Crime & Safety
Manhunt Underway After Officer Dragged By Car In Metro Atlanta: Report
The officer suffered minor injuries to the head and body after being dragged by a car during a traffic stop, a media report says.
RIVERDALE, GA — A manhunt is underway in Clayton County after an officer was dragged by a car when a suspect fled a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Riverdale, a media report says.
The incident happened at Garden Walk Boulevard, police told WXIA-TV. Officers were reportedly searching the area near Buffington and Flat Shoals roads, where the suspect fled on foot.
The status of the officer, who was reportedly taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after suffering minor injuries to the head and body, was not immediately known.
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