Cobb Police’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program unit (S.T.E.P.) won first place for a department of 500-plus officers at the Governor’s Challenge Traffic Safety competition. The competition included about 80 law enforcement agencies across the state. In addition to the trophy, the department won a fully equipped 2011 Dodge Charger police car and $4,000 to buy safety gear.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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