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Apr

Post Critical Incident Seminar #17

St. Simons Island /

POST CRITICAL INCIDENT SEMINAR #17

Sponsor: Georgia DPS - Office of Public Safety Support

April 11-13, 2023 (Tuesday – Thursday)

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Jun

Peer Counselor Certification Courses (Savannah)

Savannah /

Savannah Police Department Training Center

3401 Edwin Street Savannah, GA

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Press Releases

March 06, 2023

DPS responds to Future Site of Atlanta Police Department Training Facility

(ATLANTA, GA) – On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., the Georgia State Patrol and Motor Carrier Compliance Division was requested by the Atlanta Police Department (APD) to assist with a group of people criminally trespassing in the area of Key Road and Bouldercrest Road (in the vicinity of the future APD Training Center).

January 05, 2023

Eighteen Fatalities in Georgia during New Year's Day Holiday Travel Period

(ATLANTA, GA) – Traffic crashes across Georgia during the New Year’s Day holiday travel period resulted in 18 deaths resulting from 16 crashes. This year’s 78-hour holiday travel period began Friday, December 30, at 6:00 p.m., and ended Monday, January 2, at 11:59 p.m.

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All driver's license needs are handled by the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
Red & Blue Light Permit

Ambulance Services, Volunteer Fire, Coroners, Law Enforcement, etc.
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Wreckers, Escorts, Low-Speed Vehicles, Construction, etc.