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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2022

Security System Helps Atlanta Police Provide Recruits a Safe Residence

“Compass Security Solutions, the security integrator on the project, designed a system that includes 25 Axis network cameras installed in indoor common areas and on outdoor perimeters of the four-story building. This gives the police department, including a supervising officer who lives in the complex, comprehensive situational awareness of the facility. What’s more, Axis video analytics are used to detect any loitering next to the building.”

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Newsby Wayne ParhamJuly 13, 2022

EOW Ride to Remember Visiting 268 Departments to Honor 608 Officers Lost in 2021

“In 2019, we lost 147 officers and we traveled to 94 departments to honor all of them. In 2020, we lost 358 and we traveled to 194 departments and a little over 23,000 miles. And this year, we're honoring 608 and traveling to 268 departments over 23,000 miles and 79 days,” says Shah.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2022

Atlanta Strip Clubs Will Soon be Able to Hire Off-Duty Police for Security

Darin Schierbaum, the interim chief, said he will change the decades-old policy prohibiting off-duty extra jobs for these establishments.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2022

Atlanta Police Car Stolen by 14-Year-Old

Darin Schierbaum, the interim APD chief, recently briefed city council members about the arrests of 15-year-old boys that investigators linked to more than fifty car crimes.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2022

GA Teen Crashes into House, Killing Woman During Vehicle Pursuit

During the pursuit, officials say the driver lost control and drove straight into the home, smashing through the front porch.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2022

GA Agency Tosses Hundreds of Tickets Over Speed Equipment Testing

Police immediately notified county Solicitor General Maria Lugue, who prosecutes traffic citations, when the problem was discovered June 2.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2022

Atlanta to Pay Officers $4,000 Retention Bonus

The $4,000 retention bonus will be paid to APD officers, investigators, sergeants, lieutenants. All APD officers will also receive a 2 percent cost-of-living increase.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2022

GA Sheriff’s Sergeant Dies After Medical Crisis During Classroom Training

Sgt. Sean M. Free initially felt nauseous during an indoor training session on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2022

GA Agency’s Insurance Must Cover Deputy’s Sex Reassignment Surgery

She told Sheriff Cullen Talton the previous year that she identified as a woman, planned to dress as a woman on the job, and wanted to go undergo surgery, but Houston County’s health care coverage prohibited coverage for sex reassignment.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2022

Atlanta Cops Enter Smoke-Filled Home to Rescue Woman with Knife Threatening Suicide

Once located, police say the woman repeatedly pled for the officers to kill her. Officers were able to restrain her and carry her to safety, outside the home.

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