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Deputy Not Allowed to Bring Duty Weapon Into Atlanta Theater

A local sheriff's deputy escorting a group of fifth-grade students on a field trip to the Fox Theater in Atlanta said he was told to stand outside because he was carrying his service weapon.

February 12, 2016

Patrol

Video: Georgia Officer Killed Serving No-Knock Warrant

Major Greg Barney was shot and killed while assisting Clayton County, GA, police serving a no-knock drug warrant. He was not wearing a vest.

February 12, 2016

Patrol

Georgia Officer Killed Serving No-Knock Warrant

Major Greg Barney was shot and killed while assisting Clayton County, GA, police serving a no-knock drug warrant at an apartment complex across the street from his police station. More Here.

February 12, 2016

Patrol

FBI Arrests 46 Georgia Correctional Officers in Drug Trafficking Sting

The probe found that prison guards and staff were smuggling contraband such as liquor, tobacco, and cell phones into the cell blocks for money. Inmates used the illegal cell phones to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.

February 11, 2016

Patrol

Georgia Deputy Shot in Arm Serving Warrant

A Chatham County, Ga., sheriff’s deputy is recovering after he was shot in the arm while serving a warrant Wednesday afternoon in Pooler — an incident that spurred a three-hour standoff with numerous law enforcement agencies, disrupted traffic and adjoining neighborhoods and caused several school buses to be rerouted.

February 11, 2016

Technology

Corrections Facility Equips Officers With Utility's BodyWorn Cameras

Utility, Inc. officially announced the Atlanta Department of Corrections has deployed Utility's BodyWorn police body cameras—the only automated, policy-based, body-worn police camera currently available on the market, according to the company.

February 1, 2016

Patrol

Georgia Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed at End of High-Speed Chase Near Atlanta

Jacob Fields, a 3-year veteran of the Georgia State Patrol, was attempting to pull over Israel Vladimir Rodriguez, 26, of Acworth on Interstate 75 in Cobb County for speeding, when the suspect started to take off. More Here.

January 28, 2016

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Video: Georgia Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed at End of High-Speed Chase Near Atlanta

Jacob Fields, a 3-year veteran of the Georgia State Patrol, was attempting to pull over Israel Vladimir Rodriguez, 26, of Acworth on Interstate 75 in Cobb County for speeding, when the suspect started to take off.

January 28, 2016

Patrol

Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Officer for Murder in Shooting of Unarmed, Naked Man

The decision came after DeKalb County prosecutors presented their case against Officer Robert Olsen, who fatally shot Anthony Hill on March 9 while responding to a call of a man behaving erratically outside a suburban Atlanta apartment complex.

January 21, 2016

Patrol

Atlanta Transit Officer Killed in Funeral Procession Wreck

A Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) officer was killed in a wreck in Fulton County, GA, Saturday afternoon.

December 14, 2015

Patrol

Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Suspect in Downtown Gun Battle

Atlanta police said that officers saw a vehicle driving the wrong way on Ted Turner Drive. As officers made a U-turn to make a traffic stop, the wrong-way vehicle was involved with a crash at Ted Turner and Ivan Allen Blvd. More Here.

December 1, 2015

Patrol

Video: Off-Duty Atlanta Officer and Pet Dog Arrest Burglary Suspects

Alan Gruen, a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department, noticed something was off when he looked out his window Monday. He grabbed his dog "Mr. Boris," grabbed his radio and took a walk.

December 1, 2015