In just one week, Atlanta Police arrested 20 repeat offenders who had a total of 553 previous arrests and 114 felony convictions.
The Atlanta Police Department is cracking down on repeat offenders with a new Repeat Offender Tracking Unit. Police say 1,000 repeat offenders are responsible for 40 percent of the crimes committed in the city.
In just one week, Atlanta Police arrested 20 repeat offenders who had a total of 553 previous arrests and 114 felony convictions.
The new unit will share information between police and the court system to keep offenders in jail longer instead of bonding out and committing another crime, 11Alive reports.
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