A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility. Critics call it “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer tossed the charges Tuesday.
An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers in more than a dozen cities, including Atlanta.
Hundreds gathered at First Baptist Church Atlanta in Dunwoody today to remember DeKalb County police officer and former Marine David Rose who was killed by a gunman near CDC campus on Aug. 8.
During the Columbus Council work session Tuesday, Columbus Police Department Chief Stoney Mathis addressed concerns of over-policing in certain parts of Columbus.
Tabitha Turner was joined by her attorney to discuss a June 21 incident involving a physical altercation with an Uber driver that triggered a social media frenzy.
The Savannah Police Department (SPD) will be making a few crucial updates to their use-of-force policy violation reviews. They follow two police brutality incidents in last year.
The embattled project faced public criticism and protests of "Stop Cop City" before construction completed. Mayor Andre Dickens told the audience the city would work to improve the surrounding community with trails, a safety ambassador program and masterplans for the remaining land.
House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.
A Georgia district attorney says he won't pursue charges against a sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Leonard Cure was killed three years after being released from a Florida prison by authorities who concluded he was locked up for a crime he didn't commit.
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade. That's according to an AP investigation based on an extensive review of lists of law enforcement deaths in every state, workplace safety records and news reports. The investigation shows most died of exertion, dehydration, heat stroke and other conditions tied to intense exercise.
We Came to the Forest, a new podcast hosted by Matt Shaer, reveals new details about the killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita.
