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.

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

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

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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