Just after 1 AM on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, officers with the Newnan Police Department (NPD) were involved in an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) after a vehicle stop off Cliff Circle lead to a foot chase that ended with Zadarious Dorsey, 18, of Newnan being shot by officers and passing away shortly after at Piedmont Newnan Hospital (PNH).
Preliminary information indicates that at about 1:00 a.m., on October 3, 2026, a NPD officer saw a white car driving near the intersection of Dodson Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Newnan. The officer followed the car until it came to a stop on Cliff Circle. The officer then approached the car and attempted to speak with the driver. Five men immediately exited the vehicle. One man walked from the car toward a home, and the other four men ran away. The officer ran after one of the men, later identified as Dorsey. During the foot pursuit, the officer gave verbal commands for Dorsey to stop, but Dorsey continued to run. The officer deployed his taser toward Dorsey, but the taser was ineffective. The officer then saw Dorsey pull a gun from his waistband area and the officer gave verbal commands for Dorsey to stop and drop the gun. The officer then shot Dorsey multiple times. Officers rendered medical aid to Dorsey until EMS arrived. Dorsey was taken to a area hospital and later died from his injuries.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
A traffic stop by a Coweta County deputy early last Saturday morning, September 2th, on I-85 lead to the arrest of a former Chattahoochee Tech Campus Police (CTCP) officer after he identified himself as a current member of the agency. Michael Newsome was found in possession of a badge, ballistics vest, and other items belonging to the CTCP and that he'd failed to turn in after his departure from the agency in July of this year.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
A Peachtree City man was arrested by Newnan Police Department units Sunday evening after responding to a dispute near the Tesla Chargers in the Target Parking Lot. The dispute was witnessed by a passerby who called and reported it to E911.