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West Cobb commissioner to hold town hall Thursday

Keli Gambrill

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Keli Gambrill
By Meris Lutz
Jan 7, 2020

Cobb County Commissioner Keli Gambrill, representing District 1, is scheduled to hold a public safety town hall Thursday at 6 p.m. at the North Cobb Regional Library.

Gambrill and Police Deputy Chief Stuart VanHoozer will talk to residents about how to take security measures in their homes, neighborhoods and businesses that best assist Cobb County Poice Department in preventing crime.

Topics to be covered include:

• The importance of tag numbers, clothing, faces

• How to place security cameras and use of “bottlenecks”

• The latest trends in technology that helps solve and prevent crime

• Instances of the Cobb community helping solve and prevent crime in partnership with CCPD

About the Author

Meris Lutz is a contributing writer covering climate, the environment and the economy. She is particularly interested in stories that explore the intersections between climate change and labor, markets, health, biodiversity, government transparency and public access to natural resources.

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