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Peachtree Corners resident urges city to form its own police department
Summary
At a city council meeting, resident Marilyn Tierney urged Peachtree Corners to create a municipal police force, citing local break-ins, calls she made to neighboring departments and concerns about Gwinnett County Police being stretched thin.
Marilyn Tierney, a Peachtree Corners resident, told the City Council she supports creating a Peachtree Corners police department and asked the council to consider moving forward with formation efforts.
Tierney, who gave her address as 3920 Royal Pennant Court in the Amberfield neighborhood, said she had attended recent presentations on the proposal and had conducted informal research, including contacting nearby police departments. “The people who are in favor of opening our own police force seem to have done…
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