COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the Columbus Police Department released results from their Special Operations detail, which focused on criminal activity and crime reduction, along with a Traffic Unit DUI detail on New Year’s Eve and over five days surrounding the holiday.
The Special Operations Unit’s New Year’s Eve results are listed below:
- 141 contacts
- 16 arrests
- 7 warrants cleared
- 6 firearms recovered
- Drugs recovered included fentanyl, meth, cocaine, marijuana, promethazine, and other pills
CPD’s Traffic Unit’s New Year’s Eve results are listed below:
- 169 contacts
- 5 arrests
- 6 DUI arrests
- 1 firearm recovered
The Traffic Unit’s Five-Day Detail results, including New Year’s Eve are listed below:
- 892 contacts
- 37 arrests
- 20 DUI arrests
- 3 firearms recovered
- 1 stolen vehicle recovered
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