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Booking photo for former APD officer Garrett Rolfe by: By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Maria Cartaya and Ray Sanchez, CNN Posted: May 5, 2021 / 02:22 PM EST (CNN) — Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot, was wrongly terminated, the Atlanta Civil Service Board has ruled. “We are very excited that the Civil Board says that due process matters,” Lance LoRusso, attorney for Garrett Rolfe, told CNN in a s...

Lawyers for Rayshard Brooks' family say they're disappointed with Garrett Rolfe's reinstatement with the Atlatna Police Department, but also with the city for handling his firing improperly.

Atlanta mayor names permanent police chief, calls for stricter gun laws in Georgia By Aungelique Proctor and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published  Mayor, police chief address recent violence Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Rodney N. Bryant address the recent violence in the city. ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday, if maintaining public safety was as easy as making a speech, she would do that every single day. But Atlantas mayor said t...

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1,652 5 minutes read Despite nearing a year since the murder of Rayshard Brooks, Fulton County officials have yet to prosecute the two killer cops of the Atlanta Police Department. Brooks was killed by officers Garret Rolfe and Devin Brosnan on the night of June 12, 2020, outside a Wendy’s restaurant near Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. Brooks was shot twice in his back. As previously reported by Liberation News, Brooks’ murder happened this past summer amidst a massive nationwide r...

Rayshard Brooks, tased college students cases in limbo after meeting with Fulton DA Cases in limbo Attorneys for two local college students and Rayshard Brooks are pleading for the Attorney Generals Office to appoint a special prosecutor in the cases. "We were happy to sit down with her face to face," the attorney for Rayshard Brooks widow Tomika Miller said. The hour-long meeting with newly-elected Fulton County DA Fani Willis left the college student victims of a police encounter and attorney...

Rayshard Brooks widow, lawmakers demand case be transferred within metro Atlanta New Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter requesting that the state attorney general appoint alternative counsel to handle the case. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 11:37 PM EST February 4, 2021 ATLANTA — UPDATE: Tomika Miller, the widow of Rayshard Brooks, and a lawmaker/activist collective on Thursday demanded that his murder case remain within th...

This is why Rayshard Brooks probably fought with police It was very curious as to why Mr. Brooks, after a 30-minute polite exchange with police officers, would suddenly become so violent. We now appear to have our answer. It appears the police had reason to see him as a serious threat. This doesn’t mean the officers are exonerated. It offers relevant information. The police had reason to believe he was a danger and it’s likely why he ran. It’s still awful he died, but this information is...

Raphael Warnock becomes Georgias first black senator: Democratic pastor, 51, who leads church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached pays tribute to mother who used to pick somebody elses cotton as he claims Senate seat Warnock said last night: Because this is America, the 82-year-old hands that used to pick somebody elses cotton picked her youngest son to be a senator He was elected the first black Senator in the traditionally red state and became the first Democrat to be sent to the upper cham...

Democrats declare victory in BOTH Georgia run-offs and control of the Senate: Jon Ossoff follows Raphael Warnock by claiming triumph as Republicans blame Trump for disaster - and he demands Pence overturn Joe Bidens win today in Congress Jon Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning - despite the contest not being officially called  His win gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress  It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia, Ossoff said  The ...