Tuesday, October 16, 2012
In a roundup of Midtown news you can use, the Atlanta City Council agrees to purchase 112 cameras to enhance public safety and homeland security.
Crime prevention and homeland security got a significant boost Monday after the Atlanta City Council agreed to purchase 112 cameras on behalf of the Atlanta Police Department (APD) for the Operation Shield Precinct Infrastructure Development Initiative. Ninety-two cameras will be installed in Zone 5, which encompasses much of downtown and Midtown Atlanta, with the remaining 20 cameras evenly distributed among Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. The purchase was approved by a vote of 15-0. The state of art wireless mesh network cameras, including consulting, training, and installation, will cost $2.25 million. Operation Shield seeks to leverage existing camera infrastructure installed by private entities throughout the city, ensuring a comprehensive …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Atlanta Police Department wants our community input to make better decisions and choices when policing our communities.
- PUBLIC SAFETY
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a message from Atlanta Police Chief George Turner Our agency has chosen to participate in the Community Policing Self-Assessment Tool (CP-SAT), an online survey which collects information about our practice of community policing. I strongly encourage you to complete this assessment, which you may access by clicking the URL below. Through your participation in this assessment, our agency will be able to gather valuable data allowing us to enhance our community policing practices and identify community policing strengths and areas for improvement. The assessment is sponsored by the COPS Office and is administered by ICF International. Your responses to this survey will be kept confidential. There are no …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The academy provides a hands-on opportunity to educate Atlanta residents on the operations of the APD, while obtaining valuable feedback from citizens to enhance police and community relations.
- POLICE & FIRE
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Staff Report The Atlanta Police Department is seeking participants for its Citizens Police Academy that will begin in mid-April. The academy will include more than 30 hours of instruction and participation requires a commitment of three hours, one night a week, for seven weeks. The training includes classroom courses in crime scenes, a department overview and a zone ride-along. Classes will be held every Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning April 18th. As the department strives for transparency in its operations, the Citizens Police Academy provides a hands-on opportunity to educate the citizens of Atlanta on the operations of the APD while obtaining valuable feedback from citizens to enhance police and community relations. Interested …
Bob Crossett
11:46 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
But what about the 52% pay raise that the city council believes they are "entitled to?" more ›