APD: $200K reward offered in arson attacks linked to training center protests

The Atlanta Police Department, the Georgia State Fire Marshals and other law enforcement agencies have announced a reward of up to $200,000 in the search for people behind a series of arson attacks across the metro Atlanta area in protest against the city’s construction of the controversial Public Safety Training Center.

At a press conference on Thursday morning, Police Chief Darin Schierbaum called the attacks “no good at all – no motivation other than to harm.”

“We’ve been very fortunate that no one has died yet in these careless attacks,” Schierbaum said.

The police chief said the arson attacks have caused nearly $10 million in damage to the state. Similar attacks in Michigan, Minnesota, and New York have been traced back to the protests, he alleged.

Read more: Fox 5 Atlanta