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The area of DeKalb county was acquired by the state of Georgia as a result of the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs with a faction of the Muscogee (Creek). DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties, took its name from Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a Bavarian-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary ...
The DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, as well as the incorporated cities of Tucker and Stonecrest. The department serves a population of more than 730,000 people. The chief is Mirtha V. Ramos. [1]
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Stone Mountain and in the Atlanta metropolitan area. [2] DCSD operates public schools in areas of DeKalb County that are not within the city limits of Atlanta and Decatur.
The DeKalb County District Attorney is responsible for overseeing the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, (Georgia) including: murder, drug and sex offenses, child and elder abuse, theft, and corruption.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 sworn police officers, about 274 for each 100,000 residents.
DeKalb County, Georgia. ... but a 2019 resolution in the city states the local government is “… welcoming to people from all lands and backgrounds and strives to foster a community where ...
Georgia's 58th House district covers parts of DeKalb and Fulton counties. Since 1972, the district is located in eastern Atlanta and includes the following neighbourhoods: East Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, Edgewood, Gresham Park, Grant Park, Kirkwood, Ormewood Park and Boulevard Heights. Prior to 1972, the district was located in Wayne ...
Michael L. Thurmond (born January 5, 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia.A Democrat, he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly.