GACP 1st Quarter Newsletter 2019 2019_1stQuarterNewsletter_Final | Seite 9

Recognizing the importance of this program, GACP President Joe Wirthman established as one of his goals this year to “Encourage Georgia Police Chiefs to join the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s (IACP) One Mind Campaign”. At the time of publication, the following 40 Georgia agencies have signed the One Mind Campaign pledge: Acworth Police Department Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Americus Police Department Athens-Clarke County Police Department Atlanta Public Schools Police Department Augusta University Police Department Brookhaven Police Department Carrollton Police Department Centerville Police Department Conyers Police Department Cordele Police Department DeKalb County Police Department Donaldsonville Police Department Dunwoody Police Department Ellijay Police Department Emory Police Department Franklin Police Department Georgia Bureau of Investigation Georgia State University Police Department Georgia Tech Police Department Henry County Police Department Hiram Police Department Johns Creek Police Department Kennesaw Police Department LaGrange Police Department Lake City Police Department Marietta Police Department Milton Police Department Montezuma Police Department Ogeechee Technical College Police Department Powder Springs Police Department Royston Police Department Sardis Police Department Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Smyrna Police Department Snellville Police Department Thomasville Police Department Waycross Police Department West Point Police Department Woodstock Police Department Acworth, GA Alpharetta, GA Americus, GA Athens, GA Atlanta, GA Augusta, GA Brookhaven, GA Carrollton, GA Centerville, GA Conyers Cordele, GA Tucker, GA Donaldsonville, GA Dunwoody, GA Ellijay, GA Atlanta, GA Franklin, GA Decatur, GA Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA (Completed) McDonough, GA Hiram, GA Johns Creek, GA Kennesaw, GA LaGrange, GA (Completed) Lake City, GA Marietta, GA Milton, GA Montezuma, GA Statesboro, GA Powder Springs, GA Royston, GA Sardis, GA Savannah, GA Smyrna, GA Snellville, GA Thomasville, GA Waycross, GA West Point, GA Woodstock, GA To date, 453 agencies nationwide have taken the pledge. Georgia has 3 rd largest number of departments to sign this agreement. We want to congratulate each of these agencies for participating in this initiative and support your on-going work toward accomplishing these important goals. We also encourage all Georgia law enforcement agencies to pledge to participate in the One Mind Campaign. More information regarding the One Mind Campaign can be found at https://www.theiacp.org/projects/one-mind-campaign. www.gachiefs.com • Page 9 • 1st Quarter Newsletter