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City plans to hire 50 cops
by summer
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
The two top officers of Brookhaven’s
new police force have been sworn in and
are working to hire more than 50 offi
cers for the department by summer.
Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yan-
dura and Deputy Police Chief Ron Free
man took their oaths of office at the City
Council’s April 23 meeting.
The two law enforcement officers,
who started working in Brookhaven
April 15, have been assembling the new
city’s police force, ordering supplies and
interviewing officers.
Brookhaven is looking to hire more
than 50 police officers, including patrol
officers, sergeants, lieutenants and de
tectives.
The city is recruiting candidates who
are certified by the Georgia Peace Offi
cer Standards and Training Council, ac
cording to a news release.
The number of officers the city
needs was determined after Yandura re
viewed neighborhood boundaries, re
sponse times, business licenses and the
feasibility study conducted by the Carl
Vinson Institute of Government before
Brookhaven incorporated, officials said.
The city is offering a comprehen
sive benefits and recruiting package, in
cluding a monthly housing stipend for
sworn police officers who choose to live
in Brookhaven. The package also in
cludes benefits for education assistance
and take-home patrol cars, according to
the news release.
Yandura said he has already inter
viewed 12 people. He hired a sergeant
and public information officer, and a bi-
“We get to pick
the cream of
the crop.”
- GARY YANDURA
BROOKHAVEN POLICE CHIEF
lingual administrative assistant, he said.
Yandura said he already had 100 re
sumes in hand before jobs were even
posted online, so many more candidates
are expected to apply.
“We get to pick the cream of the
crop,” Yandura said.
Until Brookhaven’s Police Depart
ment is ready, DeKalb County officers
will continue to patrol in Brookhaven.
Yandura told City Council he met
with officials from DeKalb County’s
North Precinct to discuss interim police
services.
DeKalb County officers will share
weekly crime reports and statistics with
the city, he said.
Yandura also said he visited the private
911 Authority known as ChatComm,
which serves as the dispatch operator for
the cities of Sandy Springs, Dunwoody
and Johns Creek. Yandura said he “made
inroads” at ChatComm should the city
want to pursue joining that 911 authority.
“We’re gaining a lot of insight,” Yan
dura said.
Brookhaven Government Calendar
Brookhaven City Council usually meets on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. at locations to be determined.
For complete and up-to-date schedule of Brookhaven city meetings,
go to http://brookhavenga.gov .
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