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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2009

Assault Weapons Stolen From Cop Car

Clayton County police in Georgia are very concerned about two guns that are now on the streets. The guns are theirs. They were stolen when thieves broke into a Clayton County SWAT officer's patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2009

Atlanta Police Host Job Fairs To Find 150 Recruits

The Atlanta Police Department hosted a job fair and testing on Tuesday, hiring to fill the next two academy classes for 2009, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2009

Georgia Man Shoots Two Deputies, Kills Himself

Newton County, Ga., officials say two sheriff’s deputies have been hospitalized with wounds after a standoff with a man later found shot to death.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2009

Georgia Sheriff Adds 30 Hybrid Propane Patrol Vehicles

Force 911 has completed the installation of 30 hybrid propane fuel systems for Jackson County (Ga.) Sheriff's Department. The fuel conversions create a dual fuel system in each vehicle, allowing it to run on traditional gasoline or propane gas. The county was able to purchase the propane fuel systems using seized drug funds.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2009

Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Ford's Crown Vic Police Interceptor (2009) is a workhorse patrol car for big-city and small-town LE agencies. The automaker has committed to producing it through 2011. Known as the CVPI, it has been a staple in the fleets of the Los Angeles Police Department and New York State Police, as well as the South Dakota Highway Patrol and Sandy Springs (Ga.) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 30, 2009

Atlanta Police Audit Ties Slow Response to Scheduling

Most of south and west Atlanta have periods every day when police officers are so busy that they may have to leave one incident they’re responding to in order to assist in a high-priority call, an audit report released Wednesday has found.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2009

One in Three Recent Atlanta Police Academy Graduates Have Criminal Records

More than one-third of recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have been arrested or cited for a crime, according to a review of their job applications. The arrests ranged from minor offenses such as shoplifting to violent charges including assault. More than one-third of the officers had been rejected by other law enforcement agencies, and more than half of the recruits admitted using marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2009

Police: Georgia Teen Hid Gun in School Ceiling, Planned "Harm"

Police arrested Forrest Busby, 17, at Woodstock High School and found a revolver he is said to have brought to school and hid in the bathroom ceiling, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2009

Georgia Cold Case Squad Cracks First Case

The Gwinnett County Police Department’s newly minted cold case squad has cracked its first case — a 2007 fatal shooting of a Norcross teenager who was working at a gas station.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 12, 2008

Georgia Sheriff’s Office Cracks Down on Gangs, Wins IACP Award

Using an operational tattoo shop as a business front, the Richmond County, Ga., Sheriff’s Office Gang Task Force conducted undercover investigations to reduce gun sales by local street gangs.

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