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Special Units
Atlanta PD Disbands Hard-Charging Gang Unit
The Atlanta PD launched Red Dog, which is said to stand for Run Every Drug Dealer Out Of Georgia, during the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1980s when Atlanta had open-air drug markets and almost weekly drive-by shootings.
February 9, 2011
Weapons
Atlanta PD Transitions to Glock Pistols
The agency ordered 2,300 Glock 22 Gen4 pistols for a department-wide transition to Glock firearms. SWAT officers will get the Glock 21 in .45 ACP.
July 18, 2013
Patrol
Atlanta PD Produces "Happy" Video
The Atlanta Police Department's version of the video for Pharrell Williams' song "Happy" was produced by the Public Affairs Unit. The video features both sworn and civilian APD employees from various units/sections/divisions across the city.
March 23, 2015
Patrol
Video: DEA, Atlanta PD Make $8 Million Drug Bust
The DEA says a raid on that home yielded 14 kilograms of heroin that was wrapped up and made to look like Mexican candy. The DEA says investigators also found 50 kilograms of meth in liquid form.
May 8, 2015
Training
Atlanta PD Test Drives Segway Scooter
Atlanta's finest unveiled a battalion of Segway Human Transporter vehicles Tuesday. The battery-powered, two-wheeled scooters can top out at 15 mph.
April 23, 2002
Patrol
Atlanta PD: Officers Followed Proper Procedure at IHOP
An off-duty officer who took an intoxicated woman into custody during a scuffle at a suburban Atlanta IHOP followed proper procedure, an internal review by the Atlanta Police Department has found.
May 16, 2011
Patrol
DEA, Atlanta PD Make $8 Million Drug Bust
The DEA says a raid on that home yielded 14 kilograms of heroin that was wrapped up and made to look like Mexican candy. The DEA says investigators also found 50 kilograms of meth in liquid form. More Here.
May 8, 2015
Training
Atlanta PD Recruits New Officers in Economically Downtrodden Ohio
To help fill 150 jobs with more seasoned officers, the Atlanta Police Department is heading to Ohio, an industrial state that's been hit hard by the economic downturn, WXIA.com reports.
September 29, 2009
Patrol
Atlanta PD Rolls Out Take-Home Program, New Car Design
Officers voiced a desire for a take-home vehicle program, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explained. It doesn't just have benefits to the officers, either. Dickens said seeing vehicles parked around the community brings people a sense of safety and security.
November 10, 2022
Patrol
Atlanta Chief Praises Public Safety Response to Super Bowl
The Atlanta PD-led mission took nearly two years to plan, with more than 40 federal, state and local agencies involved.
February 6, 2019
Special Units
Independent Review of Atlanta Police Planned
Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington has hired a consulting firm to objectively review how the department operates. The reporting practices of Atlanta PD have been questioned for many years.
January 22, 2003
Patrol
Atlanta Deputy Chief to Lead Chattanooga Police
"This is a dream come true," Chief Celeste Murphy, who served two decades with the Atlanta PD, told an audience at the announcement. "I've rose through every single rank, I didn't skip anything. And I did that intentionally to make sure that I was prepared to do something like this today."
February 23, 2022
Patrol
Reese Witherspoon Arrest
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon told an Atlanta PD officer he would "find out who I am" for arresting her husband for drunk driving. The intoxicated actress was also arrested for briefly resisting. Read the full story here.
May 2, 2013
Special Units
Meth Superlab In Georgia
Take a closer look at the raid led by the Gwinnett County (Ga.) PD's Special Investigation Section of a meth house in suburban Atlanta that resulted in the seizure of almost a half-ton of methamphetamine with a street value of $44 million. Police arrested a Texas man in connection with the bust. Photos courtesy of Gwinnett County PD.
December 1, 2010
Patrol
Video: Atlanta Officer Recovering After Accidental Shooting
An Atlanta police officer was recovering Thursday after reportedly being accidentally shot by another officer.
May 24, 2018
Patrol
Atlanta Officer Suffers Fatal Medical Event Before Shift
Officer Kenya Galloway, 44, was found unresponsive in his personal vehicle around 11 p.m. He was reportedly off duty.
January 5, 2024
Patrol
Atlanta Officer Gives Her SUV to Mother of Five
An Atlanta police officer has donated her SUV to a mother of five who is reportedly a victim of domestic abuse. The mother had recently expressed she couldn’t get back and forth to work.
October 6, 2020
Command
Atlanta's Chief Assembles Panel of Police Experts to Address Rising Crime
Atlanta Interim Police Chief Rodney Bryant is enlisting the advice of former police chiefs and senior veteran officers to gather ideas on how to combat rising crime in the city.
January 13, 2021
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