One of the youngest and fastest-growing police departments in the metro Atlanta area is taking a bite out of crime.
South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows sat down for an exclusive interview with Channel 2′s Darryn Moore to show us the technology his officers are using to capture criminals.
Meadows is the first and only police chief for the City of South Fulton.
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The department got its start six years ago with only 87 officers.
Meadows developed an aggressive recruiting plan.
“We are very fortunate in that the city council allowed us to raise our salaries, so we were able to go from that 87 to like 134 within the matter of a year,” Meadows said.
With more officers, the department reduced robberies and assaults by 24 percent in the last year.
The chief said he’s targeting the criminals who keep causing havoc in the community.
“We have those repeat offenders that are constantly victimizing our community, so we want to make sure that we are putting effort into recapturing them and getting them off the streets of South Fulton,” Meadows said.