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Post by bistro on Jun 28, 2015 15:32:16 GMT -5
Atlanta police detective says she was punished for doing the right thingApr 26, 2015 By Rachel Stockman www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/atlanta-police-officer-says-she-was-punished-doing/nk4Bt/ ATLANTA — An Atlanta police detective plans to appeal a judge’s decision in a whistleblower lawsuit, in which the detective claimed she was retaliated against for blowing the whistle on other officers stealing during a crime bust. Charron Walters, a 16 year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department, say the incident stemmed from a 2011 chop shop investigation on Regina Drive. “I’m trained to recognize crime, I know what I recognized that day, they asked me about it, I spoke up about it,” Detective Charron Walters told Channel 2’s Rachel Stockman. Walters says, during the search warrant, she saw investigators steal car parts, from a truck. “They asked me specifically who did you see take the items, and I had to tell them who I saw take the lights,” Walters said. Since, reporting the allegations to the Office of Professional Standards, Walters says she has faced backlash. “When you see people mean mugging you, they are not talking to you, because you are the snitch, you are going to tell,’ Walter said. Walters said she’s been transferred four times, since reporting the allegation, and is now off the streets on a desk job, filling open records requests. (more at the link)
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