Police2Citizen (P2C) is a software Sandy Springs uses to display accidents and police incidents to the public online. It is one part of a suite of products the city gets from software firm CentralSquare.
Surrounding cities like Dunwoody, Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek use the same technology.
As Appen Media has previously reported, the Sandy Springs P2C page went offline for a few days in November. When it came back online a few days later, the website no longer allowed residents to see arrests, suspects or charges.
Police officials said the city did not change their P2C systems and that the shifts were because, “CentralSquare conducted an update with the P2C application.” Sandy Springs Police stated the new software was in the process of being verified and that arrest information would return, “in the near future.” Sandy Springs is the only city in North Fulton County whose P2C page does not list arrests, suspects or charges.
As of Feb. 23, the information is still absent. A City of Sandy Springs representative told Appen Media: “Hopefully there will be resolution in a few weeks” and declined to provide more details about the delay.
Appen Media separately obtained a roster of arrests made by Sandy Springs police in early February. Included were four unnamed juveniles, aged 13 and 14. The listed offense was “entering auto” at an apartment complex on Roswell Road. Sandy Springs officials did not respond when asked for more information about the arrests. It is unclear where the teenagers were taken or the current status of their cases.
Because the city is currently not offering the service, Appen Media has made available a map of recent arrests made by the Sandy Springs Police Department. You can view it here.
Sandy Springs charged the newspaper $25.03 to provide public data used in the map.
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