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ISTANBUL (AP) — A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing five people, the city's governor said. Twenty other people were injured in the attack. The attacker was among the dead.

From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Feb. 4: When a Springfield couple went to file their taxes, they discovered that someone else had already filed using their Social Security numbers.

BRUSSELS (AP) — After an intense four-month manhunt across Europe and beyond, police on Friday captured the top fugitive in the Paris attacks in the same Brussels neighborhood where he grew up.

Savannah-Chatham police say they made 10 arrests during the first day of the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day festival.
There was one disorderly conduct charge, one for public urination and one fleeing to elude charge. There also were two individuals charged with affray, two charged with obstruction and two drug possession charges.
The 10 arrests include two juveniles, three felonies and six misdemeanors, said police spokeswoman Eunicia Baker.

Effingham County sheriff deputies were at a residence on the north end of Ga. 21 enforcing a court order this afternoon when a deputy was attacked by someone with a knife.

Police are telling Savannah’s St. Patrick’s festival revelers to watch out for smooth thieves after “at least two” reports of people swiping cellphones from unsuspecting dancers Thursday.
Two women from out of town were dancing in front of Wild Wing Cafe in City Market when two men walked up and joined in, said Darnisha Green, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman. When the tourists stopped dancing, they realized their cellphones were no longer in their back pockets.

Jail bookings from March 14-18 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.

Two convicted felons, both from Savannah, were sentenced earlier this week to lengthy federal prison sentences for possessing firearms.
Alan Stanton, aka “Lucky,” 31, was sentenced on Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.