"Trying to make his case in an ongoing political battle, DeKalb County's CEO said Tuesday that police officers and firefighters will have to be laid off if the commission doesn’t raise taxes."
Why is it the politicians always threaten to layoff police and fireman when times are tough? You never hear of them making threats to layoff sanitation. You never even hear them threaten to cut sanitation service from twice a week pick up to once a week pickup.
Why is it that DeKalb County along with the city of Atlanta are the only major metro area governments to offer government run sanitation when all others are privately contracted out? One word: votes.
Click here for AJC article
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Issues With DeKalb 911
Director Miller says: "I don't know if there is a flaw in the system" Our follow up question would have been: Are you serious?
Even though it seems this was human error, our Computer Assisted Dispatch system is junk. It has been junk for years. And for years the ever changing folks in charge have been made aware of the problems.
Even though it seems this was human error, our Computer Assisted Dispatch system is junk. It has been junk for years. And for years the ever changing folks in charge have been made aware of the problems.
Doraville Officer Shoots Armed Man While Answering A Domestic Call
"When one of the officers opened the door, he was met with a pistol in his belly," Callaway told the AJC.
"That officer tried to knock the gun out of the man's hand, and when he refused orders to put the gun down, the second officer fired two shots, hitting the suspect in the abdomen and leg."
Be careful people. There are people out there who want to kill you.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Developing: SWAT Stand Off In Tucker Precinct, One Officer Shot In Leg
News is filtering in of a SWAT standoff at an apartment complex in Tucker precinct. One officer has been shot in the leg and another person shot is in critical condition.
UPDATE: Our officers responded a domestic call at an apartment complex in Tucker precinct and were greeted with gunfire. One of our own was shot in the leg and is in stable but serious condition at Grady Hospital. A female was shot and is in critical condition at Grady Hospital.
The good news; the perpetrator was shot and killed on the scene. Outstanding!
Click here for AJC article
UPDATE: Our officers responded a domestic call at an apartment complex in Tucker precinct and were greeted with gunfire. One of our own was shot in the leg and is in stable but serious condition at Grady Hospital. A female was shot and is in critical condition at Grady Hospital.
The good news; the perpetrator was shot and killed on the scene. Outstanding!
Click here for AJC article
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Let Them Eat Cake!
Why are the taxpayers of this county not demanding Superintendent Crawford Lewis resign immediately? How can anyone in his office sit there with a straight face and expect people to continue to swallow this crap?!
First Dr. Lewis accepts a 15 thousand dollar a year raise when the county is nearly bankrupt and teachers are taking pay cuts. (CrossRoadsNews). Then he wants to you to believe he filled his county bought car with gasoline 3 times in one day. Again, with a straight face, he says he put the wrong gas in so he drained the tank and filled it back up. (AJC Investigation)This man should be in jail! Of course District Attorney Gwen Fleming in all her ineptness refuses to prosecute him. (Bet your ass she'll prosecute the 5 firemen if given a chance) Maybe her use of taxpayer gasoline needs to be investigated.
Now members of the school board go on a field trip to Hollywood costing almost 400 thousand dollars.
This county is corrupt. The school board is corrupt and the board of commissioners are corrupt. Plan and simple, yet the taxpayers continue to allow this to happen!
First Dr. Lewis accepts a 15 thousand dollar a year raise when the county is nearly bankrupt and teachers are taking pay cuts. (CrossRoadsNews). Then he wants to you to believe he filled his county bought car with gasoline 3 times in one day. Again, with a straight face, he says he put the wrong gas in so he drained the tank and filled it back up. (AJC Investigation)This man should be in jail! Of course District Attorney Gwen Fleming in all her ineptness refuses to prosecute him. (Bet your ass she'll prosecute the 5 firemen if given a chance) Maybe her use of taxpayer gasoline needs to be investigated.
Now members of the school board go on a field trip to Hollywood costing almost 400 thousand dollars.
This county is corrupt. The school board is corrupt and the board of commissioners are corrupt. Plan and simple, yet the taxpayers continue to allow this to happen!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
DeKalb County Commissioners Look To Eliminate Paid Holidays Honoring God and Country
Unpaid holidays will likely be the first pinch Dekalb County employees will feel from the county’s $84 million deficit.
The county commission is proposing to stop paying employees on eight holidays, including Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas.
The move will save the county about $8 million, Commissioner Kathie Gannon said.
The commission will vote on the proposal Feb. 9. The commission is also considering furloughs and an early retirement program to trim next year’s budget.
Click here for Megan Matteucci's AJC article
The county commission is proposing to stop paying employees on eight holidays, including Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas.
The move will save the county about $8 million, Commissioner Kathie Gannon said.
The commission will vote on the proposal Feb. 9. The commission is also considering furloughs and an early retirement program to trim next year’s budget.
Click here for Megan Matteucci's AJC article
Was ID Theft To Blame For Commissioner's Fraud Charges?
DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton says identity theft might be the cause of her recent troubles over bad checks in Gwinnett County. But signatures on the four bounced checks look quite similar to Sutton's signature on campaign disclosure documents on file at the Georgia secretary of state's office. See for yourself ...
Click here for AtlantaUnfiltered article.
Click here for AtlantaUnfiltered article.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Breaking News: DeKalb Fire Chief Resigns
DeKalb Fire Rescue Chief David Foster resigned Monday, DeKalb County authorities said.
No reason was given.
Foster was Gwinnett County’s assistant fire and emergency services chief for four years before taking the helm in DeKalb on Jan. 2, 2003, after a nationwide search.
Four DeKalb firefighters were fired Friday after an investigation into their response to a Jan. 24 fatal fire.
The internal investigation determined that, after a 1 a.m. call for fire from a Dunwoody home, the firefighters responded, but didn't get out of their vehicles when they arrived at the scene and didn't see evidence of a fire.
CEO Ellis has named Deputy Chief Eddie O’Brien (Acting Police Chief Bill O'Brien's brother) as Acting Chief.
AJC's Marcus Garner
No reason was given.
Foster was Gwinnett County’s assistant fire and emergency services chief for four years before taking the helm in DeKalb on Jan. 2, 2003, after a nationwide search.
Four DeKalb firefighters were fired Friday after an investigation into their response to a Jan. 24 fatal fire.
The internal investigation determined that, after a 1 a.m. call for fire from a Dunwoody home, the firefighters responded, but didn't get out of their vehicles when they arrived at the scene and didn't see evidence of a fire.
CEO Ellis has named Deputy Chief Eddie O’Brien (Acting Police Chief Bill O'Brien's brother) as Acting Chief.
AJC's Marcus Garner
Saturday, January 30, 2010
What Else Is In Store For DeKalb County Because of Terrell Bolton's Low Hiring Standards?
DeKalb Officer Accused of Rape
A DeKalb county police officer has been arrested on charges he raped a woman in custody and offered to release another woman if she exposed herself to the officer, police said.
Jeremy Reynolds has been charged with rape, aggravated sodomy and sexual assault against a person in custody. The officer has also been charged with two counts of violation of oath of office.
The woman Reynolds is accusing of raping is a prostitute, according to sources.
Sources tells Channel 2 Action News reporter Mark Winne that the officer was taken into custody after he reported to work on Friday.
WSB TV
A DeKalb county police officer has been arrested on charges he raped a woman in custody and offered to release another woman if she exposed herself to the officer, police said.
Jeremy Reynolds has been charged with rape, aggravated sodomy and sexual assault against a person in custody. The officer has also been charged with two counts of violation of oath of office.
The woman Reynolds is accusing of raping is a prostitute, according to sources.
Sources tells Channel 2 Action News reporter Mark Winne that the officer was taken into custody after he reported to work on Friday.
WSB TV
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