Despite what an internal email implied, Atlanta cops insist that their pay raises aren't tied to the volume of tickets they write. They say it's just coincidence and concern for all our safety that has prompted them to double the number of traffic citations since Mayor Kasim Reed took office.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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