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Public Safety

208 N. Main Street

LaFayette, Georgia 30728

Police phone:  706-639-1540

Fire phone:  706-639-1555

Fax:  706-638-8573

Director:  Tommy Freeman

LaFayette Georgia’s Department of Public Safety combines the Fire and Police departments under the leadership of Director Tommy Freeman and Assistant Director Bengie Clift.

The Police Department is divided into Administrative, Investigative, and Patrol divisions. 

The Administrative Division consists of Accreditation Manager Sergeant Jason Steadman, Receptionist/Clerk Joan Goodman and Court Clerk Jan Bridges. Sergeant Steadman also serves as the Departmental Training Coordinator and Internal Affairs Investigator.

The Investigative Division is commanded by Detective Sergeant Stacey Meeks and consists of Detective Sergeant Darin Kelley and Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force Agent, Detective Corporal Pat Doyle.  School Resource Officer, Corporal Billy Mullis is assigned to LaFayette High School.  Corporal Mullis conducts crime prevention seminars when school is not in session.

The Patrol Division is commanded by Lieutenant Randy Hicks and Lieutenant Robert Dunn. Serving as shift commanders are Sergeant John Scoggins, Sergeant Robert Tate, Sergeant Wesley Steele, and Sergeant Todd Manning.  Sergeant Todd Manning also oversees the K9 unit.

Corporal Tom Kendrick, Corporal Jennifer Shackleford, Officer Denny Reyes, Officer Chris Reynolds, Officer Nicholas Terry, and Officer Dustin Clift are responsible for enforcing all federal and state laws as well as local ordinances.  The Patrol Division has 14 fully-equipped, marked patrol units with all emergency equipment, including in-car video systems and dual antenna radar units.

The LaFayette Fire Department is made up of full-time and volunteer members. The city has a Class 6 rating. 

The Fire Department has a 1000-gallon pumper, a 750-gallon pumper, a 500-gallon pumper and a ladder/pumper truck.

The department's full-time Firefighters are Capt. Robert Busby, Lieutenant Billy Narmore, Sergeant Robert Dennison, Sergeant Stacy Blalock, and Sergeant Johnny Stephens, Jr. Sergeant Blalock is both a certified Firefighter and Police Officer and serves as the Fire Departments Training Coordinator. 

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Officer Denny Reyes patrols the crowd at the city's annual Freedom Festival. 

The bicycle patrol is also utilized in the downtown business district

and in the high school parking lot during athletic events.

Sergeant Darin Kelley also serves in this capacity.

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