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Savannah Officer Dies from Medical Emergency During Off-Duty Assignment

Corporal Doug “Twin” Herron died early Friday after experiencing a medical episode while working an off-duty assignment, according to the department.

August 14, 2023

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GA Officer Seriously Injured in Accident Scene Crash

Medics rushed the officer to a local hospital. He is now in stable condition and is expected to recover from his injuries.

August 11, 2023

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GA Deputy’s Wife and Two Children Killed in Horrific Wreck

Deputy Patrick Holtzclaw’s wife Avonlea and two young children, ages 5 and 6, were killed, as were the driver and passenger of the Corvette.

July 19, 2023

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GA Officer Cites County’s Chief Deputy for Going 96 in a 35 Zone

The body camera video captured the officer calling in the stop. "Yeah, the chief deputy driving a ******* Dodge Charger, a souped-up Dodge Charger, belongs to the sheriff's office. I just clocked this son of a ***** at 96 in a 35."

July 14, 2023

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GA Deputy Shot, Critically Wounded in Gunfight with Homeless Subject

Deputies found him in an enclosed area of a business, confirmed he had a gun, and while speaking with him in an attempt to get him to surrender, there was an exchange of gunfire between the deputies and the subject.

July 10, 2023

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Atlanta-Area Agency Recruiting Officers in New Jersey

“We are literally loading up our physically agility test and obstacle course…and we’re taking our entire testing process to the Northeast,” Capt. Jakai Breathwaite said.

July 6, 2023

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GA Rookie Named Officer of the Month for Saving Suicidal Woman

At a certain point during the dialogue, the fatigued woman looked as if she was going to fall. Officer Austin Martin quickly laced his fingers on top of hers through the fence and was able to hold her

June 22, 2023

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GA Officer Arrested for Lying to State Investigators

The officer “left the shooting scene and was later called to duty to assist with the shooting incident. Preliminary information indicates that McDonald provided false information to GBI agents about the shooting incident," GBI said.

June 20, 2023

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GA K-9 Dies in Hot Car After Air Conditioning Fails

Officers were attending scheduled active shooter training at the school around 2 p.m. when K-9 Chase was found unresponsive in the patrol vehicle by K-9 Officer Neill, Cobb County Police said.

June 6, 2023

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Atlanta-Area Deputy Clocks Ferrari Doing 178 MPH

The sheriff's office posted a picture Saturday morning of the radar gun reading 178mph; they said it happened on GA-400 going southbound out of the county.

June 6, 2023

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GA Officer Shot in Face Last Week Released from Hospital

Officer Rivers was wheeled out of the hospital, but once outside, he got up and walked down the stairs unassisted to an awaiting vehicle.

May 29, 2023

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GA Officer Shot in Head Responding to Domestic at Hotel

Officers said they initially responded to the hotel at 10:30 p.m. for a domestic fight and the first officer on the scene, Officer Rivers, was confronted by a man with a gun. Officer Rashad Rivers and the suspect exchanged fire.

May 24, 2023