Published 3 years ago

County where Ahmaud Arbery slain hires Black police chief

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Glynn County commissioners voted for Jacques Battiste to lead an embattled department. Some Georgia lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to abolish the department last year. Glynn County police made no arrests in February 2020 when three white men chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood.

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Associated Press News

County where Ahmaud Arbery slain hires Black police chief

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first full-time Black police chief.

3 years ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

Georgia police department at center of Ahmaud Arbery case hires first black police chief

The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging through a predominantly white neighborhood has hired its first full-time black police chief.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Georgia County Where Ahmaud Arbery Slain Hires Black Police Chief

Glynn County commissioners voted Thursday for Jacques Battiste to lead an embattled department that some Georgia lawmakers tried to abolish last year. Battiste is a deputy constable in New Orleans.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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WVVA

County where Ahmaud Arbery slain hires Black police chief

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first Black police chief. Glynn County commissioners voted Thursday for Jacques Battiste to lead an embattled department that some Georgia lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to abolish last year. Glynn County police made no arrests in February 2020 when three white men chased and fatally shot Arbery as he was running in…

3 years ago·Bluefield, United States

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