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Justice February 2, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ death underscores the troubled history of specialized police units

by Ian T. Adams, University of South Carolina and Seth W. Stoughton, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The officers charged in…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia January 25, 2023

Georgia AG takes lead in domestic terror cases after protests of planned Atlanta police training center turn violent

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 24, 2023 Leaders in Georgia are ready for action after protests over an…

Georgia January 5, 2023

Georgia lawmakers plan to push for higher police pay, improved retirement benefits in 2023 Legislature

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 3, 2023 A quick survey of the salaries for police officers in rural…

The brick Kennesaw Police Department building with 6 small columns on a portico

Kennesaw December 29, 2022

Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services issues public information release about death of teen in Kennesaw frozen lake

Nicholas Danz, the public information officer for Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services, distributed the following public information release about the death of the 16-year-old teen who fell into a…

Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer in front of large Cobb police badge emblem speaking toward camera with TV station microphones in front

Cobb County Police Department, Law Enforcement December 18, 2022

Cobb police chief discusses facial recognition technology at press conference

by Arielle Robinson “We do not surveil our citizens. That is not what facial recognition does in this realm at all. I won’t say that other governments don’t do that,…

A row of people including Cobb Commissioners and Public Safety officials accepting award certificates from CALEA

Cobb County December 16, 2022

Cobb Public Safety given CALEA Tri-Arc award, training academy receives first accreditation

by Arielle Robinson At Tuesday’s Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting, officials from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. and the BOC presented the prestigious CALEA Tri-Arc accreditation…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mental Health December 14, 2022

Marietta and Cobb police departments take steps to improve mental health services for officers

By Caleb Groves Marietta, Ga.– Sally Riddle, Co-founder of the Cobb Coalition for Public Safety, described how a Cobb County Police Department officer trying to help an individual watched as…

Cobb County November 30, 2022

Two traffic fatalities within Cobb County reported to the Georgia Department of Public Safety over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period

The Georgia Department of Public Safety issued its report of traffic fatalities over Thanksgiving holiday travel period, and two of the 18 statewide fatalities were within Cobb County. One of…

Cobb County November 17, 2022

Cobb BOC to consider using $20.6 million in ARPA funds for public safety recruitment and retention

At this evening’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners will take up a proposal to use just over $20.6 million of the county’s American Rescue Plan…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna October 24, 2022

Smyrna City Council members talk redistricting, ordinances, safety at joint town hall

by Arielle Robinson Smyrna City Council Wards 1, 2, and 3 held a joint town hall last Tuesday evening at City Hall. Councilmembers Glenn Pickens, Latonia Hines, and Travis Lindley,…

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