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The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Justice June 11, 2025

Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil

by William C. Banks, Syracuse University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on…

Justice June 10, 2025

From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy

by Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President…

Kennesaw March 15, 2025

Groundbreaking for Kennesaw’s new Public Safety Facility

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release and photos of the groundbreaking on its new Public Safety Facility: The City of Kennesaw has officially broken ground on a…

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Justice July 30, 2024

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence rate has fluctuated since…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice November 27, 2023

Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody, yet many report being restrained

by Renuka Rayasam, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 24, 2023 Ashley Denney was about seven months pregnant in 2022 when police…

National August 15, 2023

Police defend raid on Kansas newspaper amid backlash over ‘brazen violation of press freedom’

by Sherman Smith, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2023 TOPEKA — Marion police on Saturday defended their unprecedented raid on a newspaper…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care May 15, 2023

As More Hospitals Create Police Forces, Critics Warn of Pitfalls

This article by Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Renuka Rayasam May 15, 2023 ATLANTA — When Destiny heard screams, she raced to a hospital…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Riverside April 29, 2018

Safe Kids Day at the Riverside EpiCenter

A Safe Kids Day block party will be held this afternoon, April 29, from 2-5 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway Austell, GA 30168. It’s a family-friendly event, and…

Cobb County Police Department February 17, 2018

Cobb Police Chief Register appointed to Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

Cobb Police Chief Michael Register was appointed to the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) by Gov. Nathan Deal. According to the POST website: It is the mission of…

Acworth Police Department October 2, 2017

Man caught on video removing package from front porch in Acworth

Acworth police are searching for a man who was caught on video removing a package from a resident’s front porch Thursday, Sept. 28. Jan Roberts, the resident and victim, said the…

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