Atlanta Police Department

City of Atlanta Awards Multi-Year Contract to Carbyne and Goes Live with New System to Enhance Emergency Response Capabilities and Improve Public Safety

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbyne, the leading provider of cloud-native public safety communications, today announced that the City of Atlanta, Georgia is now live on the Carbyne Platform, which equips the city's 9-1-1 call center with enhanced capabilities for faster, more efficient, and accurate emergency response.

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  • With Carbyne's advanced emergency collaboration platform Atlanta will deliver faster, more accurate emergency response
    E911 Director Desiree Arnold of the Atlanta Police Department said, "The integration of Carbyne's Platform will significantly boost our emergency response capabilities, making the City of Atlanta a safer place to live, work, and visit.
  • Carbyne Universe is a rich media Over-The-Top (OTT) call management solution that provides a holistic, immersive view of an incident.
  • Carbyne allows call takers to receive precise location data, see live video, chat via text, and gather other valuable information from emergency callers.
  • At Carbyne, our topmost priority is to enhance public safety and save lives," said Amir Elichai, CEO of Carbyne.

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and Community Leaders Break Ground on Southside Trail in Grant Park & Glenwood Park

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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ATLANTA, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. leaders and community members broke ground on the new 1.2-mile section of the BeltLine's Southside Trail.

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  • ATLANTA, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. leaders and community members broke ground on the new 1.2-mile section of the BeltLine's Southside Trail .
  • Known as Segments 4 and 5, the new paved trail will connect the Glenwood Park and Grant Park neighborhoods, from Glenwood Avenue to Boulevard.
  • "The next expansion of the Southside Trail is a significant move towards a more connected and thriving Atlanta," said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
  • Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership collaborated with multiple partners to start construction on this section of trail.

CCA CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM IN ATLANTA

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) Executive Director DaQuawn Bruce issued the following statement today in response to the violence that took place in Atlanta over the weekend as protesters attacked law enforcement property and vandalized local businesses while protesting the construction of a new Atlanta Police Department training center.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) Executive Director DaQuawn Bruce issued the following statement today in response to the violence that took place in Atlanta over the weekend as protesters attacked law enforcement property and vandalized local businesses while protesting the construction of a new Atlanta Police Department training center.
  • "The violent attacks against the City of Atlanta and its citizens were perpetrated by outsiders with no connection to the local community.
  • Their actions were worse than futile, and will only make life worse for the people of Atlanta.
  • "To those who participated in this senseless destruction, or would seek to emulate it elsewhere, please remember that violence is NEVER the answer.

In the face of unprecedented extreme weather and other emergency situations, Mark43 announces new resilient dispatch software

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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Mark43 Alternate CAD is a resilient, user-friendly cloud-native platform that is designed to serve as a backup to the agencys primary CAD.

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  • Mark43 Alternate CAD is a resilient, user-friendly cloud-native platform that is designed to serve as a backup to the agencys primary CAD.
  • Built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mark43 Alternate CAD continues to provide the most advanced security posture available to public safety.
  • The Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications has partnered with Mark43 and will be the first customer to utilize this new product as Nashvilles Alternate CAD.
  • Louisiana State Police Analyst Allan Carpenter said, With Mark43, our mission-critical systems stay operational during the worst weather conditions.

America's Top Law Enforcement Leaders Unite With Local Communities Nationwide During National Faith & Blue Weekend 2022 - October 7-10

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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ATLANTA, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National civil rights organization MovementForward, Inc. and America's most powerful law enforcement groups and local agencies, are proud to announce National Faith & Blue Weekend 2022 (Faith & Blue), set to run today, Friday, October 7 through Monday, October 10, 2022. The mission of Faith & Blue is to facilitate safer, stronger, and more unified communities by connecting law enforcement officers and residents through the expansive reach of faith-based organizations in local communities.

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  • The mission of Faith & Blue is to facilitate safer, stronger, and more unified communities by connecting law enforcement officers and residents through the expansive reach of faith-based organizations in local communities.
  • This is the 3rd annual National Faith & Blue Weekend, and it has become the largest and most consolidated police-community outreach effort in U.S. history.
  • Law enforcement entities and faith-based organizations are both key pillars of local communities, and when they work together, neighborhoods thrive.
  • Faith & Blue organizers represent every major national law enforcement group and faith tradition in the United States of America.

Law Enforcement Embracing Improved Accuracy and Efficiency of New Crime Fighting Technologies

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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LEWES, Del., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocent people are being exonerated in record numbers as new technologies, such as DNA, become more sophisticated and the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) is increasingly being used for truth verification instead of the old polygraph. This is according to Clifford Payne, a retired investigator with the Atlanta (GA) Police Department who also serves as a Regional Director of the National Association of Computer Voice Stress Analysts, an organization representing the nearly 2,800 US law enforcement agencies that utilize the CVSA.

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  • "As law enforcement professionals, our main goal is to make sure only the guilty are prosecuted," stated Payne.
  • This is in no small part due to organizations such as the Innocence Project, improved DNA testing, and the help of technologies such as the CVSA."
  • Payne stated that before the CVSA, law enforcement had to rely on the old polygraph.
  • "As an investigative and decision support tool, the CVSA has proven itself to be invaluable to law enforcement," stated Det.

Retired Detroit Deputy Chief Sworn in as National Organization Black Law Enforcement Executives at Annual Conference

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Friday, July 29, 2022
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Alexandria, Va, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is pleased to announce Brenda Goss Andrews, Retired Deputy Chief of the Detroit Police Department, as its new 45th National President.

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  • Alexandria, Va, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is pleased to announce Brenda Goss Andrews, Retired Deputy Chief of the Detroit Police Department, as its new 45th National President.
  • In the past year, NOBLE has been sought out to advise and support the highest levels of our U.S. government.
  • Goss Andrews most recently served as the organizations First Vice President to the immediate past President Frederick L. Thomas.
  • Since 1976, The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has served as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action.

Security System Gives Police Recruits a Safe Residence While in Training

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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It also provides police trainees with a safe place to live while undergoing training.

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  • It also provides police trainees with a safe place to live while undergoing training.
  • To equip Unity Place with a comprehensive security system, the Atlanta Police Foundation looked to its partners Compass Security Solutions and Axis Communications.
  • With the expectation that police recruits would build community relationships by volunteering, attending community service events, and inviting neighbors to visit Unity Place, the security system was intended to fortify the recruits safety while they put their focus on serving neighbors.
  • This gives the police department, including a supervising officer who lives in the complex, comprehensive situational awareness of the facility.

Axis Communications Unveils State-of-the-Art Experience Center in Atlanta

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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Axis Communications recently announced the opening of a new Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Axis Communications recently announced the opening of a new Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Pictured from left to right, Fernando Esteban, Business Area Director, Southeast, Axis Communications; Larry Newman, Sr. Director, Sales, Americas, Axis Communications; and Darin Schierbaum, Interim Chief, Atlanta Police Department.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    In alignment with their expansion plans for the Americas, the new Atlanta Axis Experience Center is the twelfth AEC in the Axis Americas network to open its doors, preceding four more AECs which will launch in 2022-23.
  • The Atlanta Axis Experience Center celebrated its grand opening with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on May 26, 2022.

Butler Law Firm Announces Filing of Tyler Griffin Excessive Force Case

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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ATLANTA, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, June 15, 2020, attorneys representing Tyler Griffin filed an excessive force case against the Atlanta Police Department, Officer Donald Vickers, and Officer Matthew Abad.

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  • ATLANTA, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, June 15, 2020, attorneys representing Tyler Griffin filed an excessive force case against the Atlanta Police Department, Officer Donald Vickers, and Officer Matthew Abad.
  • According to the filed documents, the case arises out of an arrest on April 5, 2019 in which officers tackled Griffin without provocation, breaking his ankle.
  • Officers then forced Griffin to walk on the broken ankle in obvious pain, worsening the injury, while they laughed at him.
  • A press conference will be held at the Butler Law Firm on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 3:00pm.