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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2015

Georgia Officer Ambushed, Killed at Shots Fired Call

By the time officers arrived, the gunman had left the home and was roaming the neighborhood, the station reported. The officers were immediately fired upon, and as they ran for cover.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2015

Georgia Sheriff, Deputy Shot by Former Officer Who Had Just Killed His Ex-Wife

“Upon their arrival, they found a female who was deceased in the garage. They made entry to see if any other victims were inside. Upon entry, it appears they were ambushed,” GBI Deputy Director of Investigations Rusty Andrews said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2015

Former Savannah Chief Gets 90 Months in Prison for Gambling, Extortion

Former Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Metropolitan Police Chief Willie Lovett has been sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison and a $50,000 fine for his part in a federal gambling and extortion case.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2015

Georgia Deputy Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Investigators said they became concerned when Cpl. Sam Driskell, a 10-year veteran of the Paulding Sheriff's Office, failed to show up for a court appearance in which he was scheduled to testify. The office sent two deputies to his home.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2014

Georgia Man Killed in Standoff After Shooting at Police, Neighbors

As members of the SWAT team approached the house, police said the gunman opened fire again and several rounds hit the SWAT vehicle. At that point, police decided to evacuate the neighborhood and that's when things got intense.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2014

Georgia County Pays Woman $100K to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit Against Police

Barnes said she was riding her bike on Austell Road to get butter for her family Easter Sunday when she saw the two officers. She said she cursed at them and flipped them off, and they came after her.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2014

Video: Missing Boy Found Behind False Wall

Clayton County, Ga., police rescued a 13-year-old boy, who was reported missing by his mother in 2010, Saturday morning. He was found behind a false wall in his father's home.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2014

Man Gets 105 Years for Shooting Georgia Officer at Traffic Stop

James Albert Phillips, 36, was found guilty of 12 charges, including criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated battery, trafficking in methamphetamine, criminal damage to property, four counts of possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, and four counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon,

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2014

Video: Georgia Grand Jury Clears SWAT Team in Raid That Injured Toddler, Slams "Emergency" Drug Investigations

In their 15-page presentment, the grand jury found no cause for criminal charges against the deputies involved in the botched SWAT raid, but they had plenty to say about the investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2014

Video: Cuffed Prisoner Shoots Georgia Officer During Transport

Benton somehow got Christy’s .40-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol and shot the officer in the thigh and the wrist before Christy’s partner, Detective Eddie Stubbs, shot and killed the prisoner.

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