Ongoing Homicide Investigation

The City of Newnan Police Department today issued a press release and video statement regarding the twelve year anniversary of the 2011 homicide of 17-year-old Blake Chappell. Anyone with information regarding this unsolved homicide is encouraged to conta...

Statement Regarding Shooting

On August 25, 2023, at approximately 2:20 PM, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units assisted by Newnan Police Department Patrol Units were involved in a vehicle pursuit. 

Due to the immediate threat of life to civilians and law...

City Drug and Vice Unit Receives Investigator of the Year Award

The Newnan Police Department is proud to announce that the Drug and Vice Unit is the recipient of the 2023 “Investigator of the Year Award” for the Western Region of Georgia. This award is generally presented to a single investigator who has performed at ...

June Homicide Investigation

Today at approximately 2:06 p.m. the Newnan Police Department responded to reports of gunshots fired near Salbide Avenue and Thompson Street. Police discovered a deceased male, Willie Charles Hunter, 60, and a female who received non life-threatening inju...