Thursday, July 16, 2009

Sometimes It's Fun To Watch The Insane

Here is a summary of Bolton's testimony from the 4th and final day of his merit hearing.

Enjoy!
Testimony of Terrell Bolton - Day 4(2)

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Is This The Beginning of "Here We Go Again?"

Word has it Public Safety Director Miller has a driver now and the driver has been issued a Ford Crown Vic. Confirmation pending on who the driver is.

UPDATE: The Director's driver is Sgt. Vicki Logan

Hot Off The Press......

Bolton Hearing Day IV Part I

Fired DeKalb police chief: ‘I was unique’

Click here for AtlantaUnfiltered.com article.

Bolton's Hearing Day IV

Early reports from Bolton's continued merit hearing suggest ole TeBo is not as chipper as usual and county attorney Indermark is ready to pounce!

UPDATE: Hearing ended about 3:30 PM with an outstanding close by Indermark. Phyllis Williams asked for 30 - 35 days to make her ruling and neither side had issue with that length of time.

Stay tuned for the recap of today's hearing.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Off Duty Officers Needed

PoliceShift.com is looking for some of our A.P.D. friends to fill available positions at the Woodruff Arts Center and Hyatt Hotels downtown.

All sworn officers are encouraged to visit PoliceShift.com to sign up for off duty jobs.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Here It Is, Bolton's Merit Hearing Testimony From June 14, 2009

If you print the testimony out, please recycle. We suggest using it as fish wrapping or a low quality wipe.

Terrell Bolton Merit Hearing

Officer deaths up in first half of '09

Click here for USA Today story

Saturday, July 11, 2009

High-ranking Atlanta cop under investigation

Atlanta police chief Richard Pennington's chief of staff is under investigation for allegedly bringing contraband to her son in the DeKalb County Jail, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

The sheriff's office would not say what Maj. Pearlene Williams, a 28-year-old Atlanta Police Department veteran, is accused of smuggling.

Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Mikki Jones said no further information would be released at this time.

Odds on preferential treatment?

AJC article 07/09/09



‘Move Over’ campaign could save the lives of officers

Click here for CrossRoadsNews article

Commissioners Want To Stick It To You Again

When the money isn't going out the back door, DeKalb County Recorders Court takes in more fine levies than any other in the state. To the commissioners, that is not enough.

Now they intend to tax you further by charging somewhere in the area of $3.00 to park if you visit Recorders and Magistrate Courts and the DeKalb County Jail.

Click here for CrossRoadsNews article.

Friday, July 10, 2009

MPO Norman Walker Retires After 30 Years of Service

Congratulations Norman!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Officer Accused Of Hitting Daughter With Fishing Rod

WSB TV Posted: 11:10 am EDT July 9, 2009 Updated: 11:12 am EDT July 9, 2009

A DeKalb County police lieutenant was arrested after officials said he hit his teenage daughter with a fishing rod, Channel 2 Action News confirmed.

Henry County officials said they responded to a domestic disturbance call at a Stockbridge home late Monday night.

Police said Lt. Willie Durrett, who was wearing his uniform and was on duty at the time, stopped by the house to drop off a birthday present for his son.

Durrett told officials he attempted to talk to his 16-year-old daughter after she disrespected him, but she slammed a door on his arm. He pushed open the door, causing her to fall back. Durrett said when his daughter grabbed a fishing rod, he took it from her and hit her with it.

The teen had lacerations on both arms and her lower back, according to officers on the scene.

Durrett was charged with battery, cruelty to children 1st degree and cruelty to children 2nd degree.

Durrett has been placed on administrative leave, according to Mekka Parish with the DeKalb County Police Department.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Follow Up To "Does Our Department Aggressively Investigate Drug Trafficing?

Back on June 22, 2009 we asked the simple question "Does Our Department Aggressively Investigate Drug Trafficing". All we did is compare our 2008 wiretap numbers to that of Gwinnett County. We retrieved these numbers from the Federal Courts who keep track of wiretaps. We were accused by some of making up the numbers, bashing our outstanding, even if under staffed Narcotics Unit, and generally causing hate and discontent.

Some became so upset; we thought their heads would literally explode. For the record, we support our Narcotics Detectives 100 percent. They do an outstanding job given their circumstances. We know their job is dangerous. We know Terrell Bolton wasted millions of dollars of seized narcotics money on silly ass buses.

To this day, we will never understand why Narcotics Detective Terry Toles was never given his due. For those of you who are not familiar, Detective Toles was shot during a drug transaction, but it took years of suffering by Terry before he died. Why is he not listed as Killed In The Line of Duty? Just because it took years for him to die........boy are we off topic....

For those of you who demanded numbers, we put our crack investigate folks on it. The numbers you find attached were retrieved from the Georgia Department of Corrections. The numbers are startling. We are not laying blame at the feet of the detectives who are out there humping it day in and day out.

Who do we blame? Vernon Jones? Gwen Fleming? Past departmental administrations?

Be careful, watch your back, watch your partners' backs.
Dopers Serving Time

Under The Catagory Of "It Could Happen To You"

In the case of APD's shooting of Kathryn Johnston being reviewed by a "citizen review board", "The International Brotherhood of Police Officers, in court papers filed Monday, argued the review board was not entitled to files of open investigations into officer-involved shootings. The union said handing over the files could endanger those officers’ rights to due process".

“The premature release of departmental information and records would jeopardize the integrity of the investigation and the involved officers’ rights,” IBPO attorney David A. Beall wrote in his request for an injunction.

Click here for atlantaunfiltered.com

UPDATE: Judge refuses to block release of Kathryn Johnston file. Click here for more from atlantaunfiltered.com