Atlanta names new 911 director

Atlanta Police Chief George Turner has named Angela Barrett as the city’s new 911 communications director. Barrett, who previously served as the director of Fulton County 911 from 2008 to 2013, began her new position this week. Atlanta’s 911 center answered 1.1 million calls last year and is expected to exceed that figure this year.

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