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MovementForward, Inc. hosts police representatives and officers from all 50 states. ATLANTA, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Atlanta will play host May 1-5 to a national training and professional development conference that will provide 1,700 federal, state, and local law enforcement engagement professionals the tools to facilitate outstanding community engagement in their jurisdictions. WHO: The […]

(TNS) ATLANTA — Hundreds of people protesting the Israel-Hamas war and Atlanta’s planned public safety training center set up camp at Emory University’s quadrangle Thursday morning, prompting clashes with law

The House and Senate were ships passing in the storm on Tuesday as the Senate kept its customary 10:00 a.m. convening while the House delayed its start until 1:00 p.m. on account of the...

At least 14 people were killed in crashes across Georgia during the busy Christmas holiday travel period, state officials say.

In a September 21 Thomasville Times-Enterprise article, Deputy Commissioner Billy Hitchens of the Georgia Department of Public Safety partially attributed the state’s police recruitment struggles to “fear[s] of losing qualified

ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Public Safety leaders say staffing concerns have shifted from recruitment to retention as long-term law enforcement employees are leaving the profession.

The aftermath of Orange Crush weekend has been a source of tension and conflicting claims concerning details of the event.