Saturday, August 1, 2009
News Word: Have you seen APD Chief Richard Pennington?
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:27 PM
After a July 25th weekend marked by the carjacking of a City Councilman, the killing of a pro boxer and the shooting of an Edgewood resident, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington was once again criticized for his noticeable absence.
“At this particular time, I do not know.”
An Atlanta Police Department spokesman tells CBS Atlanta on July 29 he didn’t know the chief’s whereabouts.
“I was surprised to watch a recent press conference regarding crimes near the [Georgia Tech] and see the Atlanta Police Department represented by a lieutenant and a sergeant. Where was the chief? Leadership matters, and he hasn’t mattered. His absence has been an issue.”
Former Atlanta Deputy Chief Lou Arcangeli in a July 30 AJC article.
““I want the critics to know that I have not ‘checked out.’”
Pennington, who says he was at a mandatory training conference in Virginia during the crimes, at a July 30 press conference.
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So the Chief was at a "mandatory training conference", but the department didn't know where he was at the time. "mandatory training conference" = "hiking the Appalachian Trail"???
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