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State tells charter school to trim City Council member from board BY JOE EARLE

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Left, Kendi O’Mardo and his son Christopher play touch football during the Punt, Pass & Kick event sponsored by the NFL on Aug. 2 at Murphey Candler Park. The competition gave kids between the ages of 6 and 15 an opportunity to learn football fundamentals in a non-contact environment. See additional photos on page 2.

A neighborhood’s disparity: Home tax values rise, commercial appraisals stay the same BY JOHN RUCH

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When Brookhaven homeowner Thomas Spencer saw the property tax bill on his three Sunland Drive houses jump 48 to 80 percent this year, he thought that at least he shared the pain with many neighbors. But not all of them. Looking at tax records, Spencer was surprised to see that several adjacent commercial properties—including the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce office and the former Mexican consulate complex—had no change in their bills. And those properties’ assessments were less than one of his houses alone. “It’s a mystery to me,” Spencer said. “It just seems to

me to be grossly unfair for residential property owners to be paying ever-higher property taxes…[while] at least these commercial properties are having such low assessments.” He wondered if the reason was “gross incompetence” or worse. Calvin Hicks Jr., DeKalb County’s chief appraiser, said there’s a simple reason that some commercial property tax assessments didn’t go up: The county chose not to reappraise them. SEE NEIGHBORHOOD, PAGE 4

State officials are requiring the proponents of a Brookhaven charter school to reduce the number of City Council members on the proposed school board, to provide a plan and budget for teaching students with disabilities or who need help with English, and to provide more budget information on health benefits. The backers of the proposed Brookhaven Innovation Academy were given until Aug. 17 to provide the additional information to the staff members of Georgia’s State Charter Schools Commission, who would then make a recommendation to the commission on whether to approve the school. The commission is scheduled to meet Aug. 26 to consider whether to approve or deny the charter for the new school, the letter said. “The SCSC review panel determined that the educational model of BIA indicates that the proposed school will operate as a highquality charter school consistent with the SCSC’s mission and the educational goals of Georgia; however, the SCSC review panel identified several aspects of the school’s operational plan that require additional action or explanation before SCSC staff will recommend approval of its charter petition,” Morgan Felts, associate general counsel and petitions manager for the commission, said in the letter dated July 30. SEE STATE, PAGE 19

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As the campaign for the seat representing District 80 in the Georgia House of Representatives headed to the wire, it started to turn both partisan and mean. Democrat Taylor Bennett and Republican J. Max Davis meet in an Aug. 11 runoff election because neither collected more than half the votes cast in the four-candidate special election on July 14. Both turned to leaders of their party to draw attention to their campaigns. Davis said he campaigned alongside fellow Republicans such as Gov. Nathan Deal and U.S. Rep. Tom Price. Bennett has been endorsed by leading state Democrats and said he campaigned in person with District 42 Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta). “They’re trying to bring out the Democrats and I’m trying to bring out the Republicans and independents,” Davis said. At the same time, the campaigns or their supporters mailed out flyers attacking the candidates. “It’s definitely getting mean,” Bennett said. A flyer supporting Davis accused Bennett of supporting an “Obama-backing, liberal union agenda.” The Democratic Party of Georgia sent out two flyers accusing Davis of covering up sexual harassment claims while he was mayor of Brookhaven. Davis said he felt “sexual harassment is not an issue. It’s a distraction.” He defended the flyers describing Bennett as too liberal for the district. Bennett said he considered the attack flyers “tasteless.” He said his campaign didn’t mail the flyer attacking Davis. “They are not mine,” he said. “I completely denounce any of these [attack] mailers.”

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The runoff election likely will draw few voters. Fewer than 4,000 voters cast ballots in the July 14 election for the district, which covers Brookhaven and portions of Sandy Springs, Chamblee and Dunwoody. Bennett collected 37 percent of the vote, with 1,473 votes, and Davis gathered about 31 percent, with 1,259 votes. Any registered voter in the district may vote in the runoff. Campaign finance disclosure forms filed with the state show Bennett, a former Georgia Tech quarterback, did receive union and progressive political action committee contributions. He also received a $2,500 contribution from his old teammate Calvin Johnson, now a professional football player. According to reports filed with the state in July, Bennett raised $27,635 and spent $19,594. In later filings, his campaign reported another $12,500 in contributions. Davis’s July report showed his campaign had raised $40,865 and spent $21,271. “The good thing is school is back,” Davis said. “The more people that vote make it more likely that I’ll win. The fewer people that vote, the closer it gets.” For Aug. 11 runoff election results, check ReporterNewspapers.net.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 property types were last appraised. This year, DeKalb appraisers skipped Those near Sunland Drive have had no several types of commercial properties. change in assessments in four to five In an email, Hicks said that “primariyears and possibly longer, according to ly these were apartments, convenience county property records. stores, hotels and reWhile the countail uses.” ty skips some comThe small office mercial reappraisals, “It just seems to me to building where the its skyrocketing resBrookhaven Cham- be grossly unfair for resi- idential assessments ber is a tenant falls dential property owners have unleashed a under the type not to be paying ever-higher wave of appeals. appraised. And the DeKalb’s 17 percent property taxes…[while] former consulate’s boost in residential at least these commervalue may be deproperty assessments pressed by possi- cial properties are having was the highest ble contamination, among metro Atlansuch low assessments.” Hicks added. ta counties, the AJC Hicks said that reported last month. county appraisers That boost was – THOMAS SPENCER decide which propeven higher in HOMEOWNER erty types to reapBrookhaven, at nearpraise by comparing ly 19 percent, Hicks real estate sales with said. Total residential current property data. assessments went from about $1.7 bil“I believe staff reviewed market data lion in 2014 to $2.1 billion this year. and indicated the greatest variation beHicks noted that Brookhaven’s total tween appraisals and market data were commercial tax assessments saw an inin the use types identified,” he said. crease on par with residential: about 15 “We continue to monitor sales and will percent. In hard numbers, that’s a boost modify appraisals where warranted.” from about $751 million to about $864 However, Hicks did not respond million. when asked when these commercial Still, it’s easy to see how the county’s

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show its assessed value, now $72,000, hasn’t changed since 2011—when it plunged nearly 50 percent. The Mexican consulate moved out in 2009, leaving behind a 1.3-acre main property at 2600 Apple Valley Road. It last sold in 2010 for $2.5 million, county records show. Its land is valued by the county at $21,300 and buildings at $23,100. Its assessment of $17,760 hasn’t changed since 2010, as far back as online records go. Hicks said that property “was at one point acquired by a chemical company which released chemicals into the soil. Our records do not reflect the contamination has been removed, but I have asked staff for an update. It was the presence of the contamination which influences the value of the property.” The property’s current owner is listed as Rollins Continental at 2170 Piedmont Road, Atlanta. That is the same address as Rollins, Inc., the parent company of Orkin pest control and many other firms. A call to Rollins Continental was not returned.

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School counselors deserve same raise as teachers I have been an educator for 30 years and a counselor with DeKalb County Schools for the last 14. Currently, I am privileged to work at Dunwoody High School, which is shining under its new administration. Our students are getting accepted at top colleges around the country, as well as at the University of Georgia, Emory University and Georgia Tech. A strong team of counselors is critical in establishing a successful high school experience for each and every student, yet parents and community members are often unaware of the many services counselors provide to students. We provide assistance to all students, not just those who are highly gifted or have learning disabilities. In addition to aiding students with class selection, counselors help students in all areas of academic achievement, including assisting students with the very complicated and detailed college application process, encouraging understanding and tolerance in a multicultural and diverse population, and working with at-risk students in an effort to reduce the drop out and failure rates. Counselors do much more. We stand ready to assist in ways that others cannot even imagine. We are there for not only the students, but for the school staff, as well. Many times we are the ones students turn to when they feel there is no one else who can help them in navigating the murky waters of adolescence. We help students cope with a

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Forget country music, I’ve got the blues Today I’m going to explore two of the most popular musical genres of the South: country music and the blues. I’m a blues girl, myself. Now, I realize that there’s a fine line between the blues and country music, and that’s a line that I don’t want to cross. I’ll go as far as bluegrass, but I stop there. You might say that both of these musical genres are forms of artful whining. But the difference between the blues and country music is the difference between telling it like it is and ruthlessly exploiting my emotions. If I happen to hear a country song that starts off with a letter stuck to an old oak tree, I switch the radio dial, because whoever wrote that letter is going to die. And that will make me cry. And I don’t want to listen to a song and cry unless I’m watching Les Miserables. With the blues, you start down and you stay down, and those minor chords make it kind of fun while you’re down there. Not so with country music. You’ll be Sittin’ Knee-Deep in the Water Somewhere and the next thing you know, you’re being showered with tears that are pouring down on you from Holes in the Floor of Heaven. Don’t jerk me around like that. I don’t want to be having a rollicking good time with my red Solo cup in hand and in the next moment witness my daughter growing up too quickly before my very eyes while plumbers and other sages are telling her that she’s going to miss this when it’s gone, which starts me spiraling straight into a Sunrise, Sunset melancholy. Stop it, already! With the blues, I know what’s coming. There will always be a minor scale and a major problem, and it will be played out in a very reliable fashion. There will be a 12-bar chord progression, three-

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Shopping, dining and attractions beckon in North Georgia BY COLLIN KELLEY If you’re planning to buy a second or retirement home in the North Georgia Mountains, you’ll obviously be looking for peace and quiet. But you’ll also want to be near shopping, restaurants and activities when you need a break from rustic living. Here are a few suggestions.

Helen

Okay, so the faux-Bavarian is a tourist trap, but Helen also has its charms. Oktoberfest offers kitschy fun, while the annual Balloon Race in June is a must-see. Unicoi State Park is just north of town, offering swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking and playgrounds.

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The town bills itself as the “gateway to the mountains” and has plenty to offer in way of shopping and dining. The historic courthouse square area has eclectic shops, restaurants and even a soda fountain. The old courthouse has been turned into an interesting museum, but Cleveland was really put on the map as the home of the Cabbage Patch Kids. Be sure to visit Babyland General Hospital to see how the kids are born and maybe adopt a new bundle of joy.

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The town was made famous as the site of the first major gold rush in the U.S., but is now known for its vineyards and wineries. After you’ve had a tipple, head to the town square to visit the shops, restaurants and art galleries. The annual Gold Rush Festival in October attracts thousands to the city.

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Rabun Gap

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Clayton

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Live butterflies have visited the Dunwoody Nature Center annually for more than two decades. But people won’t see the hundreds of colorful guests flying in a mass migration into town. Before they go on display, the showy butterflies ride from Florida on a truck, asleep in a simulated state of hibernation. Ashley Jones and her father now own the traveling butterfly exhibit that had been SPECIAL part of the Greathouse Ashley Jones, along with her father, owns Butterfly Farm in Earthe traveling butterfly exhibit that will letown, Fla. The farm bring the insects to the Dunwoody Nature closed in January and Center’s annual festival on Aug. 15. owner Zane Greathouse hired Jones to care for the 100 acres of land and for his ing, and those tents are a prime examnearly 90-year-old mother, Jones said. ple of being back in touch with nature,” “It was sort of a family business beMothner said. “You’re in a tent with cause we all worked there, but we’re hundreds of butterflies flying around. not related [to the Greathouse famiThere’s no other experience like it.” ly].” Jones said. “Some of my family In addition to Monarch butterflies, and some of my friend’s family worked which the Nature Center’s 22nd annuthere.” al butterfly festival will focus on as part Before the Aug. 15 festival, Jones and of its Milkweed Project, Jones and her a handful of family members will load family are bringing Zebra Longwing, up a rental truck for the seven-hour trek Common Buckeye, Sleepy Orange, Gito Dunwoody. ant, American Black and Tiger SwallowOnce there, they set up a pair of tents tail species of butterfly. filled with butterflies and plants the butThe Monarch butterfly can live up to terflies feed on. Jones and “Professor eight months, Jones said, but most speMullet,” the character her father plays, cies of butterfly live only two to four each host a tent. They teach about the weeks, depending on the season as much lifecycle of the butterfly and why it’s an as the species. important pollinator, along with bees Jones and her father grow butterflies and bats. in greenhouses that have the proper host Alan Mothner, the Nature Center’s plants, such as the milkweed for caterexecutive director, said once people vispillars that will become Monarch butit the festival, they look forward to it all terflies. year until the next one. “They lay eggs on plants and grasses, “We’re all about experiential learnso you have to have the right plants for

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the specific butterfly,” she said. “They lay their eggs, they hatch, and the caterpillar eats the food, makes a chrysalis and emerges. Then it starts all over again.” Though the butterflies exhibited at this year’s Butterfly Festival will return to Florida, some butterflies leave their farm home for good, Jones said, shipped in special containers via priority overnight FedEx. Her business sells some butterflies that are to be released -- customers as far away as Canada purchase the butterflies for release during special events such as birthday parties, weddings and funerals. “We fold the wings up as if they were resting and put them in an insulated box,” she said. “We have ice packs at the bottom, separated by a barrier so [the butterflies] don’t get too cold. It puts them in a hibernation state.” Cooling and shipping butterflies extends their lives, she said, because of the hibernation state. “When it gets cold here, they fold their wings and rest until it warms up,” Jones said. That’s how they travel for the annual festival as well, she said. Jackie Sherry, the program manag-

er for the Nature Center, said visitors to the tents will be expected to follow the rules set by Jones and her family. Because more than 3,000 people come to spend time with the butterflies, each group of 20 people will have between seven and 10 minutes in the tent, Sherry said. Jones said visitors will be given sticks to hold and a sugary substance like Gatorade to put on the sticks to encourage the butterflies to land on them. Though many people treat the butterflies with respect, accidents do happen, Jones said. Sometimes, someone will accidentally step on a butterfly or a child might get nervous and shake the sugary stick too hard, she added. “Throughout the day, usually about 10 butterflies end up not making it,” Jones said. The end result is education as much as entertainment, Mothner said. He wants to show people how important butterflies are for the environment and give people a chance to check them out up close. “We want people who might be scared of bugs or butterflies to come in and realize how beautiful they are,” Mothner said.

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Members of the board of the proposed Brookhaven academy took their case to a panel of representatives of the state charter commission on July 24, hoping the commission would approve the new school on its second time around. The commission rejected the school’s application last year. The school’s backers presented their new plan to the members and staff representatives of the commission during an hour-long session July 24. “It’s been two years worth of work to get to this point,” academy board chairman and Brookhaven City Councilman Bates Mattison said after the meeting. “We’ve dived far deeper than we had last year at this time.” Proponents of the charter school say they addressed concerns raised by the commission last year in their current application. One change they proposed was to expand the planned school board and to reduce the number of Brookhaven City Council members on the board to three from five. But that wasn’t enough for the state commission’s panel, which asked that the number of city representatives be cut to two and that reduction be included in the school’s bylaws. Current bylaws reserve five board seats for city officials. “The SCSC review panel remains concerned regarding the independence of BIA and the appearance of a conflict of interest should a majority of city officials remain on the governing board of BIA,” Felts wrote. “Ensuring that a minority of city officials comprise a minority of the BIA governing board will promote the school’s independence.” Mattison said in an email the school’s

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Local chiefs compare policing tactics in Israel BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE

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There are some places in the metro area to Dunwoody. you should watch your step after dark, “I’ve been to several countries around Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimIsrael, but not in Israel,” DeSimone said. one said. On a recent trip to the Middle “This is the 50th country in the world I’ve East, he says he discovered the same is true visited.” in Israel. Local chiefs said they look at their cities “In the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with a new perspective after the training. it’s a lot worse [than other areas],” DeSimBrookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura one said. “I looked at it sort of like Atlansaid the visiting officers ate in a restaurant ta: you go to Buckhead and it’s relatively where a suicide bomber had killed more safe, but other places in Atlanta, you better than 20 people years earlier. They saw how watch where you walk after the sun goes law enforcement efforts had made comdown.” munities safer, he said. For the 23rd year in a row, DeSimone said he was most the Georgia-Israel Law Enforceimpressed by the way the Israement Exchange sent public safeli police had to maintain law and ty and law enforcement offiorder in such a diverse country. cers, including the police chiefs Though it’s a Jewish state, Musof Sandy Springs and Brookhavlims and Christians live there, en, overseas for training. GILEE too. “It was professionally reis a partnership between Georwarding to see how Israel police gia State University and local law were able to police different comenforcement agencies that helps munities, whether Islamic, Jewprepare its participants to deal Sandy Springs ish, Christian or any subsets,” Police Chief with threats to public safety and DeSimone said. “They are able to Ken DeSimone effectively police these communito improve security. Seventeen Georgia law enties fairly and equitably.” forcement officials took part this year. Yandura had recently returned from Though DeSimone had experience training in the Republic of Georgia and working with military police and travelcompared his impression to Israel. ing as a Marine, he had never been to Isra“Georgia was a little more secure beel, he said. He was the fourth person from cause they weren’t under the threat of atthe Sandy Springs department to travel for tack all the time,” Yandura said. “More the GILEE training, he said. Dunwoody people from this country should see how Police Chief Billy Grogan completed the they [Israeli police] have to live in a panic training in Israel in 2000, before he came mode—on alert 24 hours a day. We found

Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura, second from left, with Israeli border police.

out the police and military are on 24 hour, 7-day-a-week alert. If you heard a siren, you had 15 seconds to get downstairs. “And there was an officer who was stabbed three times near Jerusalem” while they were visiting the country, he said. After the stabbing, the border patrol guard shot and killed his attacker, DeSimone said. Yandura said some of the technology that Israeli officers have, such as facial recognition technology, could help here. “Facial recognition is not perfect, but it’s improving,” Yandura said. Yandura said a crowded place such as Perimeter Mall might make good use of facial recognition, especially to catch shoplifters. Though the country and police stayed on high alert, Yandura said peace did ex-

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ist in a small city of Acre, which the officers visited, Yandura said. Religious leaders such as Greek Orthodox priests and Muslim imams told the visitors they didn’t understand why others couldn’t simply coexist. “In this little town there was a lot of cohesiveness and they got along,” Yandura said. “They comingled very well.” Both chiefs agreed that the mandatory military service requirement for Israeli citizens gives everyone greater respect for law enforcement. “There’s a sense of unity in the country,” Yandura said. “I suppose they’re more patriotic.” Yandura said he knows an Israeli airline pilot who also volunteers to fly for the country’s air force, and he’s always on alert. “I feel very fortunate we’re not worried about getting bombed all the time,” Yandura said.

Brookhaven Police Blotter BUR G LARY  3400

block of Buford Highway—On July 16, burglary was reported at a residence.

 3900

block of Ashford Lake Court— On July 19, burglary was reported at a residence.

Brookhaven police blotter: July 16-31 The following information was pulled from Brookhaven’s Police-2-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.

 1100

block of Town Boulevard—On July 23, burglary of a residence was reported.

 6000

block of Druid Hills Reserve Drive—On July 23, burglary of a residence was reported.

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ROBBERY block of North Druid Hills Road—On July 18, robbery with a gun of a business was reported.

 1600

 3400

 1000

 2200

block of Buford Highway—On July 25, robbery by gun in the street was reported.

 3300

block of Buford Highway—On July 27, a robbery by cutting instrument in the street was reported.

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block of Northeast Expressway— On July 19, theft by taking auto was reported. block of Shady Valley Place—On July 26, theft by taking auto was reported.

AS S AULT  3400

block of Buford Highway—On July 16, battery was reported.

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block of Briarwood Road—On July 16, battery was reported. block of Buford Highway-On July 18 and 24, reports of battery were made and on July 24, an arrest was made for battery; On July 30, an arrest was made for battery.

 3100

block of Buford Highway—On July 27, indecent exposure was reported.

 3500

 1600

block of North Cliff Valley Way—On July 19, harassing communication was reported.

 2000

block of Burton Plaza Lane—On July 22, battery was reported.

 3000

block of Clairmont Road—On July 23, battery was reported.

 2700

block of Buford Highway—On July 24, aggravated assault with a weapon was reported.

 1300 block of North Cliff Valley Way—

On July 26, simple battery was reported.

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block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road—On July 17, fraudulent activity was reported.

 2800

block of North Thompson Road— On July 17, financial identity fraud was reported.

 3000 block of Buford Highway—On July

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 2400

block of Briarcliff Road—On July 20, check forgery was reported and an arrest for forgery in the fourth degree was made.

 1100

block of Standard Drive—On July 22, fraud by impersonation was reported.

 4300

block of Peachtree Road—On July 23, forgery of check was reported.

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block of Epping Forest Drive— On July 16, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 1700

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 4100

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block of Dunwoody Trail—On July 23, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 1300

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National Night Out gives kids a chance to play cop BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE

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Some came to support family members at the Aug. 4 National Night Out, but many came to see the trucks, cars and other technology local law enforcement officers use. Some of the parents acted more eager than their kids to peer out of the turret in the SWAT armored vehicle. Police and officers with specialized units such as K-9 and the North Metro SWAT team joined forces to host the annual community event at Perimeter Mall. Dave Gewertz admitted freely that he came to “see all the police cars.” His 6-yearold son, Joe, rode around in a toy car painted as a SSPD patrol car, while people, such as the mayor of Doraville, came up to take photos of him. Gewertz said he made the car from an old Power Wheels car he found. While Joe only shrugged when asked if he was having fun, he said he’d rather ride in his car than in the tall fire truck ladder. Amelie Martinez-Morales, 10, has an uncle who started as a Sandy Springs police officer in 2006, when the department started. Officer D. G. Romero has been a police

officer for 15 years total and has children ranging in age from 23 years to 16 months old. Romero’s niece came along with his wife and 16-month-old daughter to National Night Out at the mall. “I think it’s amazing because it’s so cool how you can see all the cops and learn their stories and how it all works out,” MartinezMorales said. “You get to see all the cool cars working.” Lori and Dan McMahan didn’t bring children with them, but said they came out because they “support Dunwoody and their community, and wanted to support the police department,” Lori McMahan said. Sarah Begeal, wife of Sandy Springs Officer Cory Begeal, brought their 3-yearold son, Cayden, and their 18-month-old daughter, Liliana, to see what daddy does at work. Andrew Perry called National Night Out a “cool way to end the summer” albeit in extreme heat, while his wife, Carolyn, said she wanted her kids to know the local police and officials are there to help. “He won’t be scared,” she said, if her son ever needed help from a police officer.

National Night Out, held at Perimeter Mall, was hosted by the Brookhaven, Chamblee, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs police departments, and encouraged the community to look at vehicles and pick up information regarding public safety. Top, Sandy Springs Police Officer D.G. Romero, left, and his daughter, Gianna, 1, pet “Dak,” a DeKalb County K-9, as his handler DeKalb County Detective Ronnie Viar looks on. Center far left, Sandy Springs Citizen Patrol Officer Joan Pressman, right, speaks with Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimone. Center left, Andrew Perry, and his son Samuel, 3, view the inside of a SWAT truck. Center, Joe Gewertz, 6, in the “police” car he and his father David Gewertz built. Center right, Amelie Martinez-Morales, 10, reflects on the Brookhaven Police Patrol Car she’s admiring. Left, Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura, left, chats with DeKalb County Sheriff Jeff Mann. PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER

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