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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2022

Video Shows GA Officer Use Tourniquet on Gunshot Victim

The Atlanta Police Department credits officers for reacting quickly and applying a tourniquet to a man who had been shot in the shoulder Sunday. The department recently released body-worn camera video showing the officers in action.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2022

GA Deputy Killed by Tree Falling on Patrol Car

The fatal accident happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning on Ga. Highway 16. Jamie Reynolds, a veteran law enforcement officer in his second year with the Spalding County Sheriff's Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2022

Woman Fell Out of Moving Patrol Vehicle and Died Because GA Deputies Failed to Close Door, Report Says

The report says the deputies closed the rear driver’s side door but did not properly close the rear passenger side door.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

Atlanta Police: 14-Year-Old’s Punch Broke Officer’s Eye Socket

The 14-year-old’s fist hit the officer's right eye, fracturing the eye socket and doctors are worried about nerve damage. The boy has been charged with aggravated battery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2022

Sheriff’s Investigator Serving with U.S. Marshals Shot During Arrest of GA Murder Suspect

The officer shot was a Coweta County Sheriff's Office investigator attached to the U.S. Marshals Service, a statement from the Coweta County Sheriff's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2022

GA Agency Approved to Start Drone as First Responder Program

Brookhaven PD is now the first agency in the southeast to be authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) in an urban area.

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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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