JULY 2020 - Dunwoody Reporter

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JULY 2020 • VOL. 11 — NO. 7

Dunwoody Reporter ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

K-pop fans cheer musicians’ Black Lives Matter activism

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Police complaint reform is one idea in racial dialogue

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AROUND TOWN

A neighborhood advocate steps aside, but not out P6 COMMUNITY

An Air & Space Museum at PDK? P20

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JOHN RUCH

Mayor Lynn Deutsch, left, speaks with resident Tanis Singleton at a June 2 City Hall protest against racism and police brutality. Singleton’s daughter, Lydia SingletonWells, organized the protest and is calling for some police transparency reforms.

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who are demanding settlements of $500,000 each. Former Lt. Fidel Espinoza resigned about five days after the first complaints were filed on April 29. Police Chief Billy Grogan previously said DPD is investigating an “internal matter” he would not specify related to Espinoza’s resignation. Grogan said in late June that the investigation is continuing with “no

Amid nationwide protests against police brutality, Mayor Lynn Deutsch has called for a “dialogue” in DunFor more about woody regarding racism. race and local Already some policing, residents are see p. 15-16. calling for better transparency in internal investigations of the local police department through such mechanisms as a citizens review board. “It’s really important to have that dialogue, but how you do it when you’re not in person makes an already complex conversation harder,” said Deutsch, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic making large,

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Ex-police officers and civilian worker claim sexual harassment

BY JOHN RUCH

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Allegations of sexual harassment against a former Dunwoody Police Department lieutenant — including claims he demanded sexual favors for work benefits — are what triggered an ongoing internal investigation, according to complaints filed with the city by two former officers and a civilian employee

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