(ATLANTA, GA) – Over this past weekend, Feb. 12-13, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) coordinated the 40th wave of its multi-agency crime suppression detail in Atlanta. The multi-agency detail includes the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Community Supervision (DCS), Cobb County Police Department (CCPD), and the Atlanta Police Department (APD). 

Troopers from GSP worked in conjunction with Officers from CCPD to arrest a high-level member of the criminal street racing community.  During this arrest, personnel from GSP also recovered a 15-year-old juvenile who was reported as a missing person on January 31, 2022.  The criminal street racing suspect was charged with multiple violations and the juvenile was turned over to the reporting agency.
 
Below is the total enforcement activity by DPS for this past weekend, Feb. 12-13:  

Enforcement Totals During Feb. 12-13:                
Vehicle stops – 431
DUIs - 14 
Reckless Driving – 10
Citations / Arrests – 230 
Warnings – 377 
Pursuits – 10
Wanted Persons – 5   
Stolen Weapons - 1
Recovered Weapons - 4
Impounded Vehicles – 27
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 1
 

In addition to the weekend details, below are the combined totals of all 40 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 2021:
Vehicle Stops – 19,707
DUIs – 502
Reckless Driving – 359
Citations/Arrests – 13,380
Warnings – 15,523
Pursuits – 479
Wanted Persons – 384
Stolen Weapons – 121
Recovered Weapons – 166
Impounded Vehicles – 1,101
Stolen Vehicles recovered – 282
Drug Arrests – 184
Murder Suspects – 23 

Stolen Recovered Vehicle Value: $5,971,500.00 

 

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