Atlanta’s unfunded pension liability of $374 million for police officers, and the cost of mandatory participation in the city benefits package, could impact Atlanta’s efforts to recruit police officers.
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Tip line for wronged lovers, other efforts to increase public safety in South Fulton
A tip line to tattle on an ex lover who ‘done wrong’ and a housing allowance for police and fire personnel are two of the City of South Fulton’s latest innovations to improve public safety.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ legacy: Facility, services for mental health, drug issues
A legacy of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms may be a facility with services to help those struggling with issues of mental health, drugs and extreme homelessness. The program is portrayed as an alternative to arrest and incarceration.
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Atlanta crime: ‘We’re all seeing something different that’s a little more frightening’
Open defecation, a homeless man chasing little girls near a pre-school in Southwest Atlanta, and potential Chicagoland thugs marking territory in Atlanta were among the concerns discussed Monday during the Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting.
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MARTA’s new police chief brings perspective seasoned by policies, politics of APD
MARTA’s incoming police chief is a former president of Atlanta’s police union who ascended to become the department’s deputy chief in a 26-year career that spanned squads that fight crimes including human trafficking, robbery and street-level drug dealers.
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Community policing: City of South Fulton gets help from Georgia Tech to shape beats
Fostering community partnerships with police officers is a major thrust of initiatives to be launched in the fairly new City of South Fulton, aided by the work of Georgia Tech researchers who have suggested a way to enable police officers to have more time to interact with the general public.
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Shooting death, GSU report shine light on risks facing homeless youths in region
A shooting death Wednesday following an altercation outside a Downtown Atlanta homeless shelter underscores the dangers facing the region’s homeless youths, whose issues are detailed in a new report from Georgia State University.
