If you’ve missed this story, the short version is that a group of environmentalists have been camped out in an open forest south of Atlanta. The city plans to construct a brand new police training center on the site this year and the protesters, who’ve dubbed the project “cop city,” have been occupying the site to oppose the construction. There have been several skirmishes involving, rocks, bottles and even a couple Molotov cocktails. Last year police arrested more than a dozen protesters at the site. This week, police from various state and local agencies teamed up for what they called a “clearing operation,” i.e. a final sweep of the site that would allow construction crews to move in and safely get to work.Read More
Georgia investigators: Gun found at the scene was the one used to shoot state trooper
