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Patrol

GA House Passes Bill Banning the Defunding of Police

The proposal would ban cities and counties from cutting spending on police departments by more than 5% in a year, unless they experience revenue loss.

February 26, 2021

Patrol

GA Officers Rescue 2 People from Burning Car

Fayetteville police said the car left the roadway and crashed into a tree, bursting into flames. An off-duty officer called 911.

February 25, 2021

Patrol

GA Grand Jury Finds Fatal OIS of 17-Year-Old Auto Theft Suspect Justified

Assistant District Attorney Jason Saliba, during a press conference on Thursday evening, said a tag reader ran the vehicle's plate which came back stolen out of Atlanta just 23 hours earlier. That's when officers tried to make a traffic stop and a vehicle pursuit began.

February 19, 2021

Patrol

2 Atlanta Officers Fired During Summer Unrest Reinstated

“Lawful use of force is never going to look good on video,” the officers' lawyer Lance LoRusso said. “You have to be trained to understand why the officers were doing what they were doing. There was a clear rush to judgement.”

February 2, 2021

Point of Law

Case Against Former Atlanta Officer Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting Transferred to Attorney General by New DA

In a letter sent Wednesday to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, newly elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cited the conduct of former DA Paul Howard in her request to have the case transferred.

January 29, 2021

Command

Atlanta's Chief Assembles Panel of Police Experts to Address Rising Crime

Atlanta Interim Police Chief Rodney Bryant is enlisting the advice of former police chiefs and senior veteran officers to gather ideas on how to combat rising crime in the city.

January 13, 2021

Patrol

GA Corrections Officer Shot Outside Prison, 1 Suspect Dead and 1 in Custody

Officers working the drop came across one of the suspects, 26-year-old Marquavious Parks, and one of the officers was shot.

December 29, 2020

Patrol

GA Police Vehicle Stolen by Naked Woman, Officer Hit and Injured

A Forest Park, GA, police officer is recovering in the hospital after he was intentionally struck by his own patrol vehicle driven by a naked woman.

December 11, 2020

Command

PERF to Review Atlanta Police Policies and Training

The consultants will likely face resistance from the rank-and-file, said Atlanta Police Union president Jason Segura. Officers have felt under siege since former Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired.

November 20, 2020

Patrol

Georgia Officer Rescues Railroad Engineers from Derailed Train

An officer with the Liburn (GA) Police Department is being lauded as a hero for racing into the wreckage of a derailed train to rescue two engineers trapped inside the wreckeage. He was off duty at the time.

October 13, 2020

Patrol

Suspected AR Cop Killer was Wanted for Murder in GA

A man arrested on suspicion of murder in the killing of Officer Kevin Collins of the Pine Bluff (AR) Police Department earlier this week has been wanted for murder by Georgia authorities since June.

October 7, 2020

Patrol

Atlanta Officer Gives Her SUV to Mother of Five

An Atlanta police officer has donated her SUV to a mother of five who is reportedly a victim of domestic abuse. The mother had recently expressed she couldn’t get back and forth to work.

October 6, 2020