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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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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2021

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2020

GA Corrections Officer Shot Outside Prison, 1 Suspect Dead and 1 in Custody

Officers working the drop came across one of the suspects, 26-year-old Marquavious Parks, and one of the officers was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2020

GA Police Vehicle Stolen by Naked Woman, Officer Hit and Injured

A Forest Park, GA, police officer is recovering in the hospital after he was intentionally struck by his own patrol vehicle driven by a naked woman.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

PERF to Review Atlanta Police Policies and Training

The consultants will likely face resistance from the rank-and-file, said Atlanta Police Union president Jason Segura. Officers have felt under siege since former Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired.

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