Georgia state senators are set to vote Thursday night on whether to allow the wealthy neighborhood of Buckhead to vote on possibly splitting from Atlanta and become its own city.
Residents in the suburb of the Democrat-run city have called for change as rampant crime has pushed the community to a breaking point.
Maryam Schwegman, a Buckhead resident, explained her reasons for wanting to be an independent city on “Fox & Friends First” Thursday after her home was invaded in broad daylight.
Schwegman said she was left feeling “extremely helpless” after a man broke into her home last June. She was working from her home office when she heard glass shatter.
“It was about 2:30 on a Friday afternoon, right about the time where my children come home from school. So I figured it was probably one of them clowning around,” she told host Todd Piro.
“I went outside of my office to see a strange man in the middle of my living room and in daylight robbing me.”
Schwegman said she immediately called 911 but was unable to get in touch with a live operator. She called again and again with no luck.
“It was just a very eye-opening experience. I was extremely, extremely lucky and fortunate that the outcome ended the way that it did. I was safe, and my kids still had a mom,” she said. “But at the end of the day, the intruder got away.”
Two bills to allow the Buckhead district to become its own city passed a Georgia Senate committee Monday. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration has raised concerns, however, arguing it could violate state laws.
Volunteer CEO of the Buckhead City Committee Bill White brought attention to the crime crisis in 2021, arguing Atlanta’s liberal policies emboldened criminals and failed the police department.
White said stories like Schwegman’s are the reason the community is pushing to become its own city. He said residents of Buckhead want to create their own law enforcement system and put a “smackdown” on crime.
“It’s time for a change,” White said…
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