Georgia Mayor Dissolves Town Police Force After Officers Protest Reinstatement of His Wife as Town Clerk
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Nicole Acosta Nicole Acosta is a staff writer on the crime team at PEOPLE.
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Summary
Cohutta, Georgia Mayor Ron Shinnick dissolved the town's entire police force and terminated all officers after six officers signed an open letter protesting the reinstatement of the mayor's wife as town clerk. The county sheriff's office has stepped in to provide law enforcement services to ensure residents continue to receive police assistance.
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The announcement followed reports that six officers from the department had signed an open letter opposing the reinstatement.
The county sheriff's office is now providing law enforcement services to ensure residents still 'receive assistance from law enforcement personnel,' per a statement.
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