Police get body cameras in effort to build trust

The College Park Police department has purchased and installed 100 body cameras, Police Chief Keith Meadows said during a recent council meeting.

“The College Park Police Department embraces the idea of transparency and the use of body cameras,” said Meadows. “It will go a long way in terms of building a sense of trust and legitimacy and will help to protect not only our citizens but our police officers as well.”

The cameras feature eight hours of battery life and encrypted memory and are equipped with a front facing screen, a feature that plays an active role in deescalating confrontational situations. The cameras have a simple one click record button. Atlanta-based Virtual Citadel provides on-premise

Schools considering redistricting tweaks

Fayette County will likely do some “spot redistricting” to balance school populations based on new home construction. Superintendent Jody Barrow said Monday a committee that studied the effect apartments and homes now being built in Fayetteville will have on elementary schools is recommending slight adjustments to the Spring Hill and Fayette districts in the 2017-18 school year.

The county may also move 34 students south of McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City from Huddleston to Oak Grove. Barrow said discussions will be held with parents to explain the rationale and benefits.

Historic Martin Luther King Sr. marker dedication. 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Floyd Chapel Baptist Church, 104 First St., Stockbridge. With his mother Delia