Local News
Local News

Suwanee Police Chief named Chief of the Year

Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones was recently honored at the State Capitol as Georgia’s 2018-2019 Chief of the Year. Top row: Suwanee Police Captain Cass Mooney; Second row, left to right: Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette, Senator Zahra Karinshak, President of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and City of Jefferson Chief Joe Wirthman , Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan; Bottom row, left to right: Senator PK Martin, Senator Renee Unterman, Chief Mike Jones, Mrs. Debbie Anne Jones, Senator John Albers. (Courtesy City of Suwanee)
Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones was recently honored at the State Capitol as Georgia’s 2018-2019 Chief of the Year. Top row: Suwanee Police Captain Cass Mooney; Second row, left to right: Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette, Senator Zahra Karinshak, President of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and City of Jefferson Chief Joe Wirthman , Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan; Bottom row, left to right: Senator PK Martin, Senator Renee Unterman, Chief Mike Jones, Mrs. Debbie Anne Jones, Senator John Albers. (Courtesy City of Suwanee)
By Karen Huppertz
March 29, 2019

Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones was recently honored at the State Capitol as Georgia’s 2018-2019 Chief of the Year. Senators Renee Unterman and John Albers sponsored Senate Resolution 47, commending and congratulating Chief Jones for 45 years of outstanding service.

“I’m very honored and humbled to be here today,” said Chief Jones. “But you can’t do it by yourself. I have good people working for me, I have a wonderful wife who supports what I do, and I have a council and a mayor that supports our police department and gives us the things we need to do our jobs. We believe in community policing – building relationships with our people – and we have that in Suwanee.”

Additional information: www.suwanee.com.

About the Author

Karen Huppertz
More Stories

The Latest

A view down Howell Mill Road in the West Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta in March. The Howell Mill project aims to improve the highly used and congested stretch between Collier Road (north of I-75) and Marietta Street (south of I-75) in West Midtown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

Gridlock Guy: ATL DOT asks to please pardon its progress

Fire gutted a DeKalb art studio. Creatives are now picking up the pieces.

Churches, King Center hold food drives as SNAP delays linger

Featured

Prosecutor Skandalakis has previously suggested that pursuing criminal charges against President Donald Trump may not be feasible until after he leaves office in 2029. (Craig Hudson/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?

A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.

With some solar power tax breaks expiring, Georgians rush to catch the sun

Georgia solar installers say they’re seeing a surge of customers trying to install rooftop solar systems before federal tax credits go away at the end of the year.

‘Automatic for the People’: Weaver D’s still bonds Athens as era nears end

After feeding everyone from R.E.M. to Brian Kemp, and coining a phrase that went global, Dexter Weaver is preparing to close his storied Athens soul food restaurant.