Police officers were swamped by the huge crowd which led to a number of problems, including bumper-to-bumper traffic, seven people injured in a car crash and a woman shot in . What Falcons NFC South rivals did in 2023 NFL draft. And when there is an overage and I use that term loosely of vehicles and people in those vehicles, it really is not good for our island, is not good for the resources that we have to provide for our citizens, for our residents, and for our businesses and for our visitors.. You feel bad for the guys, said Diane Kaufman, owner of the rental properties Mermaid Cottages, describing the troopers in full uniform, under the hot sun. Kemp declared a state of emergency. But in an effort to curb the coronavirus, the city council voted to . The former Calhoun Square has been without a name since November. With traffic delays and crowds impacting the Island, now, with another rumored party scheduled for this weekend on the Island, she says Tybee police have already been working with the Department of Natural Resources and Georgia State Patrol to prepare.Sessions says this Orange Crush weekend was unlike any other event on Tybee shes ever seen. They did not specify if they were Orange Crush related or not. Sessions said that Tybee Island city attorneys are looking into what we can do to have better control over how many people can access the island for future events a move she acknowledged would be legally challenging. THERE WERE 18 ARRESTS IN TOTAL. We have documentation from our police chief that we asked for and received confirmation at one point, said Sessions, but theres a letter that states that they would not be able to provide as much coverage because they were going to be in Savannah.. I was with law enforcement all day Saturday and Saturday night, monitoring the beach. To have a process in place that we can take firm action immediately rather than later, she says. All rights reserved. In the wake of a weekend of chaos on Tybee Island, Mayor Shirley Sessions tells WSAV the city has roped many other local law enforcement and emergency services for this weekends follow up beach bash, PeachFest.