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Police seek reforms in meeting with churches and community

Dekalb County Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander, the former national president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcment Executives (NOBLE), spoke to the media after a shooting on April 6, 2015, in Stone Mountain, Ga. NOBLE and religious leaders are designing a plan to heal communities. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)
Dekalb County Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander, the former national president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcment Executives (NOBLE), spoke to the media after a shooting on April 6, 2015, in Stone Mountain, Ga. NOBLE and religious leaders are designing a plan to heal communities. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)
By Mark Niesse
Aug 16, 2016

Police and church groups started an effort last week in DeKalb County "to restore peace to our communities."

The Georgia Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) met with the community to begin developing a plan to reform day-to-day duties and make a difference.

The first meeting was held Thursday and officiated by DeKalb Solicitor Sherry Boston, who was joined by prominent religious leaders and law enforcement leaders from across the community.

The event took place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road, Stone Mountain.

Correction (Aug. 16, 2016): This event took place Aug. 11. The article has been updated to reflect that the meeting wsa last week.

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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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