ACRB votes for new executive director
The organization responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct against Atlanta police officers has voted on a new executive director.By a slim majority of 6-to-4, the Atlanta Citizen Review...
View ArticleAPD Gets Grant to Hire Veterans
The Atlanta Police Department plans to hire 15 military veterans, thanks partly to a $1.8- million federal grant.The grant stipulates the city must throw in another $966,000. That’s enough to fund the...
View ArticleTask Force to recommend campus safety improvements
The President of the Atlanta City Council gather political and education leaders to announce a task force to tackle crime on and near campuses.
View ArticleAtlanta slowly erases blight
Atlanta is home to scores of abandoned buildings. But, not all become incubators for crime. 200 of the ones that are have been marked for demolition. Residents are pleased while wanting the city to...
View ArticleDowned Police Helicopter Built in 1960s, WABE Confirms
Investigators from the NTSB are now piecing together remnants of Saturday's fatal helicopter crash, a process that can take many months.Initially, Atlanta Police were not releasing information about...
View ArticleAPD Remembers Fallen Officer Shawn Smiley
For the second time in as many days, the Atlanta Police Department yesterday attended a funeral for one of their own.On Nov. 3rd, Officer Richard Halford was flying a police helicopter in search of a...
View ArticleAtlanta Police Step Up Patrols After BeltLine Robberies
Since the October opening of the BeltLine’s Eastside trail, it’s been a popular destination for runners, bikers and walkers. But the trail is also attracting some crime. Since mid-November there have...
View ArticleState Officials Issue Warnings for Falcons Game
Tens of thousands of people will be downtown Sunday for the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers.The Atlanta Police Department is advising people going to the...
View ArticleSix Men Charged in Carjacking Spree
Six men have been charged in connection with a rash of carjackings across metro Atlanta.Five are now in police custody, and a warrant is out for the sixth.The Atlanta Police Department investigated...
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