The training center is being built on a 171-acre footprint in a forest south-east of Atlanta.
Atlanta police say the center is needed for “world-class” training.
One activist, John Mazurek, was arrested in Thursday’s raid and charged with first-degree arson, in connection to an incident in July in which eight police motorcycles were burned.
“More arrests will come soon,” the Atlanta police chief, Darin Schierbaum, told a press conference.
Thursday morning’s raid included agents and officers from the ATF, FBI, Atlanta police and Georgia state patrol.
Georgia has already made history in its response to Cop City protests, indicting 61 people on Rico or conspiracy charges tied to opposition against the project.
The Atlanta Police Foundation – a private, non-profit organization – is behind the training center, using taxpayer and corporate funds. »