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Patrol

2 Georgia Deputies Shot, Blue Alert Issued for Suspect

The suspect, allegedly took a deputy’s gun and used it to shoot the two deputies around midnight Tuesday.

January 11, 2022

Training

Atlanta Police Dispute Claim of Lowering Standards for Recruits

"In 2021, we hired 122 recruits -- this during a time we were seeing a nationwide decrease in police applications," the department wrote on Facebook.

January 7, 2022

Patrol

Georgia Officer and Two Women Killed at Domestic, Suspect Dead

Field Training Officer Henry Laxson was shot and killed during the domestic response, which began around 8:40 p.m. in Rex, Clayton County police Chief Kevin Roberts said early Wednesday.

December 1, 2021

Patrol

GA Deputies Wounded, Suspect Killed After Manhunt

DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said law enforcement officers from multiple agencies pursued 38-year-old Edward Allen Gatling to a wooded area near the initial incident Wednesday afternoon. Gatling was killed in a shootout.

December 1, 2021

Patrol

5 Georgia Officers Indicted for Murder Over 2019 Arrest Death

Henry County police officers Robert Butera and Quinton Phillips and Hampton officers Mason Lewis, Marcus Stroud and Gregory Bowlden are charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and violation of oath by public officer.

November 26, 2021

Patrol

Savannah Renames Street to Honor City's First Black Officer

Lt. John White is the last living member of the Original Nine black police officers who integrated the Savannah Police Department back in 1947. The 97-year-old was the first of the group to be sworn in, also making him the first Black law enforcement officer to be sworn in in Georgia.

November 19, 2021

Special Units

GA Standoff Ends with Explosion and Fire

Around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, a fire started from the garage of the home. Reporters on the scene saw heavy smoke in the sky and heard multiple rounds of gunfire. Police say Jessee had an arsenal stored in the garage, including Tannerite explosives.

November 17, 2021

Patrol

Atlanta Officers Pull Man Through Window of Car Engulfed in Flames

The officers found a motorist unconscious and trapped inside the burning car. They couldn't get the door open or awaken the man, so the window was their only option.

November 17, 2021

Patrol

Man Wanted for Killing GA Officer Kills Self Before Capture

The suspect barricaded himself in a room and investigators were within feet of him, police said. He then took his own life before being captured.

November 10, 2021

Patrol

Georgia Officer Succumbs to Wounds from Shooting, $60K Reward Offered for Suspect

Officer Paramhans Desai had been on life support after the shooting.

November 9, 2021

Patrol

GA Deputy Dies Three Days After Shooting at Domestic

Lena Nicole Marshall, who joined the sheriff’s office in June 2020, died shortly before 4 p.m. after she was shot Friday night by a suspect, Sheriff Janis Mangum confirmed.

November 9, 2021

Patrol

Georgia Officer Remains in Critical Condition from Thursday Shooting, $30K Reward Offered for Suspect

Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai, 38, remains in critical condition Monday following the shooting that unfolded Thursday night during a domestic in McDonough, outside of Atlanta.

November 8, 2021