by Phil Kent | Jul 8, 2020 | The Forum
With Atlanta violent crime rates skyrocketing, Gov. Brian Kemp should take center stage and deliver the biggest, “I told you so,” in the history of public safety. The reason? As Kemp has consistently messaged, many times gangs are responsible for rising crime....
by Phil Kent | Jul 3, 2020 | News
Due to Atlanta’s mayor initially ordering police not to disperse rioters to later immediately firing some officers without due process, Atlanta Police Department morale is “the lowest it has ever been” according to a retired high-ranking APD officer. However,...
by Phil Kent | Jun 23, 2020 | News, News 2
Racial and political tensions remain high in Atlanta and the latest evidence is the fact that a longtime and well-known restaurant is being monitored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its company president Susan DeRose has been under police...
by Phil Kent | Jun 22, 2020 | News, News 2
It was a close Atlanta City Council vote Saturday on the Atlanta Police Department’s fiscal year 2021 budget in the wake of recent looting, riots and the Wendy’s police officer shooting of a black man who resisted arrest and tried to escape. By a vote of seven...
by Phil Kent | Jun 18, 2020 | News, News 2
“This will change Atlanta forever. This will change Atlanta policing forever.” Those were the dire words spoken to this writer by an outraged retired Atlanta police officer after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard yesterday brought 11 criminal charges,...
