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We want order that is rooted in the needs of the community and reflects the voices of those most impacted.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department, still working to address staffing shortages, is taking its recruiting efforts on the road.
11Alive has learned Atlanta’s former police chief warned the city that it needed to reform the way it disciplines officers accused of using unnecessary force after discovering flaws in its system. More than a year and a half later, her recommendations have never been implemented. Former Police Chief Erika Shields’ recommendations were outlined in a December 2020 court deposition as part of a pending federal lawsuit involving a current officer accused of using unnecessary force. The deposition occurred while she was employed by the city, but was no longer leading the department. ► ...
Former officer charged in Rayshard Brooks killing wants job back By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published The former officer who killed Rayshard Brooks last summer is fighting to get his job back. ATLANTA - A civil service board will soon make a decision on the fate of Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks outside a southwest Atlanta fast-food restaurant last summer. Rolfe claims the city wrongfully terminated him and now he wants his job back with back pay. Thursday, a hearing was held to determine that issue. "You shot three bullets at Rayshard B...