Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Atlanta Cop loses gun

An Atlanta police officer had a gun put to her head by two men wearing all black as she on her way to her part-time security job. During the robbery, they took her Chrysler 300 which was later found 30 minutes later. Unfortunately, her service weapon and other personal items were not recovered.


Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Off-duty Cobb County Officer faces charges in death of driver

CBS 46 News reports that Officer James Goodman ran a red light and plowed into a vehicle driven by Michael Pops, killing him.

http://www.cbs46.com/video/14881879/index.html

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Federal judge agrees that Dekalb cops should have been fired

The AJC reports that a federal judge has dismissed a case brought by a Dekalb police officer who for his own misconduct.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2007/12/12/copfired_1213.html

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Officer arrested for faking vehicle theft



ATLANTA GA. Dec. 4, 2007 -- An Atlanta police officer has been suspended after he was arrested, accused of receiving stolen property and falsely reporting a crime. Donnell Willcott reported a man stole his motorcycle at gunpoint. Investigators now say Willcott staged the whole ordeal.Investigators said Willcott told them a gunman forced him to give up his motorcycle and left him with a stolen SUV. Detectives started investigating the incident as a robbery, then they checked the surveillance cameras at a storage facility.“The whole storage facility is covered, including the office, so you’re being taped,” said Kathy Whitcomb with Max Value Self Storage.Little did Atlanta Police officer Donnell Willcott know, he was also being taped. What Rockdale County detectives said they saw Willcott doing on Max Value Self Storage’s surveillance cameras led to Willcott’s arrest.Willcott initially told deputies a gunman forced him to give up his motorcycle in a nearby parking lot and left him with a stolen, black SUV. Looking for clues and the gunman, investigators looked at the storage facility cameras.Whitcomb said the video shows Willcott following the driver of the stolen SUV into her business in his personal car. They then go into Willcott’s storage unit.“The other gentleman is bringing the motorcycle out and then he follows,” said Whitcomb. Whitcomb said Willcott left in the SUV. Soon after, the owner of the stolen SUV calls his cell phone, which was left in the car. He said Willcott answered.“I said, ‘Did you steal my car?’ And he said, ‘No, I didn’t,” said Jim Salimi, the owner of the stolen SUV.Salimi said Willcott told him the tale about the gunman. Then Channel 2 told Salimi that Willcott had been arrested in connection with the theft of his car.“Oh boy! This is ridiculous,” Salimi said. He said he planned to thank the officer for helping recover his stolen car. “I was going to send this police officer a gift card because he recovered my car.”Willcott told Channel 2 by phone he couldn’t talk about the charges right now. He faces receiving stolen property, making false statements and filing a false report charges.Atlanta police have suspended Willcott with pay pending administrative and any criminal hearings.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Husband of Atlanta Police Officer arrested for Child Pornography

The husband of an Atlanta police officer is behind bars on child pornography charges, and federal prosecutors said the APD may have had evidence of the crime since 2000. Federal officials said the officer's wife knew about it and destroyed some of...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/30/child.sex.police/

Marietta cop, facing drug charges, is fired

The Marietta police officer arrested this week for his alleged participation in an international drug-dealing operation was fired Thursday.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2007/11/29/cop_1130.html

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

DeKalb Co. Police Officer Arrested For Domestic Violence

A DeKalb county officer was arrested Monday, accused of assaulting his wife. The DeKalb County Police Department said this is the 7th officer this year to be locked up for domestic violence. Click on video for more information.

Read the Fox 5 Atlanta article...

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Off-duty Atlanta Police Officer Arrested

An Atlanta Police officer has been arrested. Marietta Police say Officer Steven Iman, who was with other off-duty officers at Winston's Food and Wine on Sandy Plains Road Friday night, got into an argument with ...

Full story: WSB-AM Atlanta

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Union City officer arrests McDonalds employee for salty burger

A Union City Police officer arrested a cook at McDonalds Fast food after the employee put "too much salt" which "made him sick". Why didnt he just return the thing like we, normal citizens would, and get another one. Does this mean now that we can do a citizens arrest on the waitress, cooks, cashier if our steak and potato at Outback or Longhorns? Abuse of power on behalf of the cop I am sure.... when are we, the citizen going to be backed up by the court system?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20677230/

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Atlanta Cop Indicted on Rape Charges

City of Atlanta patrolman Lamar Gavin has been indicted for allegedly raping a drunken neighbor and video taping the assault. Gavin, a negro is accused of encountering a drunken female neighbor at the Virginia Highlands apartment complex where he lives, entering her apartment through an unlocked door, raping her after she passed out and video taping the attack.