Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Kim Jewett standing in front of a brick wall.

Mableton July 18, 2023

Mableton resident Kim Jewett promoted to GBI’s Assistant Manager of Trace Evidence

[Correction: this article initially ran with the photo of another person who was promoted in the GBI. We regret the error, and apologies to Ms. Jewett] A resident of Mableton,…

Klay Kilcrease bearded with a blue suit and striped tie.

Criminal Justice System July 3, 2023

Klay Kilcrease promoted to GBI Special Agent in Charge of Middle Georgia Gang Task Force.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has promoted Klay Kilcrease to Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Middle Georgia Gang Task Force. SAC Kilcrease will supervise the unit’s operations,…

A GBI crime scene investigation truck behind yellow tape in the driveway of a small house

Cobb County June 11, 2023

GBI investigates fatal shooting of a Carrollton man by Cobb County police on a domestic dispute call

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a statement on its investigation of the fatal shooting of a Carrollton man by Cobb County police officers when they were called for a…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County Police Department January 2, 2023

GBI issues statement on its investigation of shooting by Cobb police in Mableton

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued its initial statement on the shooting of a man by Cobb County police in Mableton. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding…

Cobb County Police Department January 2, 2023

Man shot by Cobb County police in Mableton; his injuries non-life-threatening

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, an officer shot a man who reportedly brandished a firearm in their direction. The…

Marietta Police Department October 12, 2022

GBI issues initial statement on its investigation of non-fatal shooting of man brandishing air rifle by Marietta police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued its initial statement on the investigation of a non-fatal shooting by Marietta police when they were called for an incident where a man was…

Criminal Justice System September 30, 2022

Suspect in Smyrna non-fatally shot by Cobb County police officer

According to a public information release from Officer J. Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, a suspect was wounded by gunfire from a Cobb County police officer during…

Criminal Justice System September 15, 2022

GBI issues initial statement on investigation of fatal shooting by Cobb County police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has issued its statement on yesterday’s fatal shooting of a man in Marietta during a domestic dispute call: Marietta, GA (September 15, 2022) – The…

Cobb County Police Chief Michael Register (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Georgia August 15, 2022

Kemp appoints Michael Register as new GBI Director

Governor Brian Kemp announced today that he has appointed Michael Register as the Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Register served as chief of the Cobb County Police Department,…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Crime July 18, 2022

Cherokee County man already in Cobb County jail additionally charged with aggravated child molestation

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that a 29-year-old Cherokee County man who was already in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on separate charges has been charged…

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Opinion September 23, 2023