Crime & Safety
Forsyth's Mounted Patrol Unit Finds New Home in Savannah
While Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper relieved the Mounted Patrol Unit of its duties earlier this year, the four horses recently found a new home in Chatham County.
The four horses that made up the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office's Mounted Patrol Unit have joined a new unit in south Georgia.
The four horses are now become part of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, according to Savannah news station WSAV.
The horses joined the department last month, bringing Chatham County's Mounted Patrol Unit to nine horses.
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Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper donated the four horses and sold an accompanying trailer to the Savannah-Chatham County Metropolitan Police Department, the news channel states.
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Willie Lovett told the station he was "extremely grateful to Forsyth Sheriff Duane Piper and his department."
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