The six zones are a hot topic in Atlanta’s hip-hop music. Gucci Mane is from Zone 6 and T.I. is from Zone 1. The list goes on and on. But for Atlanta police, the zones have a different significance.

East Atlanta’s Zone 6 has the lowest at just under 10 minutes. Police officials have not specified what response time they are trying to achieve with the realignment. “The goal is to see that ...

In its statement, the Atlanta Police Department said reports ... he said. The staffing at Zone 6 was so sparse that when the department heard that several protesters were planning to take over ...