Atlanta police officer resigns after allegations of sexual assault
Sexual assault claim made against officer
An Atlanta police officer accused of forcing a woman to have oral sex with him has resigned after being relieved of his duties.
ATLANTA - Two investigations were launched by the Atlanta Police Department after allegations of an officer-involved sexual assault. That officer has since resigned. On March 30, we received a sexual assault allegation against one of our officers, said Sgt. John Chafee, a department spokesperson.
The Atlanta Police Department Zone 3 patrol officer decided to resign after being pulled from the streets, relieved of duty, and having a criminal investigation launched, a department spokesperson said.
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Barbara (Scotti) Riehle, beloved mother of Anna and Peter, wife of Thom, and daughter of the late Rita W. (Dwyer) Scotti and the late Dr. Ciro O. Scotti, died on April 18 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. She was 65.
Barbara was born in Providence and educated at Elmhurst Academy and Lincoln School. She moved to Washington in 1974 to attend American University, where she earned a degree in international relations and Soviet studies.
In her teens, Barbara began working for U.S. Senator John Chafee as a campaign volunteer and after college joined his Senate staff and became a longtime aide. She later worked for U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee.
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Police investigating shooting outside southwest Atlanta shopping plaza
The Atlanta Police Department gives new details in shopping plaza shooting.
ATLANTA - Police need the public’s help finding the person responsible for shooting a man outside a shopping plaza in southwest Atlanta. They re also looking for the victim.
The shooting happened Monday afternoon outside Greenbriar Village. The Atlanta Police Department believes the shooter is one of the young men often seen selling bottled water to drivers along Greenbriar Parkway. They said the victim got into an argument with several of the men before he was shot in this parking lot.
Time Lapse: Rhode Island names serve proudly at sea
The Providence Journal
Journal reporter Paul Parker recently wrote that the submarine USS Providence was headed home for the last time. He pointed out that there have been five Navy vessels named Providence over the many decades. Well, there have been many more ships and subs named after our state and places in it.
There have been three USS Rhode Islands, including a battleship and a currently in-service submarine. There have been two ships named Block Island, and three named Newport, as well as the Woonsocket, the Kent County, and others. They have been named after famous Rhode Island people, too, such as the late U.S. Sen. John Chafee and American Revolutionary War Gen. Nathanael Greene.