Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn has sparked controversy by withdrawing his department from the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna drug task force after almost 40 years as a member. Flynn said that he wanted re-allocate resources to focus more on drug prevention and intervention efforts. The chief also said that the department will institute “evidence-based policing” that views the opioid epidemic, and the rising prevalence of methamphetamine, as public health issues as much as public safety.
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