Glynn County Police Department


The Glynn County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Glynn County, Georgia. The department is headed by Acting Police Chief Jay Wiggins.

History

In 2018 the department lost the accreditation of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies due to multiple shortcomings. These included mismanagement of the evidence room and missing disciplinary records.
In early March 2020 Police Chief John Powell and three officers were indicted on charges that they ignored evidence that an officer was consorting with a drug dealer. Press reports indicated a county narcotics officer was having sex with confidential informants. That officer James Cassada went on plead guilty and expose other wrongdoing at the department.

Organization

The department has 122 sworn law enforcement officers and an unknown number of other employees.
The Patrol Division includes most of the police officers. Its units include:
The Investigations Division includes:
There is a part-time SWAT whose personnel are assigned to other units.

Notable cases