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A man and woman are in police custody after making police chase them for stealing from a clothing store in Austell.
The Austell Police Department is working to bridge gaps between law enforcement and the community. Right now, officers at the department are a part of a little more than 60 community engagement ...
Winne got an inside look at how the Austell Police Department trains K9s, including the man whose job it is to get attacked by the canines. “So you’re about to give us a demonstration of how a ...
COBB COUNTY, Ga — Chief Orrin Scott Hamilton is to lead the Austell police department as the first African American police chief in Cobb County history. Hamilton spoke exclusively with Channel 2 ...
Posted by Austell Police Department on Monday, June 2, 2025. Jones-Harrell said she understood and could interpret laws, and she had a keen eye for putting pieces together to solve cases.
Austell police chief working from home until retirement. The city of Austell said Chief Bob Starrett is working from home on special projects for the department. They said he plans to retire next ...
Sep. 23—Austell city employees will receive $4,000 raises, and new police recruits will receive hiring bonuses, after the Austell City Council unanimously approved measures aimed at improving ...
Officers requested K9 assistance from the Austell Police Department. After the tracking began, police said the suspect, only identified as an adult male, fired a shot at Austell K9 officer Jerry ...
K-9 Jerry Lee (Austell Police Department) AUSTELL, Ga. - The Austell K-9 officer shot while tracking a suspect back in April will need to have his leg removed, the department said on Thursday.
An Austell police officer has been accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl while ... Atkins has been employed with the Austell department since February 2017 and was promoted to sergeant in ...
Apr. 20—A man fled a police checkpoint in Douglasville on Sunday, leading to a police chase that resulted in the shooting and injuring of an Austell police K-9 dog and the death of the suspect ...
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A suspect is dead and a K9 officer is preparing to have surgery after a shooting early Sunday morning in Douglasville, police said. It happened just after 2 a.m. when a ...