The supervisor of the FBI's Savannah office said today that an investigation of the Savannah-Chatham police department found no federal violations occured following allegations that crimes were not being reported properly.
Senior agent Eugene Kowel informed the Savannah City Council this morning that the investigation was closed after Police Chief Willie Lovett had requested 12 complaints be looked into in February.
"The complaints appear to be serious and, if they occured, should be addresed, but should be addressed by Chief Lovett," Kowel said.
Alderman Tony Thomas in January publicly questioned whether the department's 2012 overall crime figures were based on numbers that were manipulated because officers were failing to file reports on some crimes.
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