Tag: atlanta police department
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Body camera footage of the killing of Johnny Hollman finally sees the light of day
On Wednesday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis allowed the release of body camera footage from the police killing of Deacon Johnny Hollman by former Atlanta Police Department (APD) Officer Kiran Kimbrough that took place Aug. 11.
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Hollman family attorneys say body camera footage will be public Monday
On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis is expected to release body camera footage of the police killing of Deacon Johnny Hollman that took place in August, according to the Hollman family’s attorney Mawuli Davis.
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Both sides argue irreparable harm in Cop City environmental lawsuit
“We are building in a war zone,” Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) Board Member, donor, and attorney Simon Bloom told U.S. District Court Judge Jean-Paul Boulee, during a two-hour hearing Wednesday morning over a civil environmental lawsuit that could halt construction at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. A court-ordered halt on construction, “even for one…
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“The sky is the limit here”: Atlanta Police Foundation’s early history
The early years of the APF are deeply tied to one individual: former APD Chief Richard Pennington, who ran the department from 2002 to the end of 2009. During his tenure as police chief, the APF transitioned from a startup non-profit to a well-funded political power player in the city of Atlanta.
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Four elders arrested after blocking Cop City construction entrance
The Atlanta Police Department arrested long-time Atlanta activist Lorraine Fontana for the second time this year on Wednesday, after she and three other elder women blockaded one of the entrances to the construction site of the proposed police training center known by most as Cop City.
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In Their Words episode 1: Priscilla Grim
I first learned about the fight to stop cop city this time last year while I was laid up for a month and a half from a bad leg injury. I read online about how the people of Atlanta had made several hours of public comments to the City Council, only to be ignored and…
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Atlanta’s standards for releasing body camera footage is increasingly subjective
By: Matt Scott This story has been updated to include a response from the City of Atlanta Department of Law, which was not initially received prior publication. On Oct. 3, WSB-TV ran a story on the arrest of Cop City opponent Matthew Johnson complete with a video package created by the Atlanta Police Department (APD)…
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No charges to be filed in the police killing of Manuel Paez Terán
By: Matt Scott Mountain District Attorney (DA) George R. Christian released a 31-page report on Friday and determined that no charges will be filed against the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) SWAT officers responsible for the January killing of environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Terán near the site of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center,…
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City using Terán homicide case to justify not releasing Hollman video
By: Matt Scott On Saturday, around 200 people joined the family of Johnny Hollman in a march on Atlanta City Hall to demand the public release of body camera footage of Hollman’s death at the hands of Atlanta Police Department Officer Kiran Kimbrough in August, but new guidance from city attorneys indicates that footage of Hollman’s death – or…
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Hollman family to march on City Hall, demand release of body cam video
The family of Johnny Hollman announced plans to march on Atlanta City Hall from Dean Rusk Park, at noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to demand the release of footage taken from the body camera worn by the Atlanta Police Department (APD) officer who killed their loved one. The 62-year-old deacon was killed by 23-year-old APD officer…