Atlanta Police Dept. Opens Mini-Precinct at EUHM

In an effort to better serve the community and keep the neighborhood safe, Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) and the Atlanta Police Department (APD) are partnering together to open APD’s newest mini- precinct on hospital grounds. The grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new facility took place on Monday.

Located in a 1,026-foot space in the W.W. Orr Building on Peachtree Street, the new Zone 5 mini-precinct will house approximately 30 sworn police employees (lieutenants, sergeants and officers) who are responsible for patrolling Midtown and Downtown Atlanta. This new mini-precinct is one of six in Zone 5.

“The partnership between Emory Healthcare and the APD to open this mini-precinct will bring our patients, visitors and employees an extra measure of safety, while increasing police visibility for the surrounding community,” says Dane Peterson, COO, Emory University Hospital Midtown. “It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.”

Discussions to place a mini-precinct at EUHM have been ongoing for several years. APD officials say the hospital’s location on Peachtree Street is conveniently located and easily accessible to Midtown and Downtown Atlanta, Interstate-85 and Interstate-75.