Atlanta opening new police precinct amid secession push

Published January 13, 2022 1:45 PM

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s recently elected mayor has unveiled a new police precinct in the city’s large Buckhead district as he tries to head off an effort to make it a separate city. Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday the precinct is expected to have at least 12 officers. It should be up and running this summer. Buckhead has experienced a crime surge that has spurred a movement to have the district secede from Atlanta. A leader of that effort, Bill White, says the precinct is too little, too late. Dickens says Buckhead needs far more police officers along with better garbage service and lower taxes.

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