Tag: Police Training

Retaliation or officer accountability? Whitehall, Ohio police union and department dispute over officer termination

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July 26, 2024

Discipline and officer appeal provisions in Whitehall’s police collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are at play in a dispute between the police department and union over the termination of a police officer. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Whitehall, Ohio, requested the mayor to investigate the termination of officer Enrique Ortega on July 5. The…
Atlanta city officials not processing petitions submitted for police training facility referendum

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September 14, 2023

Atlanta city officials are not processing signatures for a referendum petition regarding the construction of a police training facility, saying they were legally barred from processing the submitted signatures following a stay on a federal court injunction. On Sep. 11, 2023, the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition submitted more than 116,000 signatures in support…