APD holds first Town Hall meeting in Zone 4 since the Coronavirus pandemic

Council members, council hopefuls join hundreds of citizens for important meeting More than 200 people packed the sanctuary of Ben Hill United Methodist Church in Southwest Atlanta to hear directly from the top leadership of the Atlanta Police Department. From the Chief to deputy chiefs to majors, men and women of the APD met with residents in the first town hall setting since the Coronavirus pandemic. Citizens raised a wide range of questions—from how police should approach drivers who are deaf or disabled during traffic stops, to how long does it take to remove abandoned vehicles that have been sitting on neighborhood streets. APD Chief Darin Schierbaum, along with his top brass, answered questions for more than an hour, seated at a long narrow table near the church pulpit. They stressed