Mattie s Call for 61-year-old Atlanta man diagnosed with dementia
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(Atlanta Police Department)
ATLANTA - Police in Atlanta said officers are searching for a missing 61-year-old man who has been diagnosed with dementia. A Mattie s Call, Georgia s emergency missing alert for disabled or elderly persons, has since been issued.
James Wesley Barnett was last seen along 2nd Avenue SE near Hosea L. Williams Drive NE around 3 p.m. Friday, police said. His son and daughter-in-law reported him missing. They told police Barnett likes to go on long walks and might become confused, believing he is in North Carolina.
Police investigating shooting outside of Buckhead bar
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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BUCKHEAD - Police in Atlanta said two people were injured in a possible gunfight outside a Buckhead bar.
Police said officers responded to a call at 2:52 a.m. of people shot near Moondogs Atlanta at 3179 Peachtree Road.
Police found one man with multiple gunshot wounds and saw to it that he was taken to a hospital.
While on-scene, officials said officers learned of a second man with gunshot wounds who took himself to the hospital for treatment. Officers interviewed the second victim at the hospital.
Preliminary investigation indicates a third person appeared to be involved in the incident and could possibly be the shooter. The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
Atlanta police have option to making arrests
Atlanta police deescalation training
During a minor encounter between an Atlanta police officer and a citizen, police can opt to call a caseworker instead of making an arrest.
ATLANTA - Police in Atlanta have an option not to arrest for certain low-level offenses.
That message is being delivered to officers in every quadrant of the city.
Atlanta City Council recently got a briefing on a program that attempts to intercept a potential encounter between the officer and an individual who is being detained in the street.
The citizen may be poor without shelter or may have some sort of mental incapacity.
Atlanta police investigating deadly hit-and-run
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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ATLANTA - Police in Atlanta are investigating a deadly hit-and-run that occurred overnight in Buckhead.
Authorities said a man in his 20s was fatally struck while crossing Piedmont Road near Lindbergh Center.
Police said they are looking for an SUV that fled the scene after striking the man.
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