The former police chief of Clayton County has filed a lawsuit under the Georgia Whistleblower Act alleging he was reassigned to the county's 911 department after he reported wrongdoing to his bosses. Read more here.
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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.
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