ATLANTA — Atlanta police confirmed that they were out on Meador Avenue SE serving an arrest warrant on Saturday.

This comes after neighbors in the area said that police had been in the area since around 7 a.m.

WSB also received information from a group that claimed the following:

Earlier this morning, 22 people have been detained by Atlanta Police Department and Homeland Security during a raid at the site of the Lakewood Environmental Arts Foundation (LEAF), a community resource that has distributed fresh food to the local community for the last 6 years.

The agencies entered the house with AR15′s, aimed long guns at those who were detained and refused to provide an arrest warrant, saying it was offsite. One person has been arrested for an old traffic ticket highlighting the desperation of the state to find any reason to make arrests to repress the movement to Stop Cop City.

Dozens of APD units were spotted leaving the area just before noon.

At this time, police say there is no additional information available, including how many people were arrested or detained.

All of this comes after organizers held a rally at Gresham Park last Saturday stating it was the kickoff for a week-long event where thousands of visitors are expected to tour the forested area.

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