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Bibb deputy shortage leaves downtown Macon vulnerable to crime, leaders say
A new Life at Night committee is working with law enforcement to create safer downtown streets after dark
Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ)
Updated: 4:17 PM EDT July 30, 2021
MACON, Ga.
Editor s Note: The video in this story is coverage of the Thirsty Turtle s alcohol license suspension from earlier this week.
Two nights before violence sent Darrin Ford to the floor of his downtown lounge again, he was discussing crime with colleagues crying out for more law enforcement.
“Something absolutely has to be done because it’s not an ‘if,’ it’s a ‘when’ something else is going to happen at that location,” Ford prophetically said about the Thirsty Turtle up the street. ....

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