Feb. 2: News Briefs & Crime Blotter
Hamilton Police Chief resigns following racial slur incident
Yesterday, WSB-TV reported that the Hamilton Police Department’s police chief, Gene Allmond, resigned after he was seen in a recording using a racial slur. Patrolman John Brooks was unaware that his body camera was on during a smoke break with the police chief in front of the police department. In the video, both Allmond and Brooks can be heard using the N-word. The incident happened last year before a Black Lives Matter protest. The Hamilton Police Department also terminated Brooks.
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