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Command

Atlanta Mayor Taps Acting Chief as Next Chief, Creates Advisory Group on Crime

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms has announced she is naming interim police chief Rodney Bryant as permanent chief, and asked the City Council to approve that appointment.

May 5, 2021

Special Units

GA K-9 to Retire After Recovering from Gunshot Wound

Jerry Lee was rushed to the Blue Pearl Animal Hospital in Sandy Springs shortly after the shooting, the GBI previously said. He was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon, wearing a blue cast from paw to shoulder as he pranced to meet his handler.

April 23, 2021

Patrol

GA Officer Killed in Crash Heading to Off-Duty Job

A Clayton County, GA, police officer was killed in a crash as he was heading to his off-duty job Monday.

April 21, 2021

Patrol

Dashcam Video Shows Deadly Shootout at End of Georgia Pursuit

New dashcam video from Monday's Carroll County, GA, pursuit and shootout, that left 3 officers wounded and 1 man dead, has been released.

April 15, 2021

Patrol

3 Officers Injured in Georgia Vehicle Pursuit and Shooting

During the chase, the passenger used a rifle to fire at officers as it went through Carroll County and Villa Rica, authorities said.

April 12, 2021

Vehicle Ops

GA Agency Shows Off Officer Protection Package on Patrol Cars

Scott Misico, supervisior, Fleet Management, says the system alerts officers when someone is approaching from the vehicle's blindspot when they are parked and working on a laptop or are otherwise distracted.

April 9, 2021

Patrol

Georgia Deputy Killed in Jail Stabbing

GBI officials said deputies were moving an inmate, Albert Booze, to another area of the jail when the stabbing happened. Booze had made threats to harm himself and was being placed on suicide watch.

April 6, 2021

Training

Atlanta Mayor Announces Plan to Hire 250 Officers

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said 90 police recruits are currently in the pipeline, and that she is working with the City Council to enact a retention bonus for officers. The department is about 400 officers under its authorized level.

April 5, 2021

Patrol

Man with 6 Guns and Body Armor Arrested at Atlanta Grocery Store

Officers responded to the store at around 1:35 p.m. and met with management who said the armed man entered the store's restroom. Responding officers found the man and immediately detained him.

March 25, 2021

Patrol

Dozens of Street Racers Arrested Outside Atlanta

Authorities said deputies and officers went from car to car and arrested all 88 suspects in the street racing crew.

March 15, 2021

Patrol

Georgia Officer Rescues Teen from Burning Truck

Officer Blake Puckett realized 18-year-old Laurel Putnam strapped in her seatbelt and unconscious.

March 9, 2021

Patrol

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.

March 1, 2021