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gatherings The Atlanta Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Foundation participated in the Atlanta Interagency Law Enforcement Appreciation and Memorial Service to honor law enforcement and pay tribute to Officers who have fallen in the line of duty on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Woodruff Park. Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) hosted the event. Interagency Law Enforcement includes 11 public agencies who meet monthly in close collaboration and partnerships to serve the Downtown area. They are: Atlanta Police Department, MARTA Police Department, Georgia State University Police Department, Georgia Tech Police Department, Georgia World Congress Center Authority Public Safety Department, Georgia State Patrol Capitol Division, Federal Protective Service DHS, National Park Service, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County Police, Emory University Police. “Our partnerships are vital to the combined public safety efforts in Downtown, and on these occasions we are honored to celebrate the effectiveness of relationships that are nurtured through ILE” said A.J. Robinson, CAP and ADID President. Monument placed in Woodruff Park in honor of City of Atlanta Police Officers in 1980 by the Atlanta Bar Association. President Rita A. Sheffey spoke at the Memorial Service on behalf of the Atlanta Bar Association. 40 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2012 The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association