The controversy over building a public safety training center on the site of the old Atlanta Prison Farm continues to fester.
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DeKalb issues land disturbance permit for training center; commissioner may appeal
DeKalb County has approved a land disturbance permit for the public safety training center, but opponents may appeal.
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DeKalb D.A. recuses herself from training center shooting case; GBI won’t
DeKalb County’s district attorney has recused herself from the case of a protester killed by police at the Atlanta public safety training center site due to involvement in its policing.
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National and local civil rights attorneys may represent family of protester killed by police
By John Ruch National and local civil rights attorneys are discussing possible representation of the family of the Atlanta public safety training center protester killed by police, according to the Oregon-based Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC). Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, who called themself Tortuguita, was killed during a Jan. 18 raid of the training […]
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City ethics office to review Christmas gifts to training center advisory committee members
The City ethics office will review Christmas gifts given the public safety training center advisory committee to see if they are OK under the law.
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Training center protester killed by police is named; seven others charged with terrorism
The protester killed by police has been identified and seven others charged with domestic terrorism.
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Training center protester killed by police after shooting state trooper, GBI says
Both law enforcement officials and protesters say the gunfire is an example of the violence of the other side that drives their actions.
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Atlanta public safety training center plan includes ‘fully functioning’ fire station; details unclear
Atlanta’s public safety training center plan includes a “fully functioning” fire station serving the city’s Southeastern area, a major component that has not been detailed in the secretive public review process.
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Driver arrested for filming police claims to be journalist, considers lawsuit
The man controversially arrested while filming police from a car at Atlanta’s public safety training center last month claims he was working as a journalist. The police claim he was performing “countersurveillance” for an “extremist group.”
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Protester terrorism charges come amid legal battle over other arrests of demonstrators, journalists
By John Ruch Concerns about biased policing of public safety training center protests sparked by remarks from the Atlanta Police Department’s (APD) second-in-command fit into a bigger picture that includes a pending lawsuit alleging illegal arrests of protesters and targeting at least two journalists documenting them. The lawsuit’s allegations include retaliatory arrests for engaging in […]
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APD assistant chief’s commentary on protesters and terrorism raise red flags for civil liberties attorneys
Commentary by the Atlanta Police Department’s second-in-command about terrorism charges against public safety training center protesters could endanger First Amendment rights and open the City to lawsuits, two prominent civil rights attorneys say.
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APD official reveals 12 arrested in protest raids, describes use of terrorism charges
A total of 12 protesters were arrested in raids at Atlanta’s public safety training center site and adjacent forest that were previously publicized for five terrorism charges, a top Atlanta Police Department (APD) official has revealed while commenting on their tactics.
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Public safety training center committee pushes for details on trees and trails
The advisory committee for Atlanta’s public safety training center at a Nov. 29 meeting pushed for details on tree loss and trail accessibility in the plan.
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Five charged with domestic terrorism in public safety training center site raid
Five people are charged with domestic terrorism and other offenses after a police raid targeting protesters at the site of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center.
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Molotov cocktails, fallen trees used by training center and land swap protesters, police say
Molotov cocktails and felled trees were among criminal tactics used last month in the destructive side of protests against Atlanta’s public safety training center and a DeKalb County parkland swap, police say.
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City Council member hopes to keep police horses in Grant Park as stables plan to move
Atlanta Police horses have been a Grant Park neighborhood fixture for years, and one City Council member hopes to keep it that way if the stables move to a new public safety training center.
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Group questions legality of public safety training center’s runoff and footprint
Construction of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center may be legally barred by a pollution-runoff cap, according to an attorney for an environmental group that is also questioning the legality of the facility’s footprint.
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Training center, DeKalb land swap protesters to rally in L5P
Protesters opposing Atlanta’s public safety training center and a controversial DeKalb County parkland swap will rally Oct. 14 in Little Five Points as part of a “Weekend of Action.”
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DeKalb commissioner again retreats from resolution on deeper training center review
Just days after renewing a call for deeper review of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center plan, a DeKalb County commissioner says he will withdraw the resolution due to lack of “consensus.”
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DeKalb commissioner renews request for deeper review of Atlanta training center plan
DeKalb County District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry is taking a second shot at calling for deeper review of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center plan.
