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Welcome To DPS
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| The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), founded in 1937, oversees the day-to-day operation of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Capitol Police and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD). GSP troopers investigate traffic crashes and enforce traffic and criminal laws on the state's roads. Capitol Police officers are responsible for protecting life and property; preventing and detecting criminal acts, and enforcing traffic regulations throughout Capitol Hill. MCCD officers conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles (primarily trucks and buses), inspect highway shipments of hazardous materials, and perform compliance reviews (safety performance audits) on motor carriers. |
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Troopers to Target Impaired Drivers in Holiday Patrols
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| (ATLANTA) - Georgia State Troopers and officers with the Motor Carrier Compliance and Capitol Police Divisions will be keeping a sharp eye out for impaired drivers during upcoming holiday patrols in an effort to prevent fatal traffic crashes. The officers of the Department of Public Safety will be on full patrol for both the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel periods. |
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