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Chief Darren Schibaugh said the department began moving into the new campus in December and transferred recruit and continuing education classes in recent weeks. \"Tomorrow, we will have the official, grand opening of the, of the campus,\" Schibaugh said. He told the committee the new facility is already having a positive impact on recruitment and attrition.

After the announcement, committee members raised neighborhood safety concerns and asked the police department for targeted assistance. Chair Boone described recurring problems at a Chevron station near the intersection of Peyton Road and M.L. King Jr. Drive and asked that Major Clay receive resources to address activity in that quarter. Boone also identified other locations, including a dialysis center and nearby businesses, and urged APD to coordinate with community partners to protect vulnerable customers and residents.

Chief Schibaugh acknowledged the requests and said the department would address those concerns during regular operations.

Ending: The committee accepted the opening announcement and asked APD to follow up on location-specific safety requests; the committee adjourned after the chief’s response.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","#Atlanta City Council Public Safety Legal Administration Committee Meeting April 28, 2025 #atlpol","oneSentenceSummary","Chief Darren Schibaugh said the new Atlanta Public Safety Training Center will have its official grand opening tomorrow after move-in and training began months earlier. Council members asked for extra patrol support in areas along Peyton Road and M.L. King Jr. Drive.","taxTitle","Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",2959,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6259672,"Atlanta review board outlines MOU with APD and warns of investigator vacancies, funding shortfall",299,1733000,2032000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3138848-ebb5e0942b15347ff6df368da6e4f833&start=1733&end=2032","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3138848-ebb5e0942b15347ff6df368da6e4f833/thumbnail_1733000.jpg","/articles/6259672/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Atlanta-review-board-outlines-MOU-with-APD-and-warns-of-investigator-vacancies-funding-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6259672-4431281ca17790cf15683c3941c6a3e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1773313982&Signature=iL0XP3AUpVyb5wjhrx5Fgh9hc3ARtX7Xg9bFBDd9VYvBvntI5oqkwufMk4h23koilCPX~TENH4BeNWruKg2dbk9eyqGcxYJ3-fjWyUScBHYxB1lSi4mOOHKw5wevqd4E5V3vAG5DSa8A6ekl0MBfei-qw7UDTLbOVzsAaPgDZmMQJ5edcjIuLGARCa6oL~oXT6xv5M7eRnSypiKbGzWNkr7lXlaeSsLwFJSasSHd-aINOQbdoPa1YQgH8VgnTJBS6Zy5qYBXJ6RH1KY6A6Wn3vsVOUCEmF4ukNdJbx8jKeW6NCwqEGNE35ELJaFDVts8dYZ9ZvZupj52dBCb7mBoEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a City Council committee meeting, Mister Lee Reed of the Atlanta Citizens Review Board provided an update on a draft memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with the Atlanta Police Department on officer-involved shootings, deaths in custody, serious bodily injury and gun-discharge incidents.

Reed said the MOU would formalize steps for training, notifications, data sharing and a tiered issue-resolution process between the ACRB and APD. \"APD will notify the ACRB on officer involved shootings, death in custody, serious bodily injury in custody, and gun discharge incidents occurrences within 48 hours via an email,\" Reed said, summarizing the notification commitments in the draft.

The MOU, Reed said, also calls for shared training, regular service-level meetings, and data points to be shared with the ACRB, including incident number, date of incident, OPS file number and the status of files with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or the district attorney's office. Reed said the board had received the MOU and planned further discussion at the board’s next monthly meeting on May 8.

Reed also addressed staffing and budgetary constraints. The ACRB is recruiting for four investigative positions and Reed said the board operates with a roughly 44% vacancy rate across investigators and support staff. \"For FY26, we requested $685,500 to fill all these vacancies,\" Reed said. He said the finance department has identified $72,000 so far.

Reed described an active caseload: about 60 regular cases pending and three officer-involved shooting cases currently under review. He said that adding investigators and raising salaries has already improved applicant quality but that the board still needs funding to hire and train new investigators and sustain timely investigations.

On oversight authority, Reed noted limits in the ordinance: the ACRB can recommend disciplinary penalties using a matrix but cannot compel the police chief to adopt disciplinary outcomes. He said the ordinance-prescribed process requires returning decisions and explanatory information from the police chief so the board can seek follow-up questions when appropriate.

Ending: Reed asked committee members and the public to help publicize investigator job openings and to monitor the MOU review; the board plans to return with a further update after the board’s May meeting.

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City officials and court leaders said the program has driven a surge in courthouse visits and helped residents resolve cases that otherwise could lead to arrest or license suspensions. Court staff reported handling thousands of cases and said the amnesty outreach reached large numbers of residents.

Mister Moore, presenting the court’s quarterly statistics, said amnesty began March 17 and produced a spike in building entrances, from about 27,000 in February to 29,000 in March. \"So far, we've had over 3,500 cases heard for the last couple of months,\" Moore said. He added that the average daily walk-in with the amnesty flyer is about \"50 a day\" and that some days exceed 200; on one Friday \"there were over 500 people who came in,\" Moore said. Moore said the court mailed more than 50,000 letters to individuals notifying them of open cases and that staff and judges worked extended hours to process calendars.

A judge who spoke during public comment described the program's relief for individuals with warrants and said the court is not taking people into custody when they present themselves during amnesty: \"When you come to court with the warrant, you present yourself, we set it aside. We don't take folk into custody,\" the judge said. The judge also summarized consequences residents may face under Georgia law if they miss court dates, including short custodial holds and fines, and noted that traffic failures to appear can lead to license suspension.

Committee members asked how people can check for warrants or suspended licenses. Court officials and others pointed committee members to the Georgia Department of Driver Services website for license status and to local sheriff's office background checks for criminal history; one speaker said a sheriff's office check formerly cost around $14 when they had used it.

Committee members and city communications staff discussed a media push and adding the DDS website and license-check instructions to the program flyer. Officials asked committee members to help circulate the flyer; Moore said the mayor’s communications team saturated radio and television earlier in the outreach.

Officials characterized the amnesty effort as collaborative across the municipal court, probation, public defenders, the mayor's office and partner agencies. Committee members asked staff to continue the outreach and to report back on outreach results after the extension period.

Ending: Committee members thanked court staff and partners and extended the program through May 30. Staff said they will continue to provide updates to the committee on participation and case outcomes.","City officials said the Municipal Court of Atlanta extended an amnesty program to May 30 and reported large turnout and a measurable increase in courthouse traffic and case processing during the outreach period.","actionData","errors"]

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Atlanta announces grand opening of Public Safety Training Center; council raises local safety concerns

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Atlanta Municipal Court extends amnesty program; officials report surge in participation