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  • City Council Update

    The City Council passed a tax increase today that should effectively end the furloughs in July. ...
  • APD Officer Says Health Claim Was Denied

    ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - A police officer who suffered a heart attack while patrolling his northwest Atlanta beat got turned down when he filed a claim for benefits. Sergeant Jack Ludwig said the city's third party provider gave him an "unbelievable" exp...
  • 12TH ANNUAL ATLANTA BRAVES BALLGAME AND COOKOUT

    WELCOME TO THE 12TH ANNUAL ATLANTA BRAVES BALLGAME AND COOKOUTSATURDAY, JULY 18TH BRAVES vs N.Y. METSTHE PRICE OF A TICKET IS $40.00 EACH WHICH INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE BALLGAME, PARKING, FOOD, SOFT DRINKS AND OF COURSE THE EVER-FLOWING BUDWEISER BEER TR...
  • Atlanta Braves at the Twisted Taco

    IBPO members are invited to watch the New York Yankees play our Atlanta Braves at the Twisted Taco with 100 NYPD officers on Wednesday, June 24th From 7pm - 10pm. Drink-tickets, and food will be provided. Contact Sgt. Kreher for more information at 404-42...
  • Watch the New York Yankees play our Atlanta Braves at the Twisted Taco

    IBPO members are invited to watch the New York Yankees play our Atlanta Braves at the Twisted Taco with 100 NYPD officers on Wednesday, June 24th From 7pm - 10pm. Drink-tickets, and food will be provided. Contact Sgt. Kreher for more information at 404-42...
  • THE BENEFIT FOR SGT. SCOTT KREHER: A REVIEW

    By Stephanie Ramage, The Sunday PaperPhotographs by Spark St. Jude, The Sunday Paper June 12, 2009No, sadly this is not my review. Thursday night is when the Sunday Paper goes to press and it's rare that I'm able to attend anything then. Last night was e...
  • Atlanta spent thousands to fight claims by 5 injured cops

    Severely injured officers say city systematically challenges their claims to services, treatmentBy Bill Torpy, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWednesday, June 10, 2009Atlanta legal records show the city has spent more than $171,100 in the past five years ...
  • WHY THE MAYOR NEEDS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION: SHIRLEY FRANKLIN’S VERBAL VIOLENCE

    By Stephanie Ramage, The Sunday PaperJune 10, 2009, 8:38 AMMayor Shirley Franklin has spent the past few weeks sermonizing about the destructive power of angry words, but she apparently doesn’t listen to her own sermons. From defaming reporters like me ...
  • Report lists Atlanta second least safe city in U.S.

    By CHRISTIAN BOONE, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSunday, June 07, 2009Atlanta is the nation’s second least safe city, according to an independent analysis of FBI crime statistics that’s been disputed by some experts.The ranking, compiled by the Web...
  • Hard Rock Cafe Founders Day

     In Celebration Of Our Original Cafe Opening in 1971 and Acknowledging Our "Love All Serve All" Motto, Police, Fire and EMS Workers Receive Legendary Bruger for just 71cent.You Rock!Must Have Valid ID. One Burger Per ID. Valid June 14, 2009 Only. Dine In...
  • Speaking truth to power

    The other things an Atlanta Police sergeant told City HallMay 31, 2009By Stephanie Ramage, The Sunday Paper By the time you read this, I will be out of the country on vacation, but I am leaving with a heavy heart. The story I worked on about the way Mayor...
  • Police union grievances go back a long way

    By Bill Torpy, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSunday, May 31, 2009Much has been made about Atlanta police union head Sgt. Scott Kreher saying he’d like to hit Mayor Shirley Franklin with a baseball bat.Kreher was speaking at a City Council meeting deta...
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