Friday, August 31, 2012

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Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook Announces Boost in Police Manpower in Zone 2

ATLANTA – People who live, work and play in Buckhead are now better protected, thanks to a significant increase in the number of Atlanta Police officers assigned to Zone Two, Councilman Howard Shook announced today.

“I want to thank Chief Turner and his staff for the personnel increase,” said Major Van Hobbs, who commands Zone Two.  “This allows me to fully staff several key anti-crime units, as well as dedicate officers to a burglary investigation team.”

In addition to the permanent increase, Buckhead is currently the beneficiary of manpower assistance funded through a federal grant. 

Councilman Shook, who represents Buckhead, was enthusiastic about the new manpower.  “I’m grateful to the Reed Administration for their commitment to our public safety needs.  The scrapping for police resources isn’t pretty, but if that’s not Job Number One I don’t know what is.”

Last year, Zone Two led all the other police zones in overall crime reduction but the number of vehicle larcenies was still a major concern. The additional officers are focusing on vehicle car larceny cases that have increased 20.25 percent from Jan. 1 to March 21 this year, over the same period a year ago.