Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act seeks to increase pay for police officers

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has introduced a bill that he says will protect families nationwide. It is called the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act.

Police finish cleanup of park near planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Center site

Police say they found nailed boards, Molotov cocktails, and syringes with trace amounts of fentanyl during the cleanup operation near the site of the planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

Mayor, police chief visiting residents near Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

Atlanta's mayor and police chief made private visits to the neighborhoods bordering the site of the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

Justice for Tortuguita sit-in attracts crowd at Georgia state capitol

A sit-in is planned for noon today at Georgia's capitol in support of 26-year-old Manuel Paez Teran, the activist who died during a confrontation with Georgia State Patrol troopers at the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

Video shows man being arrested for firing into Atlanta home

A man wearing body armor was arrested in southwest Atlanta after firing several rounds into an occupied home last weekend.

Atlanta Police major stopped at airport checkpoint with loaded gun

A top police official was stopped at an Atlanta airport checkpoint because he had a loaded firearm in his carry-on luggage.

Video shows 'violent agitators' at Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

Police released video on Monday taken from their air unit and from nearby surveillance cameras of the mob on the site of what opponents call "cop city."

Atlanta officer revives collapsed cyclist with quick CPR, department says

“As I’m doing it, I’m praying the whole time," Officer Tulloch said. “He was so scared. So, I just kept calling his name to let him know I’m still with him.”

Who should be paying security tab at Atlanta Public Safety Training Center site?

An Atlanta councilman does not think city taxpayers should pay the security tab to guard the construction site for the future Public Safety Training Center.

Concerns rise as more officers used to guard future Atlanta police training site

Two community leaders from opposite sides of Atlanta question why the city is shifting dozens of officers to guard a construction site where the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center is being built.

Changes ordered to make Atlanta nightspots safer

After recent violence at some clubs, revelers might be thinking about exercising some caught before joining one of those parties.

Atlanta police release body camera video from shooting at public safety training site

Atlanta Police have released the first four video clips recorded from officer-worn cameras during a joint operation attempting to clear the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18.

Watchdog rates Atlanta police complaints following beating of Tyre Nichols

One member of an Atlanta watchdog group said while police officers in this city cross the line on occasion during encounters with citizens, he has never seen anything happen here like in the released bodycam footage of Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols.

Authorities conduct clearing operation at Atlanta public safety training center site

A massive law enforcement presence was out Monday morning clearing the woods at the site of Atlanta’s proposed public safety training center ahead of imminent construction for the controversial facility.