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DeKalb County plans to conduct more police chases to address pedestrian deaths, street racing
As DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson sharpens her focus on combating crime, she has announced new policing ...
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Bystanders, passengers injured in Ga. State Patrol pursuits have few legal protections
Georgia State Patrol Trooper ... for potential lawsuits against the state. That analysis revealed 425 liability complaints involving a DPS officer where it was described as a police chase, a pursuit ...
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Tri-Cities police agencies practice the PIT maneuver, pinning down their technique
Officers from various agencies, including those as far as Walla Walla, gathered at the Hanford Patrol Emergency Vehicle ...
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GSP’s aggressive pursuit culture endangers public like few other state agencies in the country, AJC finds
These are some of the tragedies that resulted from Georgia State Patrol pursuits ... to spin out and stop — as a last resort. But the PIT was used in more than 2,000 chases from 2019 through ...
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Mazda Driver Evades Police For 20 Miles Before PIT Ends Wild Chase, Collides With Civilians
Georgia State Police chased a Mazda 3 for 20 miles before using a PIT maneuver. The high-speed chase ... reignited debate over the Georgia State Patrol’s pursuit tactics. According to the ...
Troopers say ICE training will give them guidance on how to handle criminals in country illegally
Gov. Brian Kemp wants hundreds of state officers to help the feds detain criminals who are in the country illegally.
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Man arrested after chase with Laurens County Sheriff's Office deputies, Major says
Baggett said after the PIT maneuver, the man got out of the car and ran from the deputies. He said the Georgia State Patrol joined in with the Sheriff's Office and set up a perimeter around the area.