State Rep. Stephanie Benfield is asking residents and neighborhood associations for food donations for the annual appreciation luncheon for the South DeKalb Police Precinct.
We guess the fine Representative feels we can use a free lunch after being furloughed, unlike the commissioners who have their lunch catered on the taxpayer's dime.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Drunk Driver Who Killed Doraville Police Detective Robert Wilson Post Bond
Bond has been set at $265,000 for Gene Jones, the drunk driver that killed Detective Wilson.
With Jones' past DUI's and numerous open container violations it makes us wonder if there was something more the judicial system could have done? Could the laws or the sentencing been tougher? Then again it had been five years since the last offense so maybe the system had worked as it should?
Does our department take DUI serious enough, or do we rely too much on the DUI Task Force?
It would be interesting to see a yearly comparison of the task force DUI arrest compared to the uniform division as a whole. Just as interesting would be a comparison our uniform DUI arrest to that of metro agencies.
With Jones' past DUI's and numerous open container violations it makes us wonder if there was something more the judicial system could have done? Could the laws or the sentencing been tougher? Then again it had been five years since the last offense so maybe the system had worked as it should?
Does our department take DUI serious enough, or do we rely too much on the DUI Task Force?
It would be interesting to see a yearly comparison of the task force DUI arrest compared to the uniform division as a whole. Just as interesting would be a comparison our uniform DUI arrest to that of metro agencies.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
DeKalb County Pension Board Election
The Qualifying Period for the DeKalb County Pension Board election will be December 5, 2011 through December 14, 2011. Any employee who is a participant in the DeKalb County Pension Plan as of the qualification deadline date may run for membership on the Pension Board.
Two employees will be elected. To qualify for candidacy, you must go to the Voter Registration & Elections office at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. Qualification applications will be completed onsite from 8:30 am to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, beginning December 5, 2011.
Two employees will be elected. To qualify for candidacy, you must go to the Voter Registration & Elections office at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. Qualification applications will be completed onsite from 8:30 am to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, beginning December 5, 2011.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Doraville Police Officer Killed in Traffic Accident
Detective Robert Wilson is the son of retired DeKalb officer Gayle Hanson and step-son of retired DeKalb officer Captain Jim Hanson.
Go in peace brother.
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Mourning Band Protocol
Go in peace brother.
Click here for funeral arrangements.
Mourning Band Protocol
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Things Are Going To Get A Lot Worse Before They Get Better
The county is broke. So broke in fact the commissioners stole 40 million dollars from the green space fund. A violation of the law, by the way.
Now property tax projections for 2012 are worse than anticipated, even after property taxes were raised 26% in 2011. The commissioners are gearing up for a struggle with the 2012 budget. It looks like the city of Brookhaven is a go in 2013.
The commissioners are standing around scratching their heads with fingers inserted into orifices of their body wondering what to do. The only idea to surface so far is doubling our pension contribution and switching new workers to a defined contribution retirement plan.
Not one single commissioner is suggesting following the guidelines of the famed Georgia State University study, which partly suggest the county reduce its workforce by as many as 909 positions, 33 percent of which are in Burrell Ellis' office.
Brace yourselves not only for the increase in pension contributions, but the lose of more paid holidays in conjunction with furlough days, all the while Burrell, his staff and the commissioners eat steak.
Now property tax projections for 2012 are worse than anticipated, even after property taxes were raised 26% in 2011. The commissioners are gearing up for a struggle with the 2012 budget. It looks like the city of Brookhaven is a go in 2013.
The commissioners are standing around scratching their heads with fingers inserted into orifices of their body wondering what to do. The only idea to surface so far is doubling our pension contribution and switching new workers to a defined contribution retirement plan.
Not one single commissioner is suggesting following the guidelines of the famed Georgia State University study, which partly suggest the county reduce its workforce by as many as 909 positions, 33 percent of which are in Burrell Ellis' office.
Brace yourselves not only for the increase in pension contributions, but the lose of more paid holidays in conjunction with furlough days, all the while Burrell, his staff and the commissioners eat steak.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Lieutenanatard and Occupy Atlanta....The Rest of The Story
We hate to seem like we are ganging up on one of our own, but come on! What was Rorey thinking? This smells like a deliberate act of fraud to us.
That 5 minutes of fame kinda sucks huh?
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That 5 minutes of fame kinda sucks huh?
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Occupiers, We Mean Campers, Have Taken Over The Yard of One of DeKalb's Finest
You know, we had a long editorial typed out concerning Rorey, the Occutards and Rorey’s financial woes. In particularly we addressed those rushing to Rorey’s side saying they support Rorey and the OccuTards because the commissioners are the cause of his financial problems. Admittedly, it rambled on into the national political arena. This blog is not the place.
But to those defending Rorey’s invited campers, please, keep your idiotic reasoning in the closet. The OccuTards claim to be against corporate greed. We have yet to see them occupy Decatur, denouncing the abuse the commissioners are afflicting on police officers.
We haven't heard from Lt. Rorey, so we don’t know his side of the story. But his wife is neither claiming corporate greed nor the reduction in pay. She is claiming they are victims of scammers.
It’s reasonable to believe anyone of us can become a victim of identity fraud at any moment, and hopefully everyone has take precautions. But a police officer being scammed?
We’ll just leave it there.
But to those defending Rorey’s invited campers, please, keep your idiotic reasoning in the closet. The OccuTards claim to be against corporate greed. We have yet to see them occupy Decatur, denouncing the abuse the commissioners are afflicting on police officers.
We haven't heard from Lt. Rorey, so we don’t know his side of the story. But his wife is neither claiming corporate greed nor the reduction in pay. She is claiming they are victims of scammers.
It’s reasonable to believe anyone of us can become a victim of identity fraud at any moment, and hopefully everyone has take precautions. But a police officer being scammed?
We’ll just leave it there.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Enough Is Enough!
In all seriousness, it is time for the Governor's office to step in. This corrupt commission has to be stopped, and stopped now! Sorry Mr. Gottlieb "We're sorry, we won't do it again" just doesn't get it. The law has been broken! Someone needs to be held accountable, prosecuted and sentenced to prison. Your credibility has been shot. You make yourself sound like you are in on the scam. After all, you are the chief financial officer for the county.
During this current administration, it was discovered that 150 million dollars, yes, that's right, 150 million dollars is missing from Recorders Court. No formal investigation has been launched. There is 60 million dollars in uncollected fines that Burrell Ellis describes as unfeasible to collect. The water department is shaking down homeowners with water bills they do not owe, and never owed. Sharon Sutton is spending taxpayer money on smorgasbords and defense attorneys. Now this.
Our previous and current District Attorney's have shown their incompetence, or down right refusal to investigate any of this corruption. But now the spotlight is on D.A. Robert James. He has an legal obligation to investigate this matter with indictments handed down and convictions. The law has been broken. He has no choice in the matter. He swore an oath to uphold the laws of this state and county. This investigation should be rapped up in 30 days with people in jail. If Robert James fails to get an indictment, then he needs to be investigated.
This is a scandal!
Where's the repayment going to come from? Let's see, the commission just raised property taxes by 25 percent, bringing in about 55 million. Now they have to repay the bond money of 40 million, leaving just 15 million from the tax increase. Can you say bankrupt? Incompetent buffoons!
As for the visual slant showing one of our police cars as the words are spoken "the money was used for salaries", we call bullshit. Under this administration we have seen our pay and benefits reduced.
Yeah, somebody is being paid alright.....
With this type of unchecked, blatant corruption in public view, how long before it bleeds over into our police department, if it hasn't already?
The madness continues!
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During this current administration, it was discovered that 150 million dollars, yes, that's right, 150 million dollars is missing from Recorders Court. No formal investigation has been launched. There is 60 million dollars in uncollected fines that Burrell Ellis describes as unfeasible to collect. The water department is shaking down homeowners with water bills they do not owe, and never owed. Sharon Sutton is spending taxpayer money on smorgasbords and defense attorneys. Now this.
Our previous and current District Attorney's have shown their incompetence, or down right refusal to investigate any of this corruption. But now the spotlight is on D.A. Robert James. He has an legal obligation to investigate this matter with indictments handed down and convictions. The law has been broken. He has no choice in the matter. He swore an oath to uphold the laws of this state and county. This investigation should be rapped up in 30 days with people in jail. If Robert James fails to get an indictment, then he needs to be investigated.
This is a scandal!
Where's the repayment going to come from? Let's see, the commission just raised property taxes by 25 percent, bringing in about 55 million. Now they have to repay the bond money of 40 million, leaving just 15 million from the tax increase. Can you say bankrupt? Incompetent buffoons!
As for the visual slant showing one of our police cars as the words are spoken "the money was used for salaries", we call bullshit. Under this administration we have seen our pay and benefits reduced.
Yeah, somebody is being paid alright.....
With this type of unchecked, blatant corruption in public view, how long before it bleeds over into our police department, if it hasn't already?
The madness continues!
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