Atlanta police are changing how they respond to shoplifting in Zone Two, which includes Buckhead and North Atlanta.
Instead of dispatching an officer to every shoplifting call, just one officer will be assigned to handle them all.
Major Barry Shaw said they need stores to take a more preventative approach to shoplifting.
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