferies into custody after determining her vehicle was reported stolen in Florida; and she had outstanding warrants for interference with custody issued by SCMPD and the FBI.

Both children’s next of kin were notified. Their mother is being held by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office awaiting extradition to Chatham County.

In May, Jefferies and her children were reported missing when she left a family member’s residence with the elder child without the custodial parent’s consent.

2 MORE ARRESTED IN BURGLARY PROBE

SAVANNAH, GA (June 13, 2013): Two additional associates of Terah Kamel Jones have been arrested and charged in a widespread burglary investigation by Islands and Central Precinct detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department.

Jones, 23, was arrested by officers of the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Central Precinct detectives on Newell Street Wednesday night. Jones had been sought on two burglary charges and parole violation charges and was wanted for questioning on at least nine other burglaries. He also has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and is being questioned on offenses in other municipalities.

Arrested with him was Robert Jamal Benton, 29, on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a parole violation. Later Wednesday evening, Central Precinct officers arrested Teco Tujuara Jones, 40, mother of Terah Jones. She was taken into custody on the 100 block of Montgomery Street and charged with hindering apprehension of a fugitive.

Another suspect, Mark Anthony Smalls Jr., 21., turned himself in to Metro police this morning on a probation violation charge. He was arrested May 13 for the April 30 burglary of a house on Beckman Avenue and charged with three counts of burglary, possession of marijuana less than an ounce and burglary in the second degree. He was released on bond May 22.

The investigation continues by Islands and Central precinct detectives, violent crimes detectives and investigators in other municipalities.

METRO SEEKS CHURCH VANDAL

Michael Christopher Garko

SAVANNAH, GA (June 13, 2013): Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Detectives are searching for 24-year-old Michael Christopher Garko, believed responsible for thousands of dollars in damage to a Savannah church.

At 8:35 a.m. Monday, Metro officers responded to The Church at Godley Station, on the 1600 block of Benton Boulevard. Officers observed a broken window on the front door and several shattered glass windowpanes around the building. It did not appear that the suspect made entry.

Security cameras captured images of a white male at about 4:50 a.m. Monday. Further investigation revealed, that on June 9, a white male identifying himself as “Mike Garko” was at the church requesting and receiving money for food and shelter from members.

Garko is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 5-8 and 150 pounds. He was last seen without a shirt and appeared homeless.

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.

UPDATE: ARRESTED, TERAH JONES STILL SOUGHT

Terah Kamel Jones

Jahrell Lamar Ulmer

Tron Lamar Smith

Mark Anthony Smalls Jr

Kimberly Lachelle Pollard

UPDATE: Terah Kamel Jones was arrested on a Newel Street address in west Savannah Wednesday night by members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Central Precinct detectives.
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SAVANNAH, GA (June 12, 2013): Metro Police continue to search for a Savannah man suspected in a series of crimes after arresting four associates and seizing two cars he had been known drive.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police continue to search for Terah Kamel Jones, 25, who so far has been charged with two burglaries. Police are investigating at least nine similar burglaries in the Savannah area as well as thefts in Richmond Hill and Pooler.

Jones was paroled in September after serving 15 months of a 60-month sentence for theft by receiving, theft by taking, receiving stolen goods and theft by receiving stolen property.

Kimberly Pollard, 36, Mark Anthony Smalls Jr., 21, Tron Lamar Smith, 26, and Jahrell Lamar Ulmer, 20, are all known associates of Jones and have been arrested on similar charges. The most recent arrest was Pollard by Island Precinct officers and charged with theft by receiving stolen property, theft by receiving stolen property-auto and theft by deception Tuesday.

Anyone with information on Jones’ location is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

POLICE SEARCH FOR ARSON SUSPECT

Eric Malik Taylor

UPDATE: POLICE SEARCH FOR ARSON SUSPECT

Eric Malik Taylor turned himself at Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Headquarters just after 1 a.m. today after acquaintances alerted him to media reports. Thank you for your role in this search.
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SAVANNAH, GA (June 11, 2013): Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police investigators are searching for a Savannah man wanted for arson, terroristic threats and criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree.

Eric Malik Taylor, 43, is sought in connection to a fire ignited intentionally at a residence on the 9900 block of Pin Point Avenue following a verbal altercation, Wednesday. The residence was occupied at the time of the blaze. Several windows were shattered during the incident. No one was hurt. Investigators believe the suspect collaborated with another male already taken into custody.

Taylor is described as a black male standing 6 feet tall and weighing 250 pounds. He is known to frequent the Pin Point Area.

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.

WOMAN UNHURT WHEN CAR IS SHOT

SAVANNAH, GA (June 5, 2013): Violent crimes detectives are investigating shots fired into a car that left Victory Drive closed to traffic for several hours Sunday morning.

Nasquana Fields escaped injury when multiple shots were fired into the silver Ford Edge she was driving, leaving it disabled in the westbound lanes of Victory Drive just west of Waters Avenue.

Victory Drive was closed to traffic from Waters to Ott Street between 6 and 9 a.m. as forensics officers collected evidence. The investigation continues.

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.

MAN CHARGED IN FRIDAY SHOOTING

SAVANNAH, GA (June 10, 2013): Metro Police have arrested the suspect but continue to piece together details of a shooting that left a 21-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds Friday.

Danzel Jabari Daniels, 23, has been charged with aggravated assault for the shooting of London Holly in the 1100 block of Ott Street.

A Downtown Precinct Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police officer on patrol heard gunshots about 2:20 p.m. and was directed by bystanders to Ott Street where he found Holley in the street. Holley was rapping music but refusing to cooperate or even provide his name. He was identified by Violent Crimes detectives at Memorial University Medical Center where he was transported for treatment.

Daniels was standing by when he was identified by witnesses and arrested.

The investigation continues.

Anyone with information 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.