Milton Police Department Moves to New Headquarters Building

By Rich Austin

At its inception in 2007, the Milton Police Department’s (MPD) headquarters was housed in a business park on Deerfield Parkway. While the Department made the best of its facilities for almost 14 years, the recent move into the brand-new, state-of-the-art police headquarters was highly anticipated. MPD is also very happy to share the facility, known as the Public Safety Complex, with the Milton Municipal Court and Milton Fire-Rescue Station 44.

Unlike the previous facility, the Public Safety Complex (13690 Highway 9) is easy to find and serves as a beacon to the surrounding community. The police and court portion of the complex is a spacious 24,855 square feet, and the entire campus sits on 3.63 acres.

The new police headquarters has community meeting space, a large conference room, and a lobby that is warm and welcoming to citizens and visitors. The building has a main floor as well as a functional basement area.

In addition to the lobby, the main floor is home to the following MPD Divisions:

• Criminal Investigations, which is equipped with some of the latest investigative tools.
• Uniform Patrol, which contains touchdown space for officers, command staff offices, permanent workspaces for sergeants who supervise patrol shifts 24/7, and a roll call room where officers meet for shift briefings and exchange of information.
• Support and Administrative Services, which includes the Office of the Chief, Accreditation, IT, Crime Analysis, and Community Outreach.

The basement floor includes the following:

• Locker Rooms
• Emergency Operations Center
• Armory
• Unfinished Space for Future Growth
• Property and Evidence Division

Prior to the construction of Milton’s new Public Safety Complex, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety had maintained MPD’s property and evidence through a Memorandum of Understanding. Though Alpharetta was a great partner, MPD is excited to house and handle this responsibility at a substantial cost savings for citizens.

As the chief, I am very grateful to our citizens, elected officials, and fellow City staff members who helped bring this project to fruition. It truly was a team effort. Despite the pandemic, this $15 million yearlong project was completed on time and on budget. This technologically advanced space is much more reflective of the professional services that MPD strives to provide its citizens.

We look forward to sharing this facility with our community in the years to come, as we work together to keep Milton one of the safest cities in Georgia.