Protesters target 'Cop City' contractor; federal judge weighing motion to halt construction

Opponents of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center dubbed "Cop City" march near the construction site on Monday, Nov. 13. Two days later on Wednesday, Nov. 15, several cement trucks belonging to a contractor with ties to the project were set on fire in Gwinnett County. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Several cement trucks owned by a contractor with ties to Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center were set on fire in Gwinnett County.

A group took responsibility for the fires in an online post titled “Make Contractors Afraid Again,” but the Gwinnett County Fire Department would not confirm those claims pending an investigation.

According to the department, the vehicles were found burning behind Ernst Concrete in Lawrenceville at around 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15.