Press Releases: 2016

Decatur, GA – A total of 30 people were arrested during a mutually coordinated operation between Georgia and Alabama law enforcement agencies.

Douglas, GA - On Thursday, October 27, 2016, Michael Lee Mancil and James Kenneth Dryden were arrested as a result of an investigation conducted by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Douglas Office, Georgia State Patrol Post 36 Douglas Ga., Bureau of Al

Cartersville, Georgia – On Sunday, October 30, 2016, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested to assist the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office in an investigation into the discovery of human remains. 

Fulton County, Georgia – On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, the Fulton County Police Department requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate an officer involved use of force incident occurring in Fulton County, Georgia.

Elbert County, Georgia – On Thursday, October 27, 2016, the Georgia State Patrol requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate an officer involved shooting occurring in Elbert County, Georgia.                                           .

Decatur, GA –  On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) hosted the 2016 Child Death Investigation Training Symposium at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia.  GBI Director Vernon Keenan provided opening remarks for the symposium. 

Decatur, GA –  On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) hosted the 2016 Child Death Investigation Training Symposium at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia.  GBI Director Vernon Keenan provided opening remarks for the symposium. 

On Tuesday, October 25th, 2016, members of the GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, along with the Newnan Police Department, the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration concluded a three (3) month joint narcotics investigation resulting in the a

Decatur, GA –  On Monday, October 24, 2016, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) held a training symposium on financial exploitation of at-risk adults for their state and local law enforcement partners.  Governor Nathan Deal provided opening remarks at this

Macon, GA – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Central Lab in Macon, Georgia has begun using the latest technology available in the investigation of deaths occurring in Georgia.  The Lodox Machine is a full-body digital X-ray imaging device that is being used in the GBI morgue b