Crime & Safety

Police Chief to Discuss Zone 2 Expansion

Public meeting scheduled March 9 at Peachtree Presbyterian Lodge

Police Chief George Turner will appear at a public meeting March 9 to discuss the planned expansion of Zone 2.

Zone Commander Robert Browning is also scheduled to participate in the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Lodge at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3417 Roswell Road. Under the plan, Zone 2 will receive Cheshire Bridge Road and Morningside. expanding from 10 to 13 beats. The zone is to receive additional officers and equipment.

The Zone 2 plan is part of a citywide move to increase beats and balance the workload of the different zones. Informational meetings will be held across the city.

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The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday but postponed because of a scheduling conflict. For a map, Power Point presentation and other documents about the plan, see http://www.atlantapd.org/BeatRedistrict/2011/index.htm


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