Box 7, Folder 18, Document 37

Box 7, Folder 18, Document 37

OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968
TELEPHONE 5!!-4463 EXT. 433
1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303
DY 11 , 197
r .• Herbert Jenki ns
Chief of Police
165 Decatur Street , S . E~
Atlant ,. Georgia
Der Chief J enkins :
I hesit te even to repo t to you~ situation of which I m
sure you are well aware . I do feel nn oblig3 t ion , ho· ver ,
to have it on the record th tat each Neighborhood Hearing
which we have 1eld , there have been requests for incre sed
police prot ction . The co™ion complaint is , when police i s
needed , by the timo the call is put in and tho police arrives
it is almost too late to do any good . Ther
ere also gener 1
statements about the need for regul r patroling throu bout t h
night .
lam ware of the gre t shortage of personnel in the Police
Dep rtment , but I felt sure that you ould w nt to have tbi
report d to you .
The res in which we h ve.hald meetings includes , Edg wood ,
Kirkw od , um erbill ;
oplesto n ; Vine City , Li btning ,
eeh nicsville ., Pittsburgh , Dixie Hills , Bolton Bills , P rr
Ho es , Scott C ossing , C nter Hill , Corey P rk , Grov
rk ,
Bo en Ho
s , Hunter 11111 , Almond Park ,
nd Simpson-Troy Str
t.
W ould be gl d to provide you with the namos of th individu 1
r sidents who presented these requests if this vould b of ny
b"elp to you .
inc roly ,
( rs ,) Eliz
K.
xecutive Dir ctor
KP :
co ~ : yor Ivan All n /
Mr . Irving K. Kaler , Ch ir
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n , Ch ir
Mr .
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