Security

The holiday season brings more than festive cheer; it also brings a rise in criminal activity, with common crimes including shoplifting, package thefts, and online fraud. In Atlanta’s Zone 2, [...]

The Atlanta Police Department (APD) has introduced its latest initiative to serve our community better – the C.A.R.E. Unit (Community Assistance REsponders). Designed to handle non-emergency [...]

MARTA and City officials say they have seen a dramatic drop in crime. MARTA officials reported they have seen a 17% drop in crime at their lots and would see […]

***Guest Blog by John Garrigan, security professional*** Here are some important questions to ask your school so you fully understand the school’s safety and emergency response plan. We also have [...]

***Guest Blog by John Garrigan, security professional*** Where did the summer go? As your kids head back to school, we thought we’d provide you with some great information to keep […]

***Debra Wathen, Chairs the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods and is Executive Director of the Buckhead Public Safety Foundation*** Have you ever looked over your shoulder as you left a store [...]

Our final class was at APD’s training Center. I was really pumped prior to the class because I knew it included the shoot/don’t shoot simulators… the cherry on top of […]

So after my ride along I am all jacked up and ready for class! It started off with some general chatter from everyone about their ride along experiences – mine […]

I am six weeks into the Police Academy training and got to do one of the fun parts last night – a ride along with the Zone of my choice […]

It’s me again, comin at ya with the next (and most fun so far) update on cop school! This time we all piled into the prison van to be transported […]