Police Chief: Investigation led to other agency, second inquiry
by Lowell Vickers
Oct 01, 2009 | 1958 views | 4 4 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd today said an investigation into two police officers led, in turn, to a second investigation involving the Cedartown Police Department.

The Rockmart Journal filed a Freedom of Information request this week seeking details about the outcome of the original investigation.

Dodd said that the second investigation is ongoing and is the reason why more details have not been released regarding the initial investigation into the conduct of two Polk County Police Department employees.

"That investigation spurred a new investigation," Dodd said. "Another officer at another agency was implicated."

Dodd said that publicly releasing more details of the Polk County Police Department investigation at this time might hamper the related investigation, which he said involves a Cedartown Police Department official.

Dodd further stated that he understands that there is great public interest in the case. He promised that more details will be released once the related investigation comes to a close.

* edited, 3:20 p.m. *

Cedartown Police Department Assistant Chief Jamie Newsome confirmed this afternoon that an investigation is ongoing into accusations against a CPD officer.

Newsome said the allegations came as a result of the Polk County Police Department's investigation into two of its officers.

Newsome said a CPD officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. That inquiry is being conducted by the same investigator from the Rome City Police Department who handled the initial investigation.

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comments (4)
« anonymous wrote on Monday, Oct 05 at 01:29 PM »
Montezuma, how would you like if your work record got put out in the public for everyone to see. I'm sure if it was something you were supposed to find out about, they would post it for you to look at. I've got a solution to all your problems around this county, you ready- MOVE OUT OF IT! but rest assured that no matter where you go there is going to be something you don't like. With my many years in Public Safety, I can tell you one of the reasons they don't give out peoples names or other information is so people like you wont go around harassing them. There are too many people in this county worried, not about them self and their own lives, but about what everyone else is doing. Sounds like they all need to find a hobby.
« Montezuma wrote on Sunday, Oct 04 at 03:07 AM »
Since law enforcement officers work for the public and public funds pay their salaries and work, the public has a right to know when they violate the law or department policy. SOPs are essentially law for law enforcement and violating any part of an agency's SOPs gives POST grounds to revoke an officer's certification.

If you do not want your personnel file available to the public, then you should not work for the government.
« so be it wrote on Thursday, Oct 01 at 10:41 PM »
smells of a coverup seem to be emitting from these stories. why is it taking so long it is just three officers not the whole police force, I know one of them to be a good guy but i may not know him as well as i thought. prayers are with him.
« Robopop wrote on Thursday, Oct 01 at 07:43 PM »
I am glad to see Chief Dodd and Asst. Chief Newsome sticking to their guns on this. I know both of these gentlemen personally and I have the utmost respect for them. I realize the public has a right to know after the investigations are completed. However, as I have previously stated, the Freedom of Information Act does NOT take precedence over the lives and careers of these officers. Chief Dodd said it right when he said the public has a right to know IF IT LEADS TO ONE OR MORE ARRESTS. Note the word "IF". Because if no arrests are made we may NEVER know the results of the investigation. And that's the way it should be! If the officers are exonerated it would be a shame to have their reputations sullied by rumor and innuendo. Personally, I think the news people, in their zeal to "scoop" the others and get the story out, may have jumped the gun on this one. We will know when we know. Or we may never know. Make no mistake about it; if they are guilty of anything illegal they should be made to pay a severe penalty. But if they are not guilty of anything other than maybe small infractions of departmental regulations then we SHOULD NEVER hear about it. The bottom line: If they're innocent, let them continue to do their jobs in peace. There will be rumors but they can handle rumors. But if they're guilty, MAKE THEM PAY AND PAY DEARLY.
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