Officers responded to an address on 2nd Avenue to assist Code Enforcement with a call involving an unpermitted tree removal. An officer spoke with the onsite supervisor for the contracted company and issued a citation for the unpermitted work.

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Officers responded to a call involving possible threats. While speaking with our team, the caller stated that on three separate occasions, an acquaintance had told him that “his day was coming” and that “he better watch his back”. The caller further stated that he believes the acquaintance in question blames him for being fired from a job where they worked together previously. A report was filed, and the caller was informed about how to seek a protective order from Chatham County.

One of our officers stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign. When asked for her license, the driver claimed that she didn’t have it with her. The officer then asked for her name and date of birth, at which time she provided information that proved to be fake. When confronted about her lie, the woman claimed that she had been “nervous”, because she knew her license was suspended. Of course, that turned out to be the least of her worries. A check of the woman’s ACTUAL name and date of birth through the GCIC computer system revealed that she had an active warrant through another jurisdiction. She was then placed under arrest and charged with Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign, Driving While License Suspended, and Giving a False Name and Date of Birth to Law Enforcement, before being transported to the Chatham County Detention Center to answer for her non-local warrant.

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Officers responded to a restaurant on Tybrisa Street in reference to a disorderly person. During the course of the investigation, officers learned that the suspect had crossed barriers intended to ensure the safety of those involved in the Critz Run, and harassed participants. Two witnesses also came forward to state that the man had approached children in the area while identifying himself to them as a “child molester”. While speaking with the suspect, officers noticed that he appeared to be heavily intoxicated and was clutching an open container of alcohol. He was then placed under arrest and charged with Disorderly conduct and Public Drunkenness.

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Officers responded to a residence on Izlar Avenue in reference to suspicious activity. While speaking with our team, the victim stated that he had received a strange note written with mailbox stickers, which included personal insults and claimed that he was “under strict surveillance”. The victim further stated that this was the third such note that he had received over the course of the past year. A report was filed, and the victim was provided with follow-up information.

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Just after 3:00AM, one of our officers stopped a bicyclist for riding at night without a headlight. During the course of the investigation, the officer learned that the bicyclist had an active warrant through another jurisdiction. He was then placed under arrest and transported to the Chatham County Detention Center to answer for his non-local warrant.

A concerned citizen found a wallet near Tybrisa Street and turned it in to police. After being notified of the whereabouts of her wallet, the owner came to the Tybee Island Police Department and retrieved her property. A report was filed, and no further action was taken during that time.

One of our officers stopped a vehicle for failure to maintain lane. While talking to the driver, the officer noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and that he slurred his words as he spoke. There was also an open container of alcohol in plain view. During the course of the subsequent investigation, however, officers came to believe that the driver may have consumed more than alcohol. When asked, the man admitted to taking prescription medication, and produced a pill bottle which contained a white powdery substance. When field tested, that substance gave a positive result for Cocaine. The man was then placed under arrest and charged with Failure to Maintain Lane, No License on Person, Open Container, DUI (Less Safe), and Possession of a Schedule II Substance.