Officers responded to the Tybee Island Police Department in reference to a possible incident of theft. While speaking with officers, the complainant stated that a check belonging to a family member had either been lost or stolen and had since been cashed. A report was filed, and the complainant was advised to follow up with the appropriate bank.

A man came to the Tybee Island Police Department to report an accident that happened a little over a month prior. While speaking with officers, the man stated that after striking his vehicle in the parking lot of a local gas station, a woman gave him her name and phone number, but did not provide her insurance information. When he attempted to contact her to obtain the information later, she would either not answer the phone or would hang up quickly after realizing it was him.

Officers were familiar with the woman and responded to her residence in an attempt to gather the needed information. While she refused to answer the door, her mother arrived on scene and was asked to contact the complainant in order to square things away. A report was filed and no further action was taken during that time.

Officers responded to the area of Jones Avenue in reference to a motor vehicle crash. As the officers arrived, a man suddenly fled the scene on his electric bicycle. As he did so, the occupants of the other vehicle began to yell at him to come back, and informed an officer that he was the one who hit them. That officer the got back into his patrol vehicle and pursued the electric bike with his lights and sirens activated.

After making his way to Highway 80, the suspect on the bike ran a red light and turned into oncoming traffic in an effort to escape. Officers continued to follow until the chain on his bike broke, bringing a sudden end to the pursuit. The man was then placed under arrest and charged with Following Too Closely, Hit and Run. Headlight Requirements, Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road, Traffic Laws Apply to Bicycles and Fleeing and Attempting to Elude.

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Officers responded to the area of Highway 80, between Polk and McKenzie, in reference to a drunk man screaming profanity and hitting signs. While checking the area, an officer spotted a man “flipping him off” and screaming profanity in his general direction. After deciding that the man closely matched the description of the suspect, the officer pulled over to investigate further. While talking with the man, the officer noticed that he was very unsteady on his feet and slurred his words as he spoke. During the course of the conversation, the man told the officer that he was just “letting out some stress” and that the officer “should thank him for hitting signs and not hitting people”.

When asked where he was staying, the man indicated a house just around the corner from where they stood. As such, the officer instructed the man to walk home, or he would be placed under arrest. As the man walked away, he once again began to scream profanity and was subsequently placed under arrest for Public Drunkenness.