MACON, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol troopers and Bibb deputies say they made hundreds of arrests and stops in Macon over the weekend in effort to crack down on crime, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
DPS says the Georgia State Patrol Troop D and Aviation partnered with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Gang Task Force, and the U.S. Marshal's Bibb Office in a "Crime Suppression Enforcement Detail" from Friday to Sunday.
The agency says the operation netted hundreds of arrests and citations.
In total, they stopped over 800 cars, issuing over 500 warnings and 700 citations or arrests.
18 wanted people were also found.
- Vehicle stops – 827
- DUIs - 35
- Reckless Driving – 2
- Citations/Arrests – 769
- Warnings – 526
- Pursuits – 3
- Impounded Vehicles – 57
- Wanted Persons – 18
- Felony Arrests – 4
- Drug Arrests – 5
GSP says this is the second detail that they have carried out.