(ATLANTA, GA) – Over this past weekend, Oct. 15-17, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) coordinated the 25th wave of its multi-agency crime suppression detail in Atlanta. The multi-agency detail includes the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Motor Carrier Compliance Division, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Department of Natural Resources, and Atlanta Police Department. 

Below is the total enforcement activity by DPS for this past weekend, Oct. 15-17: 

Enforcement Totals During Oct. 15-17:                

Vehicle stops – 612
DUIs - 16 
Reckless Driving – 16
Citations / Arrests – 442
Warnings – 501
Pursuits – 17
Wanted Persons – 12  
Stolen Weapons - 2
Recovered Weapons - 6
Impounded Vehicles – 31
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 3
Drug Arrests – 4

In addition to the weekend details, below are the combined totals of all 25 weekend waves of the crime suppression/street racing enforcement detail and the GSP Crime Suppression Unit’s efforts since April 2021:

Combined Crime Suppression Enforcement efforts since April 5, 2021:

Vehicle stops – 13,964
DUIs - 347 
Reckless Driving – 257
Citations / Arrests – 9,803
Warnings – 10,603
Pursuits – 362
Wanted Persons – 251  
Stolen Weapons - 79
Recovered Weapons - 85
Impounded Vehicles – 764
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 186
Drug Arrests – 125

 

Contact

DPS Public Information Office

(404) 624-7597

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