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  • Atlanta cops about to collect $7.5 million city settlement

    Created: Friday, 31 October 2008 05:21 Author: TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    By TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThursday, October 30, 2008It’s bonus time for a large group of Atlanta police officers.The city is on the verge of paying $7.5 million to more than 600 current or former police officers — a settlement for...

  • Officers put themselves at risk by not wearing vests

    Created: Friday, 24 October 2008 16:06 Author: By Kevin Johnson, USA Today
    WASHINGTON — More than one-third of police officers murdered last year were not wearing body armor, and law enforcement analysts estimate that up to half of all officers don't wear bullet-resistant vests regularly while on duty.Trainers, police official...

  • Police officer killed in head-on collision

    Created: Friday, 24 October 2008 15:51 Author: By MIKE MORRIS, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    By MIKE MORRIS, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFriday, October 24, 2008A veteran Atlanta police sergeant was killed early Friday when his car was struck head-on by a suspected drunken driver being chased by a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy.The suspect...

  • Police face cuts as economy falters

    Created: Friday, 24 October 2008 04:51 Author: WASHINGTON (CNN)
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. police departments are streamlining patrols, reducing training and cutting back on some preventative programs as their budgets fall victim to the struggling economy.Many police chiefs are warning deeper cuts may be coming.Napervil...

  • FLSA Alert

    Created: Thursday, 16 October 2008 17:29 Author: Webmaster
    Attention!!! The checks from the FLSA lawsuit will be sent out to the address that you provided on the W-9 forms. If you have moved or had a change of address it is important that you contact the law office immediately to correct the address. . .Call...

  • Police to pay fee for off-duty use of cars

    Created: Thursday, 16 October 2008 17:25 Author: DOUG NURSE, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    By DOUG NURSE, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThursday, October 16, 2008Alpharetta is requiring its police officers to pony up for use of equipment and fuel during off-duty jobs. At least one officer has argued it amounts to a new tax on law enforcement....

  • FLSA Final Hurdle

    Created: Thursday, 16 October 2008 05:51 Author: Michael Kreher
    Guys, Last hurdle....We must get all the plaintiffs to sign this release form for them to get their checks.  They can sign and date form and fax it back to Mitch or mail it.  It needs to be completed ASAP.Attention: Speed up the process and fax the form...

  • Mayor Franklin nominates Jim Glass as the next Chief Financial Officer

    Created: Thursday, 16 October 2008 05:28 Author: Michael Kreher
    On Friday, October 10, 2008, Mayor Franklin officially notified the City Council by letter that she was nominating Mr. Jim Glass as the next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the City of Atlanta.“Mr. Glass is a highly experienced private sector CFO and ...

  • One in three recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have criminal records

    Created: Sunday, 12 October 2008 11:47 Author: TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    By TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, October 12, 2008 Keovongsa Siharath was arrested in Henry County on charges he punched his stepfather. Jeffrey Churchill was charged with assault in an altercation with a woman in a mall parking lot....

  • Gwinnett police sergeants sue over pay discrepancies

    Created: Friday, 10 October 2008 05:43 Author: ANDRIA SIMMONS, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Suit says new pay system didn’t fix inequitiesBy ANDRIA SIMMONS, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThursday, October 09, 2008A group of Gwinnett police sergeants are suing the county over pay discrepancies that have some sergeants earning $5,000 less a ye...

  • Police Memorabilia Collectors Trade Show

    Created: Wednesday, 08 October 2008 11:37 Author: LT. Bill Charles (Zone 3)
    This Saturday, October 11, from 0800 to 1500 Hours there will be a Police Patch & Memorabilia Collectors Trade Show held at ITT Tech, 10700 Abbotts Bridge Road, Duluth, Georgia.There will be numerous police officers from several police departments throug...

  • Atlanta cop files complaint against police chief

    Created: Friday, 03 October 2008 06:36 Author: TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Atlanta cop files complaint against police chiefBy TIM EBERLY, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThursday, October 02, 2008An Atlanta police officer has filed an ethics complaint against Police Chief Richard Pennington, contending the chief made on-duty mot...

  • Ethics Complaint Filed Against Atlanta Police Chief

    Created: Friday, 03 October 2008 05:50 Author: Webmaster
    ATLANTA -- A police union says an Atlanta police officer has filed an ethics complaint against Police Chief Richard Pennington, claiming the chief made on-duty motorcycle officers escort members of his Corvette club through the city. Police union presiden...

  • Missing W-9 Forms

    Created: Friday, 03 October 2008 03:28 Author: Mitchell D. Benjamin
    Annexed is the list of plaintiffs from whom we still never received a W-9 Form.  There are only 30 such plaintiffs.  However, if they do not provide the W-9, the City will not pay them until they do so.  Please post this list on the web site and please...

  • Atlanta’s pension hole is millions deeper

    Created: Thursday, 02 October 2008 13:22 Author: ERIC STIRGUS, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    By ERIC STIRGUS, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThursday, October 02, 2008The city of Atlanta — already playing catch-up to get its three pension funds back on track — is not getting much help from Wall Street and the national economic crisis.The cit...

  • Government jobs no longer safe haven

    Created: Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:54 Author: D.L. BENNETT, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Layoffs being used to balance budgetsBy D.L. BENNETT, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWednesday, October 01, 2008Quote: (Atlanta may be the poster child for governments’ harsher treatment of employees.) The old adage was that government jobs didn’t p...
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