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The Atlanta Police Foundation was founded in 2003 to fund police activity that is not funded by government. [1] It is located at 191 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia. [2] Unlike police forces, which are accountable to the public, Atlanta Police Foundation is accountable solely to its own board of directors. [3]
The city is expected to pay one-third of the cost, with the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) paying the rest. [3] Plans for the 85-acre (34 ha) facility were announced in 2017 [citation needed]. According to the APF, the project provides "the necessary facilities required to effectively train 21st-century law enforcement agencies responsible for ...
The 85-acre project was approved by the Atlanta City Council in 2021 and is backed by the Atlanta Police Foundation, a nonprofit largely funded by corporate donors.
On July 8, 2011, it was reported in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that six police officers were fired for lying about events concerning the Atlanta Eagle police raid (which targeted the Atlanta Eagle, a gay bar). In June 2011, a 343-page report was released that details how 16 officers lied or destroyed evidence when asked about the raid on ...
The longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected to the ...
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The Georgia constitution allows residents to force a referendum on decisions by local governments if they can get 15% of registered voters to sign petition; in Atlanta, 60,000 [21] to 70,000 [32] signatures would be required. The referendum against Cop City would cancel the city’s lease to the Atlanta Police Foundation, which the city said ...
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