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Public Affairs Director Nelly Miles shares communication strategies with Julie Parker in response to the Ahmaud Arbery video
For the Brookhaven Police Department in metro Atlanta, livestreaming emergency calls has led to quicker response times and more effective policing
Georgia POST’s law enforcement resiliency program is designed to build mental, physical, social, spiritual and financial health
A disgruntled employee stole the piece of equipment and used it to flee; after seeing the dangers of pursuing it in cruisers, an officer took over the chase in an identical piece of equipment
The annual St. Paddy’s sting is among the creative measures police resort to in the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game to reel in wrongdoers
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The inmates, ages 14 and 15, fled after they took a Jenkins County deputy’s 45-automatic handgun and knocked him unconscious with it
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Of the 1.3 million calls answered by Atlanta’s emergency line last year, only 45,000 were considered high-priority
The panel of judges unanimously reversed former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen’s conviction after finding that the department’s use-of-force policy conflicted with state law
A Hall County Deputy was setting up for a K-9 training exercise near a pond when he heard a hissing sound and saw an alligator charging at him; he climbed an embankment to escape uninjured
Officer Melina Lim, along with three doctors who had been running the race, administered CPR to an EMT who collapsed during the race; the next year, they all walked it together
“Today’s sentencing of 291 years serves as a ... testament to the unwavering commitment of the justice system to hold perpetrators of such atrocities accountable,” Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams stated
The suspect escaped from Atlanta and flew to Miami; the same officers who initially pulled him over boarded the plane and arrested him when his return flight landed
Trooper First Class Chase Redner had been with the Georgia State Patrol since graduating from the academy in 2017
The officers suffered intense symptoms after coming into contact with documentation brought to the police station; the suspect has been arrested
Crawford County Deputy Timothy Tavarus Rivers was on his way to assist another law enforcement officer when the accident occurred
Should the House pass the legislation, the law would require bail for misdemeanors including second reckless driving or criminal trespass offenses and any misdemeanor battery
“Nothing is going to change because people can still share their videos with us,” Gwinnett County police spokesperson Sgt. Michele Pihera said
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was killed when his vehicle exited the roadway and hit an embankment while he was trying to conduct a traffic stop
“If this individual or individuals are not stopped soon, they are likely to cost someone their life,” Atlanta PD Chief Darin Schierbaum said
Atlanta PD’s helicopter observed the jail escapee run through a residential area where he attempted to conceal himself inside a garbage can
Atlanta PD Chief Schierbaum said officers removed 3,000 guns from city streets in 2023 while charging 140 documented gang members with 560 crimes
“There is an effort underway by a very small group of individuals — anarchists that want to impact the safety of Atlanta, Georgia,” Chief Schierbaum said, calling it a tactic of “violence, fear and intimidation”
The Atlanta PD changed its policy and the South Fulton city council passed a resolution no longer allowing the arrests after a man died when a TASER was deployed at him
Officer Kenya Galloway had served in the Atlanta Police Department since 2015
“[Deputy] Eric Minix was a dedicated deputy and K-9 officer, but more importantly, he was a friend to everyone who knew him,” the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement
Sgt. Marc McIntyre had been with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office since 2015 and was a military veteran who served in Iraq
Deputy Christopher Hatcher survived the crash with minor injuries and was awarded a Medal of Valor for his actions
“You’re police, no matter how long you’ve been gone and I’ve been gone for some time,” Kenneth Dodson said
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office is seeking to introduce the diary as evidence in the RICO case against a large group of protestors