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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2019

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2019

Georgia Officer Run Over by Truck Suffers Severe Injuries

The agency posted to its Facebook page on Sunday, "Our officer is currently undergoing surgery and has serious injuries from being run over. We will keep you posted on his status."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Atlanta Police Prepared for Super Bowl Sunday

According to CBS News, a hard security perimeter of roughly a quarter mile will surround the stadium where 13 of the 15 official NFL events will take place, and the city will be the center of a 30-mile no-fly zone around the stadium. An undisclosed number of F-16 fighter aircraft will intercept any aircraft encroaching that airspace with instructions to keep the offending aircraft from nearing the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

19-Year-Old Georgia Deputy Killed in On-Duty Crash

Deputy Joshua Ryer was en route to the Regional Youth Detention Center there in Washington. Deputy Ryer had not yet picked up the individual when the accident occurred.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2019

Georgia Woman Finds Nearly 100-Year-Old Police Badge, Gives It to Agency

White, who recently published his history of the Gainesville Police, learned of the short-lived Hall County Police during his research. Working as a supplement to the sheriff’s office in a growing county, Hall County Police only existed between April 1920 and April 1922.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2019

Death Threats Over OIS Prompt Atlanta Police to Issue Alert to Officers

Officer Jarius Daugherty said Atlanta Police officers have received multiple death threats after the death of 18-year-old D’ettrick Griffin, who was shot and killed by a plainclothes Atlanta officer when he attempted to steal his car at a gas station earlier this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2019

Violent Subject Deploys Officer's TASER on Officer During Struggle

Officers with the Smyrna (GA) Police Department were engaged in a violent struggle with a dangerous subject when the man gained control of one of the officer's TASER and deployed it on one of the officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2018

Georgia Officer Dies Weeks After Being Shot in the Face

Officer Michael Smith of the Henry County (GA) Police Department died early Friday morning, weeks after being shot in the face during a call of a suspicious person at a dental office on December 6.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 26, 2018

Georgia Police Grant Boy's Birthday Wish to Tour Department HQ

A 9-year-old boy in Georgia got a ride in a police car on his birthday—and it was exactly what he wanted for a present.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2018

Georgia Officer Grazed by Gunfire at Domestic Violence Call

An officer with the DeKalb County (GA) Police Department is in stable condition after he was wounded in a shooting that occurred at a domestic violence call.

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