The plan calls for transferring two sworn officers who serve in code enforcement to the patrol unit as well as hiring two more officers.
The city of Canton is undertaking various initiatives to ensure residents of Crisler Street and Jefferson Circle feel safe in the community.
The accident was reported around 5 a.m. Friday, July 14 in the Ball Ground area.
BREAKING: One of the men charged is the brother of Tony Samples, one of two victims killed in the June 25 shooting.
BREAKING: No one was injured in the shooting, which was reported July 11 near Crisler Street and Jefferson Circle.
Officials say the operation was centered at a home on Archer Street, which is less than a mile from the Canton Police Department.
The toys are used as gifts for patients who may need treatments at Children's at Cherokee Urgent Care in Canton.
Cherokee sheriff's deputies made the discovery Friday morning while conducting a welfare check at a home near Waleska.
Jonathan Nuzzo was employed for eight years with the agency, and was assigned to the Cherokee County Justice Center.
The two-vehicle, head-on collision was reported Wednesday afternoon on Laurel Canyon Parkway.
Crystal VanAlstyne helped Canton officer Danny Mendoza save the lives of a man and woman suffering from an opioid overdose.
Phil Sheffer, a 23-year-employee with Cherokee County, died at his home Sunday night after battling cancer. Services are set for Friday.
BREAKING: Johnathan Nuzzo, 42, an eight-year veteran of the agency, is on paid administrative leave, pending an internal investigation.
Three men, including the brother of one of the victims, were arrested following the June 25 fatal shooting.
The Canton Police Department continues to work the case of two men who were shot to death just outside its downtown area.
The Canton Police Department is asking the public to help track down the woman who took part in these life-saving measures.
Two men -- William Kendrick Randall and Tony Adam Samples -- were found shot to death Sunday evening outside a home on Crisler Street.
The 2016 Annual Report was recognized by the National Association of County Information Officers.
Police were dispatched to the scene of the shooting late Sunday evening in the area of Crisler Street and Jefferson Circle.
Police say the driver, Freddie Perdue, allegedly tried to flee the scene of the crash on foot, but was taken into custody.
The deputies completed 408 hours of police training over the past 11 weeks, and are assigned at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.
One male subject was seen moving items from the home to a wooded area, which he said would be taken to a nearby car.
The Georgia State Patrol said the moped crossed the center lane, collided with a truck and overturned on its side.
The fatal collision was reported Monday afternoon on Hightower Road just east of Lower Creighton Road near Ball Ground.
The 16-year-old passenger was killed when a truck driven by a 17-year-old left the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree.
Corey Seth Sligh is accused of molesting a female child "known to him" in March 2016, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office said.
The fire destroyed the home on Tripp Road, which is located between East Cherokee Drive and North Arnold Mill Road near Woodstock.
The male is among the latest round of people charged by Dunwoody police in connection to its probe into 2 commercial sex organizations.
A GoFundMe campaign has been created to help Malik Golar in his road to recovery.
No one was injured in the fire on S.R. 20/Cumming Highway at McClure Drive near the Forsyth-Cherokee line.
You can grab a cup of Joe with members of the Canton Police Department at Starbucks on Riverstone Parkway.
The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is searching for the man accused of burglarizing PharMoore Pharmacy on Sixes Road in Canton.
The woman was injured May 31 during an altercation at Alexander Ridge Apartments.
The sheriff's office said Domingo Vargas-Bautista is wanted for a crime that occurred in the Canton area over the last several months.
The woman suffered a cut to her arm and trauma to her jaw late Wednesday evening at Alexander Ridge Apartments.
Greg Erdely, who retired May 25, was employed with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services for more than 20 years.
Five Cherokee County firefighters were promoted Monday night during ceremonies at Cherokee County Fire Training Complex.
The sheriff's office, along with the Appalachian Trail Traffic Enforcement, will conduct heavy patrols on May 25 to ensure road safety.
Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 369 where they found the driver had died.
A shooting that occurred Wednesday, May 10, may have been related to drugs, say police. They are still investigating.