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Posted on: September 30, 2013

[ARCHIVED] Police Chief Retires from SCMPD

For Immediate Release
Date: September 27, 2013

Savannah City Manager Stephanie Cutter and Chatham County Manager Russ Abolt announced that Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Chief Willie Lovett has retired from the force, effective 5 p.m. today.

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