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Ga. congressman spends $1K/mo. on car lease Monitor questions Ga. Power nuke plans Bar patrons say police raid crossed line Did APD change policy after Atlanta Eagle raid? East Point mayor meets with attorney general
Dec. 4
APD reaches settlement with Atlanta Eagle bar patrons Fulton Co. commissioner asks about top slackers McDonough police chief’s wife admits stealing $6,700 Fight over graduations at churches could spread
Citizen panel: 24 ATL cops mistreated Eagle Bar patrons
Police should take action against 24 officers for improperly detaining dozens of patrons at the Atlanta Eagle gay bar in a 2009 raid, a citizen oversight panel said tonight. Recommendations for discipline should wait while investigators determine officers’ levels of blame, the Atlanta Citizen Review Board decided. But several members agreed when board chair Joy Morrissey said the maximum possible penalty — a three-day suspension — would not be enough. “Amen,” one member added.
