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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 ...
Nearly three dozen people have been arrested after a violent protest erupted at the site of a future police training facility in Atlanta. Authorities said 35 people dressed in black clothing were ...
[3] [4] The land is owned by the City of Atlanta. [4] Once complete, the center is planned to be used as a training campus for police and fire services and is expected to open at the end of 2023. [5] Planned facilities include classrooms, a burn building, a mock city (including apartments, a bar/nightclub, and a school), and a shooting range.
A plan to build a new training center for police and firefighters in Atlanta has put city officials on a collision course with activists opposed to its construction. How the fight over ‘Cop City ...
Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades Monday to halt a march against building an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that opponents call “Cop City.” More than 400 people ...
Stop Cop City (SCC), also known as Block Cop City and Defend the Atlanta Forest (DTF), is a decentralized movement in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, whose goal is to stop construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by the Atlanta Police Foundation and the City of Atlanta.
A controversial police training facility, dubbed Cop City by opponents, was approved for construction on the site of the prison farm by the Atlanta City Council in September 2021. [4] Opponents say the project is an example of environmental racism and have opposed that project by occupying the forest around the prison farm, leading to several ...
After attending a music festival near the site of the soon-to-be Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a group of people changed into black clothing and entered the construction area at around 5: ...