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Atlanta Cops Live Rent Free In Higher-Crime Areas

Atlanta Police officers have been moving into homes in some of the city's higher crime areas to live rent free and protect those neighborhoods.

December 21, 2011

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Ga. Deputy Killed In Crash

Butts County (Ga.) Sheriff Deputy Ronnie Eugene Smith was killed while responding to a call late Saturday.

December 18, 2011

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Video: Ga. Cops Exchange Fire at Massage Parlor Robbery

Two Duluth (Ga.) Police officers exchanged fire with a man and woman who attempted to rob a massage parlor, dodging a hail of rounds that struck a police cruiser.

November 28, 2011

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Wrong-Way Driver Was Drinking Before He Struck, Killed Ga. Detective

A Doraville (Ga.) Police officer was responding to a home invasion call early Monday when a wrong-way driver struck and killed him in a head-on collision on I-20 in DeKalb County.

November 13, 2011

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Ga. Officer Killed In Wreck Pursuing Armed Robbers

An Albany (Ga.) Police officer was killed and a second was injured in a wreck after their patrol cars collided while the officers pursued two armed robbery suspects.

October 28, 2011

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Ga. Deputy Shot At Least Nine Times

Richmond County (Ga.) Sheriff's Deputy James Paugh was hit at least nine times by an Army National Guard soldier, and returned fire to hit Christopher Michael Hodges in the left forearm.

October 25, 2011

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Atlanta Police Clear Park, Arrest 52 Occupiers

The 52 Occupy Atlanta protesters arrested early today at Woodruff Park gained release on $100 signature bonds, following a judge's ruling. Police cleared Woodruff Park at about 12:45 a.m. after two weeks of protests, and Occupiers ignored lawful orders to disperse.

October 25, 2011

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Soldier Kills Ga. Deputy, Then Himself

An intoxicated soldier who was reportedly firing at vehicles with an M4 semiautomatic rifle fatally shot a Richmond County (Ga.) Sheriff's deputy earlier today before killing himself.

October 22, 2011

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Video: Three Men Arrested After Ga. Pursuit

Georgia officers took three men into custody on Wednesday in Savannah, following a multi-agency pursuit at high speeds with shots fired, several attempts to stop the vehicle, and a foot pursuit.

October 12, 2011

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3 Illegals who Fired at Georgia Trooper Arrested

The three illegal immigrants who fired at a Georgia State Patrol trooper were arrested following a 24-hour manhunt involving multiple agencies. One suspect was caught around noon on Monday and the other two were caught at 5 p.m.

October 3, 2011

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Ga. Cop Killer Executed, Proclaims Innocence From Gurney

Moments before state-administered lethal drugs ended his life, the man convicted of killing a Savannah police officer proclaimed his innocence from a gurney and asked for mercy for those about to kill him.

September 20, 2011

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Parole Board Denies Clemency for Ga. Cop Killer

On Tuesday, Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency for Troy Davis, convicted of shooting an officer in the chest and face. The move paves the way for his death by lethal injection on Wednesday.

September 19, 2011