The Tyrone Police Department held a sergeant promotion test and assessment panel on Wednesday April 14, 2010 to fill two open sergeant positions. The assessment consisted of a written test covering policy, law, and technique along with an oral review board made up of three lieutenants from outside agencies who interviewed the candidates and rated their responses to video based scenarios.

Thousands of Fayette/Tyrone residents were on hand to pay their respects to Fallen Hero, 1 Lt. Robert Collins, yesterday as he was escorted from Falcon Field to Parrott Funeral Home in Fairburn.

Learn more about Lt. Collins and view more images from the procession at The Citizen.com

In December 2009, the Mayor and Council voted to change the names of two Town streets for safety purposes and honored the late Chief Roger Spencer while they were at it.

Our 2009 Annual Report has been completed and published for public review. Please visit http://www.tyrone.org/node/220 to download the document.

Inside, you will find answers to important questions like:

• How many property crimes were reported?
• How many accidents occurred on the Highway and Town streets?
• How many citations were issued?
• Is Tyrone a speed trap?
• What training is being provided to our officers?
• What is the agency doing to give back to the community?
• And many more.

South Tree Enterprises wrapped up their work on our basement renovation last week and our staff is now in the process of moving into their new offices.

This project provided our staff with 2,000 sq. ft. of much needed work space and added years of service life to our facility and we are very pleased with the outcome.

Below you will find a document containing a few before and after shots of the area - the outcome is truly amazing!

The police chiefs from Tyrone, Fayetteville and Peachtree City were on hand at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday January 12, 2010 to receive drug seizure checks from Sheriff Wayne Hannah. Tyrone received $25,104.94 - funds seized by the Fayette County Tactical Narcotics Team while participating in “Project Coronado”, the “Largest Single U.S. Strike Against Mexican Drug Cartels” according to the DEA.

The State legislature passed what is now commonly referred to as the "Super Speeder" law back in March. The new law provides additional financial penalties for those convicted of speeding under certain conditions. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2010. More information may be found in our earlier Nixle post at http://local.nixle.com/alert/948/.

The TPD held its 3rd Annual Awards dinner at the Tyrone Depot on December 9th to recognize its officers for their hard work and contributions to the community over the past year. The awards presented are as follows:

Officer of the Year: Ofc. Andrea Johnson

Employee of the Year: Court Clerk Kathy Bright

Meritorious Service Awards:

Phenomenal progress has been made on the Police Department's basement since we announced the start of work two weeks ago: The new offices and work areas have been framed; A new HVAC system has been installed; and the electrical work is nearing completion.

With any luck, we will be able to move in by early January!

Officer Josh McCoy was sworn in by Judge Sharon Pierce on Tuesday December 1, 2009 as the newest member of the Tyrone Police Department. Officer McCoy holds a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice from Jacksonville State University and graduated the police academy in October. Welcome aboard Officer McCoy!