DeKalb County chief of police on administrative leave, according to county CEO
Chief Mirtha Ramos, the first female and longest-serving DeKalb County police chief in more than 20 years, has claimed she stepped down, but the county says she is on administrative leave.
DeKalb man says complaints he made to the new CEO may have led to police chief being put on leave
He showed Channel 2′s Tom Jones emails where the new county CEO, Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, is now investigating the matter. “They were not doing their job,” Scott Smithwick said. He says he called the DeKalb County Police Department’s tip line to report drug activity at a home in his neighborhood near Snapfinger Road several times.
DeKalb County police chief out amid efforts to bolster officer recruitment
Newly elected Dekalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson says Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been placed on paid leave but gave no details, citing it as a personnel matter.
Why DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is stepping down | In her own words
Outgoing DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos says she was “completely surprised" by the county's decision to part ways with her.
DeKalb County’s first female police chief off the job
Ramos was the department’s first female and longest-serving police chief in over 20 years. Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond hired Ramos in 2019 after she spent 22 years in the Miami-Dade Police Department.
DeKalb County to invest $10.4 million in police recruitment, increase officer pay
Officers at the DeKalb County Police Department are likely to see higher salaries as the county works to recruit more personnel and increase recruitment.
DeKalb Police chief claims she was forced out
DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has until the first of March to decide if she will resign or be terminated.
Atlanta News First at 7: Former DeKalb police chief addresses sudden departure from agency
Former Dekalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is clearing up confusion after suddenly announcing plans to step down on Thursday. Mirtha Ramos had been the police chief of the DeKalb County Police Department since 2019 before she said she was stepping down.
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UPDATE: DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is leaving, assistant chief in charge
Johnson's office announced on Feb. 20 a major shakeup in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been ...
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‘Major hiring spree’ needed to staff police force, DeKalb CEO says
DeKalb County’s chief executive is looking to bolster pay and benefits for police officers, hoping to improve recruitment and retention and stem the county’s spending on triple overtime.
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DeKalb CEO announces major plans to shuffle APD budget; Police chief reportedly stepping down
Big changes are coming to the DeKalb County Police Department after news that hundreds of street officer positions are vacant ...
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DeKalb CEO announces pay raise to attract more officers for understaffed police department
DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced during the Feb. 18 DeKalb County Commission meeting ...
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CEO announces police chief on administrative leave
DeKalb County Police Department’s first female police chief has been put on administrative leave. At a press conference on ...