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Atlanta Mayor Acknowledges Police Morale Is ‘Down Ten-Fold,’ Begs Officers To Return To Work After Walkout

Emily Zanotti
Atlanta Mayor Acknowledges Police Morale Is ‘Down Ten-Fold,’ Begs Officers To Return To Work After Walkout
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms acknowledged that police morale is “down ten-fold” in the city Wednesday night after dozens of officers reportedly called in sick or refused to leave their precincts following a decision by the Fulton County district attorney to charge officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.

She also begged police to honor their commitment to their community and return to patrol.

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