Brookhaven, which launched its 54-member police department this summer, recently hired four additional officers.

In addition to the new officers, the city hired three technical assistants to handle computer work in the department. The funding for the positions comes from savings elsewhere in the city’s $15.8 million budget.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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