by Dan Flynn | Jul 8, 2026 | The Forum
In my years in policing, I often witnessed behind the scenes acts of quiet kindness, decency and comradery performed by police officers. Following are two such incidents, several years apart, that showed a dimension of police compassion and a personal side of...
by Dan Flynn | Apr 22, 2025 | The Forum
Before being recruited to become Marietta’s police chief in 2007, I had worked my way up from the trenches and served in leadership positions in two county governments and one city government. Along the way, I attained graduate and bachelors’ degrees as well as...
by Dan Flynn | Jan 9, 2025 | The Forum
Georgia’s latest weapon in the war on crime is not an advanced camera system, artificial intelligence (AI) or a new advanced drone system. Instead, it is a new skill applied to law enforcement by a time-honored familiar source: police canines. Long known for...
by Dan Flynn | Oct 11, 2024 | The Forum
In the immediate aftermath of a devastating hurricane, many Georgians and those in other states are finding it difficult to navigate through blocked roads, tangled debris and flooding. And, in some Georgia areas, traffic signs and signals are still missing that...
by Dan Flynn | Jun 11, 2024 | The Forum
No one knows why Georgia ranks among the top ten states targeted by organized professional scam operators, but we do know that scamming senior citizens out of their life savings remains a lucrative illegal cash business in Georgia. With a few new twists, scammers...
