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Volunteers lay plans to put into practice MLK Day of Service DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody invites residents to lend a helping hand for the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. The Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Dunwoody-Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., will mark the national holiday with volunteer projects and a blood drive. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the National Day of Service celebrates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service, encouraging Americans to empower individuals, bridge barriers and strengthen communities. Terris Ross, Ph.D., president of Dunwoody-Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, said the local affiliate’s strength is rooted in service and shared purpose. “Initiatives like this bring us together to uplift others and model for our children what it means to lead with compassion, equity and a commitment to opportunity for all,” Ross said.

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The DeKalb County Real-Time Crime Center features a screen showing the drone flight area and DeKalb Peachtree Airport airspace.

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Two Metro Atlanta residents plant a downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) at Brook Run Park in 2024 with Trees Atlanta for Dunwoody’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

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TUCKER, Ga. — The DeKalb County Police Department officials and other county leaders celebrated the opening of the Real-Time Crime Center at the police headquarters on Friday, Dec. 19. The Real-Time Crime Center will be used to track data and deploy more cameras and drones. The center was built out in about nine months and cost

$2 million. It integrates live video feeds, analytics, and coordinated response capabilities to support first responders in the field. At the Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee Sept. 16 meeting, Police Chief Greg Padrick said the initiative adds more license plate reader cameras, pan-tilt cameras, four drones, three mobile security trailers, Flock 911 and more search functions in the system.

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police arrested a 32-year-old South Fulton man Dec. 19 after he allegedly pulled a knife on an employee after stealing a jacket from the Von Maur at Perimeter Mall. Officers said detectives apprehended the suspect in the mall parking lot as they arrived. After searching the man and confiscating his knife, officers said he resisted arrest by tensing his body and pushing back. When they eventually got the suspect inside a patrol car, officers said he threatened to kill a detective. Reviewing security footage of the initial incident, an officer said the man was seen selecting a green jacket, valued at $130, then walking out of the store without paying as a loss prevention officer followed him. After the suspect returned the green jacket to the employee outside the store, the Dunwoody officer said footage showed the suspect pull a knife and charge at him, but he stopped short without harming the employee. Officers said the man refused to identify himself and spat on a detective numerous times. He was transported to DeKalb County Jail with warrants for aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts, simple battery against law enforcement and theft by shoplifting. As of Dec. 29, he remains in jail. — Hayden Sumlin

Police arrest Atlanta man driving stolen vehicle DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police

PUBLIC SAFETY arrested a 39-year-old Atlanta man Dec. 19 after license plate readers picked up a stolen vehicle out of Cobb County near the High Street entertainment plaza. An officer said personnel monitoring citywide cameras located a stolen Nissan Altima bearing a Connecticut tag around 8 p.m. driving along Perimeter Center Parkway. After locating the vehicle parked at High Street, the officer said he waited at the end of the street for someone to return to it. The vehicle is valued at $20,000, according to the report. When a man appeared and unlocked the vehicle, the officer said he called for backup, waited for traffic to clear, then blocked the Nissan with his patrol car. Seconds later, the officer said he drew his firearm and had the suspect put his hands up. After detaining the man without incident, the officer said the suspect told him he had rented the vehicle through a company and did not know why it was reported stolen. Following a conversation, the officer said the man was unable to provide documentation of his rental agreement. After confirming the vehicle had been reported stolen, the officer transported the man to DeKalb County Jail on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. As of Dec. 29, he remains in jail. — Hayden Sumlin

Officers find wanted man in abandoned building DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police arrested a 31-year-old Woodstock man with a warrant out of Cherokee County Dec. 20 after finding him inside an abandoned business off Perimeter Center East. An officer said he was dispatched to the report of a man loitering inside a vacant building at 84 Perimeter

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Center East near Ashford Dunwoody Road. Once inside the building, officers said they found a large manhole and instructed anyone present to exit the underground shaft. Minutes later, officers said a suspect emerged and surrendered without incident. After confirming the man’s identity, officers discovered an active warrant out of Cherokee County for theft by taking. He was cited for loitering and prowling, then transported to DeKalb County Jail, where he was released to another agency two days later. — Hayden Sumlin

Woman loses hundreds to car repair swindle ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 30-year-old Marietta woman reported Dec. 12 she had been scammed out of $400 by men who offered to fix her car. Alpharetta police said the woman reported she was driving on Windward Parkway Dec. 6 when her car began to overheat. She managed to get the car to a cafe parking lot and called a mechanic company. Two men arrived at the car about 2 p.m. Dec. 7, offering to fix the vehicle for $350, which she paid with the money transfer app Zelle, police said. On Dec. 8, the men allegedly said they needed an additional $50 to make the repairs. The woman sent the money with Zelle. The men allegedly pushed back the date they could finish the repairs several times before becoming unreachable, police said. The woman said she spoke with employees of the cafe, who reported seeing no one work on the car. The woman provided the men’s phone numbers to officers, but calls were forwarded to voicemail, police said. The incident was classified as a misdemeanor theft by deception. — Jon Wilcox

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TALK BACK TO THE CRIER

Kingsley Lake is not the Gratuity Clause The silence has been deafening. After months of documentation, meetings, maps, drone footage and direct questions, the only explanation we have received from the City of Dunwoody as to why it bears no responsibility for the damage at Kingsley Lake is two words: “Gratuity Clause.” Let that sink in. A clause meant to prevent governments from gifting public assets to private parties is now being invoked to justify doing nothing, even as city infrastructure pours stormwater into a private lake, damages its spillway and creates a downstream public safety risk. If anything, the facts show the opposite of a gratuity. Kingsley Lake did not receive a gift from the city. Kingsley Lake gave one. For years, the neighborhood has quietly and without compensation accepted the city’s stormwater. Six municipal drains discharge into the lake. Water is collected, concentrated, transported and released through Kingsley’s private system before continuing downstream, including into a city-owned detention facility. That is not a gift from the city to Kingsley. That is Kingsley carrying the city’s load. If we are going to use holiday metaphors, let us at least get the roles right. Kingsley Lake is Santa Claus. The city is not the Gratuity Clause. We came bearing gifts. We did not ask

Talk Back to the Crier The Crier is committed to its role as Dunwoody’s community thread. As readers have reminded the paper, part of that role means budgeting premium space for letters from residents. Talk Back to the Crier by Sunday night and your note will be on page 3 that week. Email letters to newsroom@appenmedia.com. The Crier won’t publish it without explicitly getting your approval. for payment. We did not send an invoice. We did not refuse access. We simply absorbed the water, the force and now the damage. And when the spillway erodes, when the banks fail, when the risk grows, the response is not engineering, not dialogue, not shared responsibility. It is silence, followed by a legal phrase lifted out of context and used as a shield. A gratuity is something freely given that benefits a private party at public expense. Here, the benefit flows the other way. The city benefits from free conveyance of stormwater. The city avoids building additional infrastructure. The city avoids maintenance costs. The city avoids responsibility. Meanwhile, Kingsley Lake bears the wear, the damage and the liability.

That is not a gratuity. That is uncompensated public use. The most troubling part is not the legal argument. Reasonable people can disagree about law. It is the refusal to engage. No written explanation. No engineering response. No acknowledgment of shared systems. No plan. Just silence. Cities are not required to do everything residents ask. But they are required to answer when their infrastructure causes harm. Stormwater does not recognize property lines. Gravity does not care about legal clauses. Water follows the path the city designed. And when a city uses a private system as part of its stormwater network, it cannot simply pretend that system does not exist when problems arise. Kingsley Lake is not asking for a gift. We are asking the city to acknowledge reality, accept responsibility proportionate to its use, and do what good governments do. Show up. Speak plainly. Fix what is broken. Santa Claus does not ask for thanks. But he should not be left holding the bill while being told the gift never happened.

Danny Ross Founding member, Dunwoody City Council

New laws address professional services, homeowner protections By Ty Tagami Capitol Beat ATLANTA — Most new laws from this year’s legislative session took effect in July, but a handful of significant bills became law on Jan. 1. They address shortages in accounting and dentistry, and they increase homeowner protections. They update campaign finance and vehicle licensing requirements. One adds a new look for car tags. House Bill 148, The Public Accountancy Act of 2025, was brought by Rep. John Carson, R-Marietta, a certified public accountant trying to address a shortage of accountants. It updates a licensing framework established nearly three decades ago by offering new paths to becoming a certified public accountant. It also lets accounting firms do some work in Georgia without having an office in the state. House Bill 551 by Rep. Jason Ridley, R-Chatsworth, updates rules for owning and operating a motor vehicle, adding numerous new requirements around the issuance of temporary operating permits

and setting standards for a new electronic system for issuing them. It also lets permitted property owners install an immobilization device on trespassing vehicles rather than just having them towed. House Bill 567 by Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, addresses regional shortages in dentistry, authorizing licensed dentists to practice online, with regulation by the Georgia Board of Dentistry. It also permits coverage of teledentistry by dental benefits plans. “Geography should not be a barrier to dental care,” Kristen Morgan, the Georgia Dental Association executive director, said in May when Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law. Senate Bill 35 by Sen. Larry Walker, III, R-Perry, gives homeowners more time to prepare for loss of insurance. It doubles the minimum notice period for nonrenewal of certain residential policies to 60 days, from 30. Senate Bill 112 by Sen. Clint Dixon, R-Buford, requires that manufacturer warranties of residential HVAC systems transfer to homebuyers. It also requires that warranties take effect on the date a

system is installed by a licensed contractor and prohibits requiring product registration as a condition of warranty. Senate Bill 199 by Sen. Sam Watson, R-Moultrie, prohibits the State Ethics Commission initiating investigations of candidates within 60 days of their election. It also requires that local elected officials file mandatory financial disclosures with the Commission rather than locally. It also requires that political action committees maintain bank accounts with detailed reporting when they contribute to candidates in the state. It establishes uniform reporting dates for campaigns for all levels of office and requires redaction of home addresses from any records the Commission makes available to the public. Senate Bill 291, the America First Act, by Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, establishes a special license plate featuring the American flag and the words “America First.” Funds raised from the sale of this plate will go to the state general fund. Gooch pushed the bill through as Senate majority leader, a post he has since left to run for lieutenant governor.

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10:00 – 11:00 NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS - Kemal Budak will delve into the history, sociology and cultural significance of new religious movements (NRMs), often referred to as cults. Among the themes explored will be charismatic leadership, the psychological and social factors influencing recruitment and conversion, as well as the mechanisms of control and indoctrination. The portrayal of NRMs in the media as well as legal conflicts will be discussed. 10:00 – 11:00 00 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL part 1 – Michele Friedman will help explore the deeper meanings behind the most renowned musicals. 10:00 – 3:00 OPEN MAH JONGG – Bring your own Mah Jongg card and come play. There is no instructor for this weekly session. There will be an experience player group and a beginners group. Play is based on National Mah Jongg league rules. 11:30 – 12:30 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL part 2 – Michele Friedman will continue exploration of the deeper meanings behind the best known musicals. 11:30 – 12:30 THE HEAVENS ABOVE – NASA Solar System Ambassadors Tom Dworshak and John Baumbusch will take us on an epic journey into the heavens to explore the cosmic architecture (our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy and deep space), past and future space exploration and the Hubble and Webb telescopes. 11:30 – 12:30 THE SECOND RUSSIAN REVOLUTION– Bill Fisher will present an engaging romp through Russia’s recent roller ride from Communism to Capitalism to Authoritarianism. Among the characters we will encounter are Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, with a particular emphasis on Putin and what may lie ahead for Russia, the United States and the world.

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Dunwoody High’s in-house stadium named after Ryan Seacrest By JIM BASS jim@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Among the most notable alumni to come out of DeKalb County School District, Ryan Seacrest ranks the highest. Following a Dunwoody High School stadium renovation, his legacy will now last at his alma mater, Dunwoody High School. DeKalb School Board approved the naming of the soon-to-be-renovated stadium at Dunwoody High School as “Seacrest Stadium” on Dec. 8. Known as “The Voice of Dunwoody” for his work on the morning announcements at DHS, Seacrest graduated in 1993 and went on to make a name for himself as a television personality. Among his many accolades, he was the original host of American Idol, current host of Wheel of Fortune and the host of the annual New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration. The naming of the stadium was brought to the board through a community effort. The Bring It Home Dunwoody Committee is made up of parents, faculty and community members of DHS and is currently raising $1.5 million to expand the stadium’s seating to meet the required 3,000 to host varsity football. In a letter to the board, the committee discussed the reason for naming it after Seacrest and backed up their proposal with generous words about what Seacrest means to the school. “With these ideals at the forefront, the Bring It Home Committee unanimously agreed on the Seacrest name. The Seacrest family has long served as an inspiring example of dreams fulfilled through hard work, generosity, and a commitment to remembering where you come from,” the letter said. Committee member Steve Fortenberry, who taught at DHS for 27 years before retiring in December, believes the stadium will bring much more than varsity football. “It’s not just for football. It’s not just for lacrosse. It’s really a community gathering place and it’s going to be used from grades 1-12,” Fortenberry said. As of Dec. 31, the fundraiser has more than $690,000 of its $1.5 million goal. Board member Andrew Ziffer assisted the committee in getting the naming to the board and read the recommendation aloud. In the recommendation, Ziffer spoke about Seacrest’s father, Gary, who died in October and served a critical role in the project. “Despite his national visibility, Ryan and the Seacrest family have remained deeply connected to Dunwoody,” Ziffer said. “Their support of the stadium project represents a full circle moment in which a Dunwoody Wildcat, a DeKalb County student, gives back to the school that helped shape his earliest opportunities.” Several of the committee members appeared at the board meeting and spoke on behalf of the Seacrest family, including Fortenberry, DHS principal Tom Bass, and Roger Gay, a DHS teacher for 42 years who taught Seacrest. Gay shared anecdotes about Seacrest’s love for Dunwoody, including a story about him praising the city so much on his radio show that he had his cohosts fly out to visit, which Gay helped coordinate. He also expressed the importance of the family on the legacy of Dunwoody. “The honoring of the Seacrest family with the name of the stadium is perfect timing in light of

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Members of the Dunwoody High School community gather with DeKalb County School District board members after the approval of naming the school’s stadium “Seacrest Stadium” on Dec. 8..

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The DeKalb County School Board approved “Seacrest Stadium” as the name of Dunwoody High School’s soon-to-be-renovated athletic complex at its Dec. 8 meeting. The “Bring It Home” campaign needs to fundraise $1.5 million from the community to match Seacrest’s roughly $1 million pledge. Ryan’s dad’s recent passing and has drawn Ryan even closer to home and leaving a legacy in the county that he and his family love,” Gay said. Seacrest Stadium and ‘homecoming’ The discussion of bringing DHS varsity football onto a truly home field is not new. At 1,000 seats,

there has been a years-long discussion about having Dunwoody, a Class 4A high school in the Georgia High School Association, reach a capacity of 3,000. Dunwoody currently travels south across I-285 to Chamblee High School for home varsity football games. The committee plans to connect 2,000 additional seats, add improved accessibility and build a modern press box. Fortenberry said that the goal for the project is to break ground in February or March and be done in time for the 2026 homecoming game, but if not, then spring 2027. He also said the biggest challenge will not be getting the stands, press boxes or lights built, but instead getting the bathroom and concession stands constructed and ready. DHS would become the first school in the district to bring its football program to a true home field. The 19 football programs in the county currently share five district stadiums. Using the fundraising model, Fortenberry believes that other schools should consider making similar moves to bring their stadiums in-house for the community. “This is something we need to look at going forward not just here, but Lakeside, Southwest DeKalb and other schools… having a home and having a place in the neighborhood, it makes a difference,” Fortenberry said. The district has also stated previously that it will look into expanding stadiums at other schools in the future through the next edition of the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

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DeKalb County launches pet litter registry By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County officially launched its pet litter registry on Jan. 1 and all owners of dogs, cats and domestic rabbits will be required to register litters within 21 days of birth. There was a soft launch of the registry on Dec. 15. Officials hope it will reduce the pet overpopulation, improve public safety, and connect pet owners with resources, such as free vaccines and microchips, according to a Facebook post from the DeKalb County Police Department. The DeKalb County Commission approved the program in May. Under the ordinance and state law, individuals who own a female cat, dog, or domestic rabbit may not produce more than one litter in a 12-month period unless they are a licensed pet dealer or animal shelter. “We’re creating the tracking mechanism so the state law can be enforced,” said Beth Ganga, policy and planning director for DeKalb County District 2. Pet owners must notify DeKalb Animal Services of any new litters

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As Polka Dot awaits his forever home, he checks out his new digs in the pet neighborhood. within three weeks of birth. DeKalb Animal Services is establishing a public registry listing the owner’s name, veterinarian, animal species, and litter

information for cats, dogs, and domestic rabbits. The commission also added an amendment allowing county code

enforcement officers to assist with animal enforcement at the direction of the county CEO. “Our goal is to ensure that people aren’t overbreeding their pets and those pets end up back in our animal shelter, which increases the population of the shelter and results in an overpopulation crisis that DeKalb County and other jurisdictions around the country are grappling with,” Presiding Officer Michelle Long Spears said. As of Jan. 5, there were 467 dogs at the DeKalb County animal shelter. The facility has a capacity of 475 The county is also working to allow other jurisdictions, like cities, to tie into the registry. The city of Doraville has expressed an interest. “What I want people to know is that this is a tool to control overbreeding in our community. We pride ourselves in DeKalb County on ensuring a high quality of life for our two- and four-legged constituents,” Spears said. “We believe that if we can continue to bring the numbers down in the shelter, it will improve the quality of life for those animals while they are in the shelter and hopefully enhance their ability to be adopted.”

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Alpharetta brightens with analog Christmas

We arrived at Nordstrom Rack out near the mall – Friday rush hour. The traffic actually wasn’t as bad as I expected – especially five days before Christmas in Alpharetta. Last-minute gifts RAY APPEN Publisher Emeritus and one return. ray@appenmedia.com Christina and I did remarkably well in retrospect. She tried on coats. We looked at sunglasses and shawls. Uggs seemed like a possibility. We couldn’t find a good blanket. I kept eyeing the line at the return desk as we continued our search. Shouldn’t we do that return first before we try to find those last minutes – while the line at the return desk was relatively short? My anxiety grew minute by minute. You can do this, Ray. My pulse quickened. The line kept growing. In

the end however, my worry was not justified; the return was easy-peasy – a walk in the proverbial park. Bueller? One of the reasons we did well in Nordstrom’s was because we weren’t in a hurry – for a change. We needed to wait for dark anyway, because our next stop after Nordstrum’s was the third weekend of the December “Lights on the Alpha Loop” event. This last weekend was a “bring your pup with you” theme – and one might have thought a scaled-down version of the Westminster Dog Show on a linear park in the woods, only filled with holiday lights and decoration. The prior weekend was a live “holiday music showcase,” and the first weekend theme was “health & wellness.” All three events took place over three weekends on Alpharetta’s new – still in progress – Alpha Loop, which will ultimately be an 11-mile, 12-footwide paved walking trail/linear park around the city, through the woods, in

In Memoriam

Barbara (Bebe) Greene Kilpatrick June 30, 1943 – December 9, 2025

Barbara (Bebe) Greene Kilpatrick, 82, of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away on December 9, 2025 due to complications related to Alzheimer’s. Bebe is survived by her loving husband, J. Thomas Kilpatrick; her children, Richard Lee McCrary, Jr. (Elizabeth) and Jennifer McCrary Henry (Geoff ); and her stepdaughter, Kristi Kilpatrick Cairns (Alastair). She was an adoring grandmother to Luke and Richard McCrary, Katelyn and Julia Henry, and Rutherfurd and Annabel Cairns. She is also survived by her sister Susan Meredith Greene and brother William Luke Greene, Jr. Born on June 30, 1943, in Atlanta, Barbara lived her entire life in the city she loved. She was a proud graduate of North Fulton High School in 1961 and went on to earn her degree from Georgia State University. She then began a career as an analyst at First National Bank of Atlanta and was one of the first women to earn the title of Officer. Two of Bebe’s passions were dance and music. In high school, she was a

member of the prestigious North Fulton Special Choir. As a young woman, she danced with the Atlanta Ballet (then known as the Atlantic Civic Ballet) and was proud to have performed in their first production of Balanchine’s The Nutcracker in 1959. Bebe enjoyed the Atlanta Symphony and was a longtime season subscriber. What Bebe truly loved most was her family and her role as a mother. She also had a lifelong passion for Southern culture and history along with a deep love of journalism and literature. She was known for her impressive command of language and was a master conversationalist. She will also be remembered for how genuinely she made people feel welcome, her social graces, her beautiful, cross-stitched gifts, and her rich vocabulary. A memorial service was held on January 2, 2026, at H.M. Patterson & Son-Oglethorpe Hill Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Atlanta Ballet in Bebe’s honor at: https://tinyurl. com/BebeKilpatrickMemorial

a tunnel, and over an amazing bridge spanning a low-lying flood plain. We had to wait for dark because the Loop was lighted –- a showcase of holiday lights, murals, and art adorning a 1-mile stretch of the Loop. Think a holiday drive through area subdivisions in search of the best of the season’s holiday decorations on homes, but instead of in the car, touring on foot, through towering hundred-year-old-growth trees and accompanied by thousands of your best friends and neighbors over the course of the days and hours. The free event, the lighting, the themes, the easy-peasy parking for all off Haynes Bridge behind Northwinds, the music, the modest number of food trucks and vendors, the security (in the background), the on-site Loop “ambassadors,” all courtesy of The Alpha Loop Foundation – or “a group of around a dozen community volunteers/activists who worked for the past six months on the event – folks like you and me, with an interest in creating something free, magical, meaningful, thoughtful, and peoplecentric engagement.” And who else stepped up and put up the money, labor, and time to create the “Lights on the Loop” for you? Businesses and individuals located right in our community: • Alpharetta Business Association • Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau • Alpharetta Development Authority • Appen Media • Avalon • Betty Goss

• Booster • Deposco • Eclipse di Luna • Evans General Contractors • Four State • HOME Luxury Real Estate Allison Kloster • HOME Luxury Real Estate Rony Ghelerter • Illuminating Designs • Jackson Healthcare • Leslie Kurtz • Lincoln- Angela Krause • Lincoln Property Management • Meer Electric • Portman Holdings • Providence Group • TPA • Trinity Partners – Third & Urban • True North 400 • Village Tavern And its OK if you patronize these good actors or even give them a high five “thanks” when you run into them. I’m sure they will all step up again for next December’s “Lights on the Loop 2026” so you can schedule time together now – time with your family and neighbors, not in a hurry, not on screens, outside, talking, walking, strolling, laughing, smiling, listening, watching and being social on The Alpha Loop. See you there, for an analog Christmas time together next year. (Of course, the Loop is open 365 as well. For more information on The Alpha Loop or how to volunteer or participate, contact info@ alphaloopfoundation.org or just go to the website Alphaloopfoundation.org)

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Crime: Continued from Page 1 “This is very exciting. Multiple teams have been working on this strategy for a long time to basically put DeKalb County public safety at the forefront for technologydriven policing,” Padrick said. “The ultimate goal for Digital Shield for a Safer DeKalb is to protect our communities, empower our officers, and enhance public safety and confidence in public safety as a whole.” During a Dec. 19 press conference, officers demonstrated how the drones operate from Police Headquarters and can view things like license plates from up to 1,500 feet away. The department has two drones and expects to obtain two more. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said the drones are placed in high-crime areas. She added that the drones will also be able to track suspects and provide officers with information while they arrive at a scene. “These, we have already seen, are great with assisting us in drag racing and other activities so that we’re able to capture license plates and such,” Cochran-Johnson said. In the center, the officers have three computer monitors at their desks and a large monitor at the front of the room that shows the drone flight area, live video feeds from Flock and Georgia Department of Transportation cameras, a gunshot detector, and a map of the officers’ locations. Police can also access surveillance cameras at gas stations and other businesses with permission of the business owner. “The technology is now here, and we have the ability,” Cochran-Johnson said. “For businesses that have high incidents of crime, this will be a remarkable tool in helping us help them and hold perpetrators accountable.” Lt. Shane Smith, the Real-Time Crime Center commander, said the system recently helped the department with a case of a person shot at a motel. In that case, a woman shot a man, and DeKalb Police were able to review surveillance camera footage right away. “We were able to quickly find video evidence of the suspect fleeing the motel room with a gun in hand, and then share that with the officers,” Smith said. “The

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DeKalb County Police’s Real-Time Crime Center has a large monitor at the front of the room that shows the drone flight area, live video feeds from Flock and Georgia Department of Transportation cameras, a gunshot detector, and a map of the officers’ locations. ultimate goal is to be able to get that as quickly as possible, so that as the officers are just arriving on scene, they have an idea of what they’re looking for.” Padrick said the drones could also help with missing persons incidents. Digital Shield The Real-Time Crime Center is part of a larger initiative called Digital Shield. The county commission approved an $18 million contract with Flock Safety in September for the technology. The program deploys Flock Safety cameras and drone technology across the county to aid in crime prevention. Digital Shield uses advanced license plate recognition and real-time data sharing to help police track stolen vehicles, identify suspects, and provide critical leads during investigations. The cameras will cover major corridors, neighborhoods, and high-traffic intersections throughout the county. Digital Shield additionally includes collaborating with surrounding jurisdictions and safeguards to ensure

accountability, transparency, and ethical use of the data, officials say. The county began implementing the initiative immediately and expects full deployment within the next year. Since the contract is for 10 years, there will be layers of deployment strategies using crime data to identify troubled areas and focus on tire dumping and street racing. “These investments represent a bold, forward-thinking approach to public safety,” CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said. “Through the Real-Time Crime Center, our expanded Digital Shield Initiative, and strategic partnerships, we are using technology to prevent crime, respond faster, and reimagine what public safety looks like for every DeKalb resident.” She told Appen Media that the cameras have already been used to help identify and arrest suspects in a tire-dumping incident. During the press conference, Padrick said the tools will allow officers to see and know more and act faster. “The real-time crime center strengthens

officer safety, improves coordination, and gives us the real-time intelligence needed to better protect our communities,” Padrick said. Flock Safety also announced that DeKalb County is designated as a Flock Safe County, which is a coordinated public safety model that connects law enforcement, fire services, traffic, schools, public works, businesses, and neighborhoods onto a shared technology platform. “DeKalb County is setting a new standard for what modern, connected public safety looks like,” Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley said. “By becoming a Flock Safe County, DeKalb is unifying agencies, empowering residents and businesses, and building a proactive safety network that helps communities respond faster and prevent crime more effectively.” Flock also operates Real-Time Crime Centers in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell, Alpharetta, Brookhaven and other neighboring jurisdictions. The Atlantabased company says it serves over 5,000 communities in 49 states.

To hear from the leadership of the Dunwoody-Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, visit youtube.com/ watch?v=sNzHkPaZuMY. “We are thankful for the hands and hearts that come together each year,” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “Whether planting, cleaning, or giving, these projects show how we can honor Dr. King’s legacy by working side by side to strengthen our community.”

Residents are encouraged to register online and join one of several impactful projects: • Planting 86 trees at the Dunwoody Nature Center with Trees Atlanta (begins at 10 a.m.) • Planting 5,000 flowers at Brook Run Park with the Daffodil Project (starts at 9 a.m.) • Cleanup and maintenance at the Dunwoody Community Garden and Or-

chard, including raking and rebuilding raised beds (begins at 9 a.m.) • Blood donations with the American Red Cross, available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Atlanta Church of Christ, 5676 Roberts Drive (pre-registration recommended) To register for community service, visit dunwoodyga.gov/community/volunteer-mlk-jr-day. — Hayden Sumlin

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