Press Releases: 2017

Decatur, GA – On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the Commercial Gambling Unit of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the DeKalb County Police Department, the Georgia Department of Revenue, in cooperation with the Georgia Lottery Corporation, executed search warrants in DeKalb County for viol

Rome, Georgia – A former Georgia Department of Corrections Probation Officer has been arrested on criminal charges involving sexual assault on probationers.  Anyoel Cordovi, 29, of Calhoun, was arrested Tuesday, January 17, 2017 on two felony counts of sexual assault by persons with supe

Fayette County, Georgia – On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate an officer involved shooting in Fayette County, Georgia.                                  

Moultrie, GA –  On Friday, January 6th, 2017, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Moultrie Police Officer Sam Smith on one count of Violation of Oath of Office and one count of Assault under Color of Office. 

Cartersville, Georgia – A joint investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of a Bartow County man

Clayton County, Georgia – On Tuesday, January 3, 2017, the Atlanta Police Department (APD) requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate an officer involved shooting in Clayton County, Georgia.                                  

Barnesville, GA – On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, the City of Milner Police Department Chief Jake Sutton requested the GBI to investigate the allegation of missing funds from the City of Milner’s traffic court bank account.  The Lamar County Probate Court is contracted by the City of Mi

Kennesaw, Georgia – On Saturday, December 31, 2016, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Woodstock Police Department to conduct an investigation into an officer involved use of force incident.