(ATLANTA, GA) – At the direction of Governor Brian Kemp, the Georgia State Patrol coordinated the 42nd wave of its crime suppression and criminal street racing detail in Atlanta, over this past weekend February 26-27.  This effort included Troopers from the metro-Atlanta area who focused on specific areas in the city of Atlanta plagued by violent crimes and criminal street racing activity.
 
Below is the total enforcement activity by DPS for this past weekend, February 26-27: 

Vehicle stops – 371
DUIs - 10
Reckless Driving – 8
Citations / Arrests – 271
Warnings – 253
Pursuits – 12
Wanted Persons – 4 
Stolen Weapons – 3
Recovered Weapons - 9
Impounded Vehicles – 23
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 2
 
In addition to the weekend details, below are the combined totals of all 42 weekend waves of the crime suppression/street racing enforcement detail and the GSP Crime Suppression Unit’s efforts since April 2021:

Vehicle Stops – 20,421
DUIs – 518
Reckless Driving – 373
Citations/Arrests – 13,875
Warnings – 16,111
Pursuits – 500
Wanted Persons – 400
Stolen Weapons – 127
Recovered Weapons – 180
Impounded Vehicles – 1,141
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 291
Drug Arrests – 190
Murder Suspects – 23 
Stolen Recovered Vehicle Value: $6,109,000.00

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