'A growing need.' Training center dubbed Cop City planned for Meck County

'A growing need.' Training center dubbed Cop City planned for Meck County

MECKLENBURG COUNTY (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - Law enforcement training centers have been popping up across the United States since 2020. Now there are plans to build what’s been dubbed as ‘cop cities’ in Mecklenburg County and beyond. Trees in Matthews will soon be cut down to make way for a training center, thanks to a gift of 23 acres from Hendricks Automotive Group to Central Piedmont Community College. “There isn't a facility like this in south Mec…