5 felony, 15 misdemeanor arrests in Festival area on final day of St. Patrick’s celebration
The final day of the official St. Patrick’s Day celebration saw by far the most law enforcement activity, as officers made five felony and fifteen misdemeanor arrests in the official “Festival Zone” Saturday Mar. 19. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and Counter Narcotics Team are among the agencies that made arrests. “Three of the felony arrests…
Only three misdemeanor arrests in Festival Zone on St. Patrick’s Day
Law enforcement officers made three misdemeanor arrests in the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day “Festival Zone” Thursday night, according to an SCMPD spokesperson. “Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested two people in the City Market area. One person was arrested for criminal trespass when they refused to leave a bar. A second person was arrested for…
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