What you can do...

So I see that many of you are not happy with what law enforcement has been up to in the county. I also see that you come on here and vent your frustrations and bash us.

Instead of being a part of the problem, why not be a part of the solution and take a positive step towards some common ground.

Here's how:

If you have a question or a problem with something, contact the administration and make an inquiry. If, for some reason it isn't answered or it isn't answered to your liking, go to the county commission or the city council and make your concerns known with them. And then, if all of that fails, call Fox 5 and get the I-Team involved and help weed out the corruption.

That's the great thing about government - you can always rely on accountability.

If you think Fayette County has problems, you need to look at some of the other metro counties. Our problems are minute compared to some of our neighbors.

Our crime is low, our court system is still tough, and all of our agencies work well togehter in trying to make sure it all stays that way.

If you've had a bad experience with a police officer, don't make the rest of us pay for it. Regardless of what you think, we are here to protect the life and property of the citizens we serve. Putting on a badge does not take away the fact that we are humans and have a bad day once in a while.

I can't speak for every officer in the county, but I want to make a difference in this community and I want to help in any way I can. Police Chiefs and Sheriffs still have someone to answer to. Call them out and make them accountable.

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A Couple of Questions
Submitted by skyspy on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 7:27am.

I asked some these questions somewhere else on here, and think they got lost.
I'm still trying to figure out how this paperwork got so f#$%^up. You are the only cop on here now so I thought I would ask you.
I thought judges issue bench warrants, is it true or not? Once they issue a warrant, then who hands the paperwork to you to deliver?
Are some counties court systems further behind because of the large amount of crime in their county(ie Clayton). What if a suspect has multiple warrants out from different counties, then how is all of the paperwork handled?
I'm just trying to figure out why those officers where put in that situation to begin with.
Also, and this is a personal question, but when you approach an unknown home do you guys actively look for signs of "beware of dog" and the like?

Thank you for keeping us all safe. Keep giving tickets so we will all be alive to b$%^& some more.

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How it Works (Usually)
Submitted by Proud LEO on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 11:33am.

Yes, judges issue warrants and then turn them over to the appropriate agency to serve. I don't work for the SO, but I do know that they have a warrant division that receives the warrants and serves them. When a warrant is issued on an individual who is not in custody, the warrant is entered onto the GCIC/NCIC computer system so that if the person is stopped for a traffic violation or for any other reason and is checked by the officer either by name and dob or by drivers license number, the warrant will show up and the officer will place him or her under arrest and hold them until the entering agency can pick them up. As soon as the person is picked up, the entering agency is notified and the warrant is cleared from the computer system. If the person is wanted out of several counties, they are all notified and then, usually, the closest jurisdiction (or the one with the most serious charges) get him first.

In these cases, a hold is placed on the person (ie. If i pull someone over who is wanted for aggravated assault out of clayton county and for theft out of fulton county, I will take him to the jail so that clayton can pick him up. Clayton will then notify fulton that they have him and they can place a hold. When he posts bond with clayton, fulton will then come pick him up.)

And yes, some counties are further behind than others.

I don't know all of the details with the fcso case, so i won't speculate, but this is an unfortunate and isolated incident. I know the deputies involved and I know that they did not act maliciously.

When serving warrants, we do try to be alert to dangers before going in, but at times it is impossible to be prepared for everything. As someone has already posted elsewhere on here, the deputy would have gone into the yard regardless of the sign or a fence.

I hope this helped.

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Public accountability, that is
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Submitted by DragNet on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 8:21pm.

The only cop being harrased here is the dumb one who shot the dog. Is that you Proud LEO?
The reason? That nobody has come forward to apologize for this mishap to the offended family and dog, least pick up the vet's bill.
I don't like FOX 5 but I love this blog site!

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Submitted by dopplerobserver on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 6:52pm.

Most of the criticism that I have seen does not, nor was it intended, to apply to every police officer--only those who seem to be misguided. Until all of you quit taking each individual criticism as one for you also, we can't communicate. There are a few idiots who say such things as all police are nuts, etc., but I don't personally know many of them. This is a similar situation like we have now with our President---if he is criticized for a screw up, it is taken as a criticism of all of his party. It is not. Again, there are a few exceptions to that. Most of us would not want to be a policeman and are glad that you do.

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