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City: Too many requests for convenience stores BY ANN MARIE QUILL

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The Davis Academy was one of many local schools partipating in the week-long “Hour of Code” program, designed to encourage students to learn computer code. Zoe Nowak, in foreground, and Caylee Arron await instructions. Read related story in the Education Guide beginning on page 9.

Citing a desire to meet the city’s outlined vision for development of Roswell Road and the City Center area, the Sandy Springs City Council on Jan. 6 enacted a 120-day moratorium on applications for new convenience stores. The vote halts land use petitions and development permit applications for any convenience store on any parcel in Sandy Springs. That action allows city staff to study “where we believe [convenience stores] would be appropriately located, and ensures that our zoning ordinance and development regulations are in sync with what we are trying to achieve in our Comprehensive Plan . . . as well as with the City Center Master Plan,” Community Development Director Angela Parker told the council. The moratorium does not affect any applications that were submitted before the Jan. 6 vote. The moratorium resolution defines convenience stores as establishments that offer SEE CITY, PAGE 5

Privacy issues keep city police from wearing on-body cameras BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE

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Some police officers’ dashboard cameras start recording when the blue lights begin flashing. Soon, additional cameras may begin recording interactions between police officers and residents in Atlanta and Dunwoody. In about three months, local police officials say, officers in those two local communities will start wearing cameras mounted on their uniforms. Brookhaven police also are looking into using body cameras and say they are

currently testing different models. And a state lawmaker has introduced proposed legislation requiring all police officers to wear the cameras. The national controversy arising from police-involved deaths in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City have left both police officers and their critics calling for more objective evidence of behavior during confrontations between officers and residents. Body-mounted cameras

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Humanitarian Award presented Jan. 19 The city’s 2015 Humanitarian Award is scheduled to be presented during Sandy Springs’ MLK Day Celebration on Jan. 19. M. Alexis Scott, a member of the executive team of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta Daily World publisher and Georgia Gang commentator, will speak at the event, which begins at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500. The celebration is free and open to the public.

Sandy Springs Government Calendar The Sandy Springs City Council usually meets the first and the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500 For the most up to date meeting schedule, visit http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Calendars/City-Calendar

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a limited variety of groceries, household goods and personal care items along with a gas station. In response to a question from Councilman John Paulson, Parker said that the city is not looking to change what’s considered a convenience store, just stores’ future locations. The resolution cites a recent increase in applications for development of convenience stores, and states that more convenience stores are not in line with the city’s planning initiatives. It also states that the city has a particular interest in redeveloping Roswell Road. The Comprehensive Plan and the City Center Master plan call for more upscale, mixed-use developments on Roswell Road. The city’s Comprehensive Plan describes Roswell Road now as “one of the least desirable land use char-

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What’s next in education for Georgia? Throughout 2014, there seemed to be one topic that dominated education: Common Core. Public hearings were held about it. Legislation was introduced (and defeated) about it. Ultimately, Georgia’s State Board of Education did a thorough review of the standards, and the board is recommending minor changes. If you based your opinions only on headlines, you would conclude the Common Core was all that happened in education in 2014. However, there was much more. Georgia completed a $400 million Race to the Top (RT3) grant. RT3 was the culmination of four years of implementing a vision to transform public education in Georgia so that every student who graduated from high school was successful in college and/or their chosen career, and was competitive with their peers throughout the country and the world. In support of this work, throughout 2014, Georgia educators continued to implement higher standards and data systems that support instruction. District and state leaders worked to change how to recruit and reward effective teachers and principals. Georgia also has been focused on turning around our lowest performing schools. In addition to these changes, the state has been working across the entire education pipeline, beginning with early learning and ending with increasing the number of postsecondary graduates. For more than a decade, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has published annually the Top Ten Issues to Watch. Anticipated by legislators, educators and advocates alike, the Top Ten provides a non-partisan dis-

cussion of education issues facing Georgia. Looking forward into the new year, many of the issues in the 2015 edition of the report are results of the work that occurred under RT3, such as higher standards, new assessments, and increasing the quality of early learning experiences. However, now that RT3 is coming to an end, Georgia must look forward in 2015 to what is STEVE next: New governance structures, DOLINGER equity in the classroom, charter schools, post-secondary comGUEST COLUMN pletion, and funding. Gov. Nathan Deal is likely to pursue K-12 funding reform during the upcoming legislative session. Legislation will most likely be introduced for a constitutional amendment changing how the state elects and appoints the state school superintendent and state school board members. All school districts must decide if they want to be a charter system, “IE2 district,” or remain a traditional school district. Teachers and principals across the state will be using the new teacher and leader evaluation system, and student growth scores will monitor student learning based on the new Georgia Milestones assessments, which replace the old CRCTs in grades 3-8 and end-of-course tests in high school. There is a lot happening in education right now. Not just the Common Core. If Georgia is to be sucEvery year, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education cessful as a state, educators, parents, publishes its list of the Top Ten issues in Georgia education. Here’s the 2015 list. business and community leaders For more, go to www.gpee.org. must come together with a common understanding of where we have been 1. High standards —The value of a high school diploma and where we are going. The Top Ten 2. Assessments — How much is too much? Issues to Watch is a resource to help 3. District governance — Charter systems, IE2 or the status quo? inform the discussion. Together, we 4. To elect or appoint? —The question regarding the state school superintendent can help build the next chapter in ed5. Funding reform — How do we divide the pie? ucation reform in Georgia. 6. Early learning — Challenge accepted 7. Postsecondary success —The key to Georgia’s workforce Dr. Steve Dolinger is the president of 8. Charter schools —New challenges the non-partisan Georgia Partnership 9. Equity in education —Access and opportunity for Excellence in Education, www.gpee. 10. Race to the Top —Now what? org. Before joining the partnership in 2002 he served as Fulton County superintendent of schools for seven years.

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Cut child poverty To the editor: Thank you for sharing the responses of local politicians and civic leaders to your question, “What do think will make big news in 2015?” [Sandy Springs Reporter, Dec. 26-Jan. 8] There are many positive developments taking place in our region. But, there is one issue that will not make big news that concerns me, the crisis of child poverty. Back in 2000 the child poverty rate in Georgia was 16 percent and our state ranked 29th in the nation. That rate has steadily risen to its current peak of 27 percent and a

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42nd ranking. That is shocking. More than one out of every four children living in our midst is living in poverty. Isn’t this concern worthy of our leaders’ best efforts? Our leaders will likely trumpet their pro-business policies as an antidote for child poverty. But if fostering a good business environment were effective at reducing child poverty, why has this condition continue to worsen over the past several years? What is needed are specific policies and programs aimed at helping low-income families. There are many actions that would help low-income families including: 1. Expand affordable child care centers 2. Increase the stock of safe and affordable housing

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3. Improve affordable health care access 4. Increase educational opportunities for adults and children 5. Advocate for raising the minimum wage I would like to see our politicians agree to take action with a goal of cutting child poverty in half over the next four years. Don McAdam SS

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Gov. Nathan Deal wants Georgia graduates to get Georgia jobs. But right now, the workforce here can’t meet the demand for the manufacturing, technical and computer programming jobs that are available. In response, many schools in Reporter Newspapers communities are implementing “career-readiness” programs and technical courses, including computer programming. The recent Hour of Code, an international event intended to get students interested in writing computer programs, was embraced by many local schools, including Davis Academy. Students were encouraged to participate in coding activities downloaded from the nonprofit’s website during the week of Dec. 8-12. “They’re learning patience, creative thinking, critical skills, problem solving and resilience in trying to figure out how to work around a problem when getting stuck,” said Stacy Brown, 21st century learning coordinator at Davis. She was explaining that a roomful of second graders was learning how to create a video game. “You have 60 seconds to create a monster -- you have to do his mouth, his legs, his body,” second grader Ian Stukalsky said. SEE STORY, PAGE 14

Stacy Brown, 21st century learning coordinator at the Davis Academy, right, helps Etai Vagima navigate around the computer screen.

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Dr. Shamita Johnson wants to send Meanwhile, some kindergarteners at her Sutton Middle School students to Ashford Park Elementary in BrookhavFrance. Laura Miltner brings Germany en are getting a head start on learning to her Ashford Park Elementary kinderGerman. garteners. “It’s amazing; they’re like sponges,” They are just two of many teachers said Miltner of her students. in local schools deterThe German immined to guide their mersion program at students toward beAshford Park kicked coming global citoff in 2013 when the “This is something that izens through lan- needs to be the new wave school became one of guage and cultural three in DeKalb to of education; everyone immersion programs. receive a grant for a should be doing this, not language immersion “This is something that needs to be the program. The plan is just language classes.” new wave of educafor the school to add tion; everyone should a German immersion be doing this, not program to a high– DR. SHAMITA JOHNSON just language classes,” er grade each year as SUTTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Johnson said. the students advance. In her first year at The children enter Sutton, the French the program in kinteacher is working on sending her landergarten, and through a lottery. guage students to France. And 24 stuMiltner’s students study subjects such dents from Saint Joseph School in Touas math, science and social studies in louse, France, will come to Buckhead German for half of the day. in late April and live with host families She said German was chosen for Ashfrom Sutton. ford Park in part because “we have a great

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Which Test: SAT or ACT? As founder of Applerouth Tutoring, I often help parents navigate the complicated world of college admissions testing. Parents know the ACT is an alternative to the SAT, but they often do not know how to help their student choose between the two tests. Recently announced changes to the tests have contributed to the uncertainty. Students tend to feel more comfortable with one test format over the other. Over the past thirteen years, I’ve seen time and time again how that extra comfort can translate into a significantly higher score to send to colleges. It’s important to make as informed a decision as possible about your student’s test preparation.

Laura Miltner teaches kindergarteners German during a language immersion program at Ashford Park Elementary.

German program at Chamblee Middle and Kittredge [Magnet School],” and because of a growing German population in the area. Miltner said that language immersion programs are importation because of what they do for the brain. “A lot of research shows that learning another language helps with brain development,” she said. “Students start thinking in two languages, which is really good for the thinking process, for creativity, and for success in school all around. And culturally you’re raising children with a wider world view. There are lots of plusses and no minuses.” Johnson said it’s not just language arts students who benefit. “I’m seeing more [science, technology, engineering and math] students in those professions going overseas more,”

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she said. “They not only need STEM but need the language and to be exposed to other cultures in order to be competitive. The more we go outside our four walls, the more competitive we will be.” Parents appear to be on board. At Ashford Park, there’s a waiting list to get into the program. At Sutton Middle, most of Johnson’s French students are committing to traveling to Toulouse. “Most parents know their children need to be exposed to the world,” Johnson said. “It’s not a privilege anymore; it’s a necessity.” At Pace Academy, the school’s Parent Club recently launched a Citizens of the World Travel Grant Program, raising more than $1 million, which helps cover the cost of airfare for international

Making an Informed Decision Students become familiar with the SAT format when they take the PSAT in 10th grade, but not all students take the ACT equivalents, the PLAN/ ASPIRE. Parents often ask me how they can use just a PSAT score to make this important decision. The easiest way to make this decision is to have your student take a mock ACT so that they can compare their PSAT/SAT score equivalents to the ACT scores in order to make the best choice. If it’s been a year or more since they last took the SAT, they may additionally want to sit for a mock SAT test. Compare your student’s percentile rankings on the two tests, and then put your energy into the test your student more naturally excels at. There is zero risk and a lot of benefit to using meaningful data to make the right decision early on because when students find out early which test is a better fit, they can avoid a lot of unnecessary stress and frustration down the road!

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dia, Cambridge, Nambia/Botswana, Greece, Australia, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Wendy Albrecht, a French teacher at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, which offers a number of language and immersion programs, said that her students travel to a sister school in France, and that the connections they make with other students are crucial. “It makes it personal,” she said. “For some students [studying the language in the classroom] is enough, but if you can make it about speaking to friends, want-

ing to communicate with someone is much more motivating.” Johnson said she agrees that the interaction students experience once they arrive in a foreign country is a key to learning the language and the culture. “You are forced to speak the language,” she said. “The area of France where we’re going, not many people speak English. You are drawn into the culture. You have to swim in order to survive. That’s good because you don’t have all the crutches you have in your own country.”

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“We’re learning how people make video games. It’s harder than I thought, because if you mess up, you will mess up the person that’s playing.” Brown said that it’s widely thought that in 15 years students will have to be able to write computer code in order to be considered literate. “I believe it will be sooner,” she said, adding she wants to expose Davis students to the field because it can be very lucrative. June Campbell, a business and computer science teacher at Riverwood International Charter School, said the high school participated in Hour of Code because it demonstrated that “anyone can learn it.” She said that next fall Riverwood will offer an AP computer science career pathway. “Currently only a tiny fraction of students are learning computer science,” she said. “Careers in those fields are bursting at the seams with opportunities, but we don’t have the skill sets.” Campbell said that it’s not just tech companies that need programmers. “I think it’s pretty valuable to have technical education and classes that give high schoolers the opportunity to prepare for a possible career. One reason it’s important is that a lot of classes have to prepare everyone broadly, but a technical or career readiness class lets people explore something more specific and caters to individual interests.”

Sophia King The Galloway School “The early development of career and technical skills are essential to all professions. These skills build a foundation that allows students to better specialize in other areas of interest. My experience in the Web & Digital pathway provided the computer and programming skills that I built upon while exploring other areas of engineering in my internship with Georgia Tech.”

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Lila Ross, left, and Sophie Carmel participate in the Hour of Code at The Epstein School in Sandy Springs.

“Companies like Chase [Bank] have more programmers than Google,” she said. The Hour of Code took off at North Springs Charter High School, as well. “I knew I wanted my students to participate and also any other interested students at North Springs,” said Sallie Holloway, a web and digital design teacher whose school scheduled an hour of coding as an after-school party so as not to get in the way of final exams. “It was really successful,” she said. “Students and staff learned visual programming, HTML and Javascript during the hour. It was fun, they were really interested, and want to learn more.” According to a press release from the school, students from the Future Business Leaders of America, the Architecture, Construction and Design Club, and the Computer Science Club helped mentor the students attending the Code party. Campbell said activities like the

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“We should be prepared for the future, and that’s the purpose of high school, so it would be smart to incorporate those classes [technical and career readiness programs] in high school schedules.”

Chaucer Cook Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

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that are needed. Last April, Deal signed a bill that gives full HOPE tuition to high-performing students in technical colleges, and he continues to push for training in film production and manu“[Technical and career-ready programs] are extremely important; otherwise, we wouldn’t be prepared for high industrial and corporate careers.”

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facturing – jobs that don’t necessarily require a four-year degree. Brian Patterson, North Springs Charter High School’s work-based learning coordinator, says he thinks too much focus is placed on pushing students toward “Technical programs in high school are important because they allow students to discover new ways of working that they haven’t been exposed to previously that they may want to consider as a profession.”

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EDUCATION GUIDE With the belief that it’s never too early to prepare for the real world, High Point Elementary hosted a former cartographer in its Career Connections Series. From left, first-graders Jesus Narciso Gallegos, Ally Stanfield and Hannah Tuttle look on as teacher Rebecca Negrin applies the information they learned about reading maps.

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“At least in the realm of academia and the STEM field, I think [careerreadiness programs such as internships] are integral. They, more than any other class and any other experience, help put things into perspective and give meaning to what we learn. The question that students often ask, ‘Why do we need to learn this?’ dissolves away as you find out pretty quickly why you learned something and how it applies to the real world.”

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EDUCATION GUIDE Ridgeview to showcase musicians and new piano in recital When the Ridgeview Foundation asked the music department at Ridgeview Charter Middle School for its wish list, a performance-quality grand piano topped the list. In less than a week, the School Governance Board donated more than 50 percent of the cost to the piano fund. The PTA, individual families and chorus students donated enough to buy a cover for the piano. SPECIAL “Our Ridgeview community, Dr. Susan Messer shows off the music recognizing the importance of the department’s new grand piano. performing arts in the education of the entire student, has come together to enable our students to have the best performance opportunities through the purchase of a Kawai 6’ 1” concert piano,” said Dr. Susan Messer, the chorus teacher at Ridgeview, in a press release. To showcase the new instrument and talent at RCS, Ridgeview Foundation will host a Recital in the Round and Dessert Reception on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in the RCS gymnasium. Guest musicians include the music faculty. Tickets are $10 each or $25 per family and may be purchased at the door.

Dunwoody Elementary earns STEM certiﬁcation The Georgia Department of Education has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) certification to Dunwoody Elementary School. Dunwoody is the fifth elementary school in the state to be awarded the designation. To earn STEM certification, the school had to submit an application showing that it meets rigorous criteria, such as evidence of teacher collaboration, business and industry partnerships, high levels of math and science instruction, and an integrated, project-based STEM curriculum. A team from the Georgia Department of Education visited the school to observe the program. “STEM is truly a paradigm shift in how we approach and teach science and math,” said Jennifer P. Sanders, principal of Dunwoody Elementary, in a press release. “It is a way to capture a child’s natural curiosity to help them learn.” She said she has already received requests from other schools wanting to observe the STEM program at Dunwoody Elementary. “As our teachers and students embarked upon the STEM certification effort, we began to see the enthusiasm and excitement from our children. Everyone saw the certification as a way to revolutionize the way we teach science and math,” Sanders said.

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EDUCATION GUIDE MJCCA announces enhancements to Weinstein preschool The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has announced improvements to the Weinstein School, one of its two nationally accredited preschools. All improvements will be complete in time for the 2015-2016 school year. Renovations include the creation of a dedicated infant and toddler wing with stateof-the-art classrooms, specifically designed to meet the needs of the school’s youngest learners. Other enhancements include an art studio, music room and sensory room.

Atlanta Public Schools announces new strategic plan Atlanta Public Schools has released its new five-year strategic plan and legislative priorities for 2015. “With a caring culture of trust and collaboration, every APS student will graduate ready for college and careers,” said Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen in a press release. “That is our mission. It is what we do every day. The board has approved a strategic plan that enables us to get laser-focused on that mission by prioritizing around a set of four strategic objectives: Academic Programs, Talent Strategy, Systems and Resources, and Culture.” APS also issued its legislative priorities for the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Dr. Carstarphen met Dr. Meria with members of the Atlanta area delegation to convey the Carstarphen district’s legislative priorities and entertain questions during a reception in December. The district’s 2015 legislative priorities are to prioritize early childhood education to provide aligned, quality programs to all students; to provide adequate, stable education funding; to ensure that student data may be used for education purposes only; to eliminate “zero tolerance” laws that dictate mandatory consequences to give districts flexibility in handling student disciplinary matters; and to support the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.

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Galloway Head of School receives fellowship Suzanna Jembsy, Head of The Galloway School, has been awarded a fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2015 Heads of Schools program at Teachers College, Columbia University. The award, granted to 20 heads of school annually, provides independent school leaders with an opportunity for focused professional enrichment, renewal and reflection. For two weeks in January, visiting heads from around the Suzanna Jembsy world gather together at the Columbia University Campus for intensive study to examine educational issues and policies facing independent school educators. The 2015 cohort includes school leaders from the United States, Australia, the Cayman Islands, Ethiopia, Kenya and Singapore.

Westminster program lets students focus on single topic This month, The Westminster Schools introduces JanTerm—an intensive, threeweek course of study that allows Upper School students to focus on a single topic in great depth and at an accelerated pace. This immersive learning experience will offer unique, hands-on experiences in the classroom as well as off-campus field trips and opportunities for overnight travel. JanTerm courses will aim to provide engaging, experiential and project-based opportunities for students in a variety of subject areas. JanTerm courses, which take place through Jan. 23, come from all disciplines, are graded and can help fulfill graduation requirements. The average class size is 18 students with two team teachers, but class size will vary from 12 to 24 students. All Upper School students are required to enroll in a JanTerm course. A few JanTerm course offerings include: “Appalachia: History, Music and Culture;” “Behind the Scenes: Theater, Film and Television in Atlanta;” “Biomechanics and Sports Medicine;” “Ecology and the Culture of the Georgia Coast;” “Electronic Fashion: e-textiles and Wearable Computers;” “If You Build It: Designing Stadiums for Communities;” “Shakespeare and Music;” and more.

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Frank and Cathy Belatti have been honored with the highest honor Marist School bestows. The St. Peter Chanel Award, named for the saint who sacrificed his life to his missionary work, is given annually in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership have advanced the mission of Marist School. The Belattis received the award for 2013-14. For the past 30 years, the Belattis’ contributions have helped to shape Marist School. They were instrumental in the development of the Marist Way program, a spirituality curriculum targeted to all members of the school community, as well as the growth of Marist’s community service program. Cathy Belatti, a longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteer, co-founded Marist Women Build, the first chapter of its kind nationally, and was a founding member and past chair of Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build Steering Council. Cathy sits on Marist School’s Board of Trustees, and together she and Frank Belatti chair the school’s $35 million capital campaign.

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BY ART HUCKABEE There are close to 10,000 restaurants in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Most fly under the radar relying on word of mouth or online “review” sites like Yelp or Trip Advisor for their advertising and clientele. It’s our goal in 2015 to visit more of these “mom and pop” places, particularly those that are in the communities that the INtown and Reporter Newspapers serve. If you know of a restaurant in your community that you’d like us to visit, send an email to TastingIntown@AtlantaINtownPaper.com. We kicked off our New Year’s quest with lunch at Café Sababa. Located in an easily overlooked strip shopping cen-

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body cameras, at least for now, department spokesman Capt. Steve Rose said. “The privacy issues are a huge consideration by those whose agenda calls for mandating body cameras,” Rose said. “What is recorded—and imagine how graphic that could be in the case of a fatal car wreck, homicide or other shooting, or even a rape case—would be potentially exposed to public view on YouTube or other Internet means.” Davis said Atlanta is investing in onbody cameras because studies show that having video testimony reduces the time needed for officers to appear in court. Complaints against officers dropped in areas where on-body cameras were tested, Davis said, citing a study done in Rialto, Calif. She believes the new technology will provide “clarity as to what really happened,” in situations where it’s just an officer’s word against a citizen’s, she said. “Even the dash cams don’t pick up conversation,” Davis said. “Instead of describing slurred speech, video will show it. It’s an excellent way to document the interaction.” Brookhaven police Maj. Brandon Gurley said new technology such as body cameras strengthens the relationship between the police and the community, and sends a message that officials are being as transparent as possible. Though part of the reasoning behind using the cameras is to protect the police against unwarranted complaints, Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan said it also is important to recognize the technology’s limitations. “Even with the use of on-body cameras, the entire scope of what happened in any police encounter may not be captured by the video due to the direction the camera is facing or what happens to the camera during the encounter,” Grogan said. “In other words, these cameras may not capture every aspect of the encounter that happens or that an officer sees.” Grogan said no complaints about excessive force were filed against Dunwoody police officers in 2013 or 2014. Of more than 2,400 arrests made in 2014, the police department received only 19 complaints about things like officers “being rude,” Grogan said. He admitted that the number of complaints in 2014 was more than double that of 2013, when eight complaints were logged, and he said he isn’t sure why. “We changed forms at the beginning of this year, so maybe we are doing a better job of documenting the complaints,” Grogan said. Body-worn cameras will be on patrol officers in Dunwoody within the first quarter of the year as City Council members approved $30,000 in the 2015 budget for 37 body-worn cameras and storage fees, Grogan said. Now, he said he needs to work with city staff

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and other advisers to define and set the police department’s policy in using the cameras. “You want to train officers on policy,” Grogan said. “”You push a button to work the camera, but policy concerns when to record, how to classify video and how to upload video.” Grogan noted that Georgia law currently prohibits video recording in a place where there is an expectation of privacy. He said shows like “COPS” have had to deal with lawsuits and change the way they operate in Georgia because of the law. The Sandy Springs Police Department tested a few models of on-body cameras sent by manufacturers about three years ago, Rose said. He said that decision not to move forward came from Chief Ken DeSimone, who cites privacy problems that his policy would have to take into consideration. Body-mounted cameras “won’t be the magic bullet to solve all issues of police complaints,” Rose said. Though a camera may provide additional evidence, a two-dimensional camera may not be enough, he said. “To assume guilt or even innocence based only on camera footage would be a convenient method of ‘Monday Morning Quarterbacking,’” Rose said. “So, in the real world aftermath of a shooting, for instance, would the camera footage provide an almost irresistible temptation for critics to play the could-haveshould-have game?” Gurley said much more thought will go into creating policy than in deciding what model camera to use, if Brookhaven decides to use on-body cameras. He said Brookhaven police are consulting with the district attorney and the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police to make a decision. “Part of our job is to conduct ourselves in a way that has legitimacy in the community, so people know we are doing our jobs like we should,” Grogan said. SS

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 1000 block of Huntcliff—On Dec. 29, block of Northwood Drive—On a business owner said someone entered Dec. 29, police responded to a robbery the business without force, and went just before 1 a.m., where a man said he through the register. Several keys were was walking with a group of friends on moved around but nothing was taken. Northwood Drive after being dropped off by a taxi. He said he was walking  200 block of Winding River Drive— slower than his friends and, at one point On Dec. 29, a resident said some impora white Honda pulled up and two men tant papers were got out and pulled taken from her resa gun on him. idence. She said Read more of the They forced him to they must have Police Blotter online at the ground, took www.reporternewspapers.net been taken on his wallet and fled. Dec. 28 between The story soon 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. changed to read that the group of friends was behind him, and walked toward anTH EFTS other direction. The other oddity was the  1000 block of Johnson Ferry Road— location he was dropped off. He was let On Dec. 24, an employee of Northout at 120 Northwood and walked down CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 the road to 215. He couldn’t explain that point. The report noted that the victim was visibly intoxicated. He did suffer some minor lacerations to the face, but declined medical assistance.

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26, a man reported that his cellphone was stolen from his locker at a gym sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The phone was in his gym bag on top of the locker. Oddly enough, $100 in cash, also in the bag, was untouched.

block of Roswell Road—On Dec. 29, a woman reported someone took her black jacket and car keys from her unlocked locker in the women’s locker room.

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block of Roswell Road—A woman said she dropped off two packages at an office supply store to be shipped to AT&T. They contained two iPhones that she was returning. Five days later, AT&T said they had not received them. She discovered that neither package had been scanned when dropped off and they were nowhere to be found.

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block of Roswell Road—On Dec. 29, a woman said she gave a man, whom she knew, $1,200 cash to buy a car at an auction. She said the man worked in Marietta. He called her later and said he purchased the car, but wanted to keep it and give it to his mother. He said he would send her $2,200. He never sent the money. She tried calling, and reported that she has received some threatening calls from the man’s associates. The officer found three warrants outstanding on him.

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block of Brentwood Way—On Dec. 29, an employee of a Chinese restaurant delivered $42 in food to an apartment. He knocked and a young man answered. The man took the food and slammed the door shut, refusing to pay. The driver called the police. The officer walked to the back of the apartment where he found the door open. The apartment was vacant.

F RA U D A

woman reported that someone opened a bank account in her name. The person opening the account used an address on McDaniel Street in Atlanta. No illegal activity was found on the account—meaning they caught it in time.

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man reported that he purchased a 2003 Chevy Tahoe online for $1,500. He purchased the vehicle by using three MoneyPak Cards for $500 each. The car was to be shipped in three to five days. It was never sent. The man, who lives in West Virginia, checked with the online sales company and the company confirmed that the money was not received. He doesn’t know if the seller received the money or not and otherwise has no idea where it is.

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Roswell Road on 12/27 8600 block of Roswell Road—On Dec. 27, a man reported that he was inside a sports bar and got into an altercation around 2 a.m. with a man who calls himself “Billions.” He said he was cleaning up a mess near the man’s table when “Billions” grabbed him, choked him and said, “I will (expletive deleted) kill you!” The owner and manager broke it up. The man went home and was advised by his mother to call the police. Asked why he didn’t call from the scene, he said Tony, the owner, did not want the police at the business. The victim said he knew the suspect only as “Billions” and believes he works at a barbershop.

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woman was stopped for a traffic offense and when the officer approached

the car, he noticed the smell of marijuana. He asked her about it and she responded, “I may have some friends in the car who use marijuana,” which immediately threw her friends under the bus. Fortunately for them, they were not in the car—or else her friends were imaginary. The officer cited her for 2.5 grams of weed found in a pill bottle. A

man came into the police reception area requesting a background check. The background check showed he was wanted for statutory rape. He was arrested.

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block of Roswell Road—On Dec. 26, around 2 a.m. officers received a call about a disturbance and found a couple arguing. The police found out from the woman that her husband was driving in circles, which made her feel unsafe. She demanded he pull over, where she exited the truck. He continued attempting to get her back in, but she refused. He then attempted to force her back in the truck by grabbing her, however it was not successful. He was arrested for disorderly conduct under the influence and she was given a ride home.

 7800 block of Roswell Road— On Dec. 27, police were called to the location just before 2 a.m. regarding one woman yelling at another. The woman was yelling that the other woman was a drug dealer. The officers tried to get the woman calmed down, however she kept yelling. The officer asked if she had anything to drink. She said she absolutely did not drink, at which time the officer detected an odor of alcohol on or about her breath. She refused to speak to the officer citing that she had been “disrespected.” The woman demanded to call 911 again to get a new officer to lie to and, while doing so, mentioned that she was the senior vice president of a bank and knew Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson personally. She said they would soon march on her behalf!  Long

story short, she spent too much time in the bar drinking and refused to pay for the drinks to boot. She ended up in jail for theft and simple battery after she threw a pen at the bartender.

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