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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2021

Atlanta Mayor Announces Plan to Hire 250 Officers

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said 90 police recruits are currently in the pipeline, and that she is working with the City Council to enact a retention bonus for officers. The department is about 400 officers under its authorized level.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2021

Man with 6 Guns and Body Armor Arrested at Atlanta Grocery Store

Officers responded to the store at around 1:35 p.m. and met with management who said the armed man entered the store's restroom. Responding officers found the man and immediately detained him.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2021

Dozens of Street Racers Arrested Outside Atlanta

Authorities said deputies and officers went from car to car and arrested all 88 suspects in the street racing crew.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2021

Georgia Officer Rescues Teen from Burning Truck

Officer Blake Puckett realized 18-year-old Laurel Putnam strapped in her seatbelt and unconscious.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2021

GA Sheriff's Lieutenant Shot and Killed in Vehicle Pursuit

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the shooting happened near U.S. Highway 84 and State Road 310 on Saturday, stemming from a car chase that began in Seminole County.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2021

GA House Passes Bill Banning the Defunding of Police

The proposal would ban cities and counties from cutting spending on police departments by more than 5% in a year, unless they experience revenue loss.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2021

GA Officers Rescue 2 People from Burning Car

Fayetteville police said the car left the roadway and crashed into a tree, bursting into flames. An off-duty officer called 911.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2021

GA Grand Jury Finds Fatal OIS of 17-Year-Old Auto Theft Suspect Justified

Assistant District Attorney Jason Saliba, during a press conference on Thursday evening, said a tag reader ran the vehicle's plate which came back stolen out of Atlanta just 23 hours earlier. That's when officers tried to make a traffic stop and a vehicle pursuit began.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2021

2 Atlanta Officers Fired During Summer Unrest Reinstated

“Lawful use of force is never going to look good on video,” the officers' lawyer Lance LoRusso said. “You have to be trained to understand why the officers were doing what they were doing. There was a clear rush to judgement.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2021

Case Against Former Atlanta Officer Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting Transferred to Attorney General by New DA

In a letter sent Wednesday to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, newly elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cited the conduct of former DA Paul Howard in her request to have the case transferred.

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