Atlanta Police Commander Faces Disciplinary Action Following Traffic Incident

ATLANTA (FOX 5) — A FOX 5 exclusive — an internal city report says an Atlanta police commander faces disciplinary action for putting the public in danger. Atlanta police video caught the high-ranking officer traveling 90 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone.

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This is not the first time that Atlanta Police Department is under scrutiny. Kathryn Johnston, 92-year-old Atlanta, Georgia woman shot by three undercover police in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on November 21, 2006 where she had lived for 17 years. She opened fire on the officers after they pried off burglar bars and broke down her door using a no knock warrant.

Two police officers pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, and making false statements on April 27, 2007 in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid. A third officer was also indicted in the woman’s death.

Kathryn Johnston on Wikipedia

2 plead guilty in Atlanta police shooting death by MSNBC.com

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Saturday, October 27th, 2007 at 2:26 am
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