Countless police officers with SWAT gear driving armoured personnel carriers descended on a forest outside of Atlanta on Monday morning for a “clearing operation,” as construction crews moved into position to work on the $90m Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a controversial police training centre project that’s been the site of “Stop Cop City” protests and occupations since it was proposed in 2021.
Agencies including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Atlanta Police Department were present during the operation, local news reports.
