Sandy Springs opens new $56M, 130,000-square-foot police, courts facility

The state-of-the-art Sandy Springs Police Headquarters and Municipal Court gives the city and its largest public safety department legitimacy on the North End, according to city officials.

A few hundred people, including high-ranking members of neighboring law enforcement agencies, Sandy Springs officials and department heads, gathered at 620 Morgan Falls Road on April 12 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the city’s new $56 million public safety investment.

Police Sgt. Leon Millholland, public information officer for the department, said bringing the departments into one secure facility helps ensure safety for court employees, police personnel and visitors.

“The biggest change from our old headquarters to our new one is first and foremost the legitimacy, and also the transparency; It’s the citizens’ facility,” Millholland said. “Not being spread out over a business complex allows us to work with our court services and other divisions within the department.”