Councilmember Sheperd holds brief press conference at police precinct during council meeting, absent during portions of public comment ATLANTA — During today’s finance executive committee meeting in Atlanta City Council, council members reviewed Joyce Sheperd’s newly introduced ordinance, 21-O-0367, which […]
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ATLANTA — During the last regular city council meeting on Mon., June 7, Councilmember Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance authorizing Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to lease approximately 381 acres of city property to the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) for the
ATLANTA — This week will be a busy one for City Council as members will attend regular committee meetings and discuss the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) budget in the City of Atlanta overview meetings. The Public Safety and Legal Administration
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While the officer’s criminal justice trial remains in limbo, the Atlanta Civil Service Review Board delivered its decision to reinstate Garrett Rolfe to the force where he is placed on administrative leave ATLANTA — On Wed., May 5, the Atlanta
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This article was originally published on Tue., April 27. It has been updated to reflect the names of city council members present during the vote on new resolutions introduced. ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council Public Safety and Legal Administration
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This article was co-authored by Aja Arnold and Liz Mytinger. ATLANTA — Atlanta City Council will reconvene for its next Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee meeting on Mon., April 26 beginning at 2 p.m. According to the meeting’s agenda,
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How the City of Atlanta has failed to fundamentally address gun violence and police brutality before, during, and after police killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks UPDATE: We have updated the Atlanta police shootings database originally released with this
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ATLANTA — On Mon., Jan. 4, Atlanta City Council reconvened for its first full council meeting of the year. Here is our full briefing, divided into sections. Top considerations: Bottoms\’ new One APD Immediate Action Plan and Buckhead\’s new private
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Community members in District 2 of Atlanta respond to evolving incidents involving a homeless person of color, revealing the city’s dire need for reformed systems and current leadership’s failure to act ATLANTA — Since July, there have been numerous reports
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For 24 years, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University has sponsored a leadership program known as the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange. This exchange has seen American law enforcement and public safety officials being sent
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