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Two Local Cops Resigning; Wagered on Traffic Stops
(WSB Radio) Two police officers in the Newton County town of Porterdale are expected to resign today, after accusations the pair wagered on who could write the most traffic tickets.
Officers Erin Cox and Frank Jackson have both been on the force for less than a year. The allegations came after the town's traffic court was swamped on February 16. Officials say 240 traffic tickets had been written in the month of January, more than twice Porterdale's monthly average of 100. Upon review, the town's Mayor and traffic court judge discovered that every other ticket had been issued by either Cox or Jackson. In addition, Judge C. David Strickland recalled overhearing a conversation between the officers in which they were bragging about the number of tickets they had written.
Mayor Paul Oeland says the speeding stops were legitimate. However, once the officers had stopped a motorist, they would tack on citations for every minor offense they could find, in an effort to build their ticket total. Oeland says Judge Strickland threw out most of the tickets.
Oeland says, since the officers have been asked to resign, rather than being fired, they will be able to apply for other positions in law enforcement, and their indiscretion will not be listed, unless another department requests it for a review.
http://wsbradio.com/news/0227bettingcops.html
Two Local Cops Resigning; Wagered on Traffic Stops
(WSB Radio) Two police officers in the Newton County town of Porterdale are expected to resign today, after accusations the pair wagered on who could write the most traffic tickets.
Officers Erin Cox and Frank Jackson have both been on the force for less than a year. The allegations came after the town's traffic court was swamped on February 16. Officials say 240 traffic tickets had been written in the month of January, more than twice Porterdale's monthly average of 100. Upon review, the town's Mayor and traffic court judge discovered that every other ticket had been issued by either Cox or Jackson. In addition, Judge C. David Strickland recalled overhearing a conversation between the officers in which they were bragging about the number of tickets they had written.
Mayor Paul Oeland says the speeding stops were legitimate. However, once the officers had stopped a motorist, they would tack on citations for every minor offense they could find, in an effort to build their ticket total. Oeland says Judge Strickland threw out most of the tickets.
Oeland says, since the officers have been asked to resign, rather than being fired, they will be able to apply for other positions in law enforcement, and their indiscretion will not be listed, unless another department requests it for a review.
http://wsbradio.com/news/0227bettingcops.html