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Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting on May 3, 2023 in Atlanta. Schierbaum on Tuesday, Aug. 1, urged the public to come forward with information about those who set police motorcycles on fire last month in protest over the planned construction of a public safety training center that critics call “Cop City.”

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Reward increased for arrests of 'anarchists' who torched Atlanta police motorcycles

Atlanta's police chief is urging the public to come forward with information about those who set police motorcycles on fire last month in protest over the planned construction of a public safety training center that critics call "Cop City."

August 01, 2023
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Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta. Schierbaum said Wednesday, July 5, a fire that destroyed eight Atlanta Police Department motorcycles was among several acts of vandalism in recent days by a group of "anarchists” aimed at stopping construction of a new public safety training center. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

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Atlanta officials: Motorcycle fires started by 'anarchists' aimed at stopping new training center

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum says a fire destroyed eight Atlanta police motorcycles and was one of several recent acts of vandalism by a group aiming to stop construction of a new public safety training center. Schierbaum spoke at a news conference Wednesday with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.

July 05, 2023
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Protesters gathered, lined up and created banners in front of Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as Atlanta City Council holds a period of public comment and votes on funding for the proposed police training facility.

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Political Rewind: Atlanta City Council approves training center; Updates in Fulton election probe

Tuesday on Political Rewind: After 14 hours of scathing public comment, the Atlanta City Council approved funding for the controversial police training center. Meanwhile, controversy over drag shows hits Hartwell County. And then there's the latest on Fulton County's 2020 election probe.

June 06, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Bond granted for 3 activists whose fund bailed out people protesting Atlanta 'Cop City' project

A judge has granted bond for three activists involved in supporting the protest against a planned police and fire training center in Atlanta that opponents have derisively dubbed "Cop City."

June 02, 2023
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This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Police in Atlanta arrest 3 behind bail fund supporting protests against police training complex

Police have arrested three key organizers supporting people protesting Atlanta's proposed police and fire training center, which opponents call "Cop City." The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its agents and Atlanta police on Wednesday arrested three officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.

May 31, 2023
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Political Rewind: SCOTUS continues abortion drug access, DeKalb autopsy of slain protestor complete

Thursday on Political Rewind: The Supreme Court is temporarily allowing access to the abortion drug mifepristone while it decide if it will permit the medication's use. Meanwhile, the DeKalb County autopsy of Manuel Teran, the activist killed at the planned police training center, shows no gunpowder residue on their hands.

April 20, 2023
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Political Rewind: Chicago bests Atlanta for DNC bid; Is the U.S. Supreme Court too political?

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The 2024 Democratic National Convention will take place in Chicago, snubbing Georgia Democrats who wanted the convention in Atlanta.
And as Americans react to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' vacations with key donors, we ask our panel about the politicization of the court.

April 12, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Family members of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán embrace during a news conference, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Decatur, Ga.

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Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

Georgia authorities say state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent.

March 27, 2023
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Will ‘drag racing 2.0’ cross the finish line at the Georgia Capitol?

After surging in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, illegal street racing persists in metro Atlanta, fueled, in part, by social media. The Georgia General Assembly is pushing for a new bipartisan bill to stop it.

March 23, 2023
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  • Caleb Groves
In this image taken from body cam video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers remove and shred items from empty tent near the future site of the City of Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18, 2023, near Atlanta, Ga. Some activists — self-described “forest defenders” — began moving into the forest in protest.

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Police video from 'Cop City' operation doesn't show shooting

Newly released Atlanta police body camera video shows officers clearing tents from the site of a planned public safety training center and then reacting after they heard the barrage of gunfire that left an environmental activist dead and a state trooper injured.

February 09, 2023
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in GPB Studios

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Georgia Today: Is Mayor Bottoms Paying The Political Cost For A COVID Crime Wave?

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shocked many by announcing last week she will not be running for reelection. She said that this is coming from a place of strength and not weakness. But her critics have said that what she calls a “COVID Crime Wave” and her handling of the firing of Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Rayshard Brooks last summer, made her vulnerable if she had chosen to run. This week on Georgia Today, we look at some issues Bottoms faced during her tenure as mayor with CNN national correspondent Ryan Young.

May 12, 2021
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jahi Whitehead
In this booking photo made available Thursday, June 18, 2020 by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe.

Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Granted Bond

A judge has ruled that the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks can be free on bond while his case is pending. A judge on...

June 30, 2020
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Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. filed murder and other charges against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.

Critics Call For Independent Prosecutor, Accuse DA Howard Of Rush To Judgment

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, who is in a close race for re-election, is being criticized by people accusing him of a rush to judgment in...

June 23, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge

Atlanta Police Call Out In Protest; Force Says It's Managing

Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charges with...

June 18, 2020
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Police body camera captures 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks in parking lot of Wendy's in Atlanta.

'When Does It Stop?' Slain Man's Family Makes Tearful Plea

The family of a black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast food drive-through is pleading for nonviolent protests and policy...

June 15, 2020
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