Georgia State Trooper Trent Kirchhefer stands with K-9 officer Vilma as Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill clarifying penalties for harming a police dog, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Lake Lanier Islands in Buford, Ga. Kemp signed a number of public safety bills including one stiffening penalties for gang crimes and recruiting gang members.

Georgia State Trooper Trent Kirchhefer stands with K-9 officer Vilma as Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill clarifying penalties for harming a police dog, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Lake Lanier Islands in Buford, Ga. Kemp signed a number of public safety bills including one stiffening penalties for gang crimes and recruiting gang members.

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Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that adds a mandatory five years in prison for anyone convicted of a gang crime.

Students at Emory and Georgia Tech staged a day of action to protest the construction of a planned police training center in Atlanta.

The organizer of the Orange Crush beach party wants to work with Tybee Island officials to resolve their complaints -- and his.

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