Concerns about policing in DeKalb County are once again flaring after a bizarre incident last week.
Responding to a burglary call, DeKalb police officers entered the wrong home and shot an unsuspecting resident, his dog and one of their own officers.
DeKalb police officials say they see a good department being unfairly maligned for a few incidents.
But critics, for their part, say the police leadership is in denial about problems that speak to under-staffing, excessive turnover in the ranks and an abundance of inexperienced officers.
Meanwhile, a review by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found that DeKalb has had 17 fatal police shootings in the past five years, the highest in the state.
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